Silverthorne

We met up with Bryan's family in Silverthorne, Colorado for a reunion. It is a beautiful mountain town. We all stayed together in a cabin that made for a few fun nights of games while the little kids were sleeping. We had a great time visiting lakes, old mining establishments, "white-water" rafting, and even a rec center (a few days were pretty rainy), but this rec center was amazing. So great to see family and spend some time together!

Emma was quite happy with all of the attention that was being showered upon her.

Luke's fishing pole at the lake. Shockingly, no fish were biting that day.

Quick group shot at the lake. It was so pretty here, we wished that we could have stayed longer, but the clouds and rain rolled in.

Grandpa hiking back from the lake with Luke. 

Row, row, row your boat...

Here are those crazy white water rapids. :) 

It was a great float for the kids.

Cute Carter showing off some of the crafts that Grandma Carrie prepared for the kids to do.

Luke had a blast playing with his cousins.

When the boys couldn't be found in the cabin, most likely they were outside with their bows or guns...making sure the little boys were gaining an appreciation of the previously mentioned items.

 

Family Pic. 

What do you do? Smiling, but not looking. Or...looking, but not smiling.

Well, at least here's one with both!

After a few trips down the big slide, Luke was doing it all on his own. Luke is such an independent boy. 

He also appreciated this little slide.

Sadly, all good things must come to an end. 

Sad day for Luke and us when we drove home. We love our family.

There's Something...

There is something captured in this picture that I cannot explain. I love this picture.

Kenny Chesney

Kenny Chesney made a stop in Denver on his tour and Bryan picked up tickets for us to go! The concert was at Sports Authority Field, where the Broncos play.  I think there were 30,000 ish people-give or take 20,000-I'm horrible at estimating. :) Out of that entire crowd, I'm 99% positive that I was the only one wearing a cardigan. It was quite the people-watching event, as in I had a hard time watching and listening to the concert with all of the other side shows going on around us. We had a great evening pretending like we were still young and fun.

We started the evening off with a run to Maverick to help us keep our energy up throughout the evening. This convenience store is the best thing to hit Castle Rock in quite some time. At least, according to Bryan and me.

Next, we ate dinner at La Loma in Denver. They are known for their green chile sauce. I'm not a "foodie", but it did taste delicious. After dinner, we made our way to the concert. I wish I was sneaky and captured a few of "Denver's finest" so I could share that aspect of the concert, but I was afraid they would hurt us if they caught me. Serious.

Concert in the Park

Our neighborhood puts on free concerts in the park during the summer months. For whatever reason, this was our first time going. Not sure why it took me so long. It was a fantastic time. We took a picnic and found a nice, shady spot to enjoy dinner while listening to the music. Luke and Emma were jiving to the beat, played on the playground and ran around aimlessly. It was laid-back evening with hardly any whining from the kids, success! :)

"What?"

Emma was LOVING the potato chips. She may have experienced a slight melt down when her mother stashed them elsewhere.

Luke break dancing. The kid has moves. I would break my back trying this move.

One of my favorite parts of the whole night was when we were leaving. Luke was sitting on top of the picnic blanket in the stroller and nodding his head and tapping his feet to the beat. He thought he was Mr. Cool. He was cracking me up, as well as quite a few onlookers.

Slip 'N' Slide

We are loving summer. So many fun things to do. I'm trying to focus on the positive and not think about when winter rolls around...what are we going to do?!? A few days ago we joined our friends for some slip 'n' slide action in their backyard. Max and Luke loved it, Emma terrorized Kyson in the kiddie pool and Krista's popsicles were a hit. Next time, I'll wear my swimsuit so Krista and I can race each other.

Thanks to Grandma Carrie for Emma's adorable swimsuit!

Group Date

A friend sent out an email with a deal on Groupon for go-carts and mentioned she thought it would be a fun group date. With the exception of one gal who is pregnant, we all jumped on board! We had such a fun night with our friends.

The entire group. Reminds me of those awesome dance pictures from high school. 

They could only allow 6 drivers at a time. We did the ladies first and then the guys.

That's right, #1! 

Anyone that has been a passenger in a car with me is probably not shocked by this.

Boys Turn.

Bryan receiving a caution for his reckless driving.

As for the top finishers for the guys...yep, we're a match made in heaven.

After the go-cart racing Elizabeth made reservations at a Tepanyaki style restaurant.
I am always entertained when they do the shrimp toss, especially if I don't have the pressure to catch it in my mouth and can laugh at others' expense. :)

For the record, he caught it. :)

Great night with great friends. Huge thanks to Elizabeth for coordinating all of it!

Oh Deckers...

We love this little spot. We visited it again with our friends, the McCrackens. It was quite the perfect, gorgeous day.

I think both kids slept 3+ hours after all of this fun. Like I mentioned, it was the perfect day. :)