My Little Fish!

My Little Fish!  Casen and Kinley have been taking swim lessons for the past two weeks.  Today was their last session.  I was a little worried when Kinley started that she was going to run from her instructor.  I'm pretty sure that is what I did when I first took lessons, according to my mom.  But she has done great!  She will finally put her head under the water.  Before these lessons, she would freak-out during bath time when water would go into her face!  They were actually sad when the lessons ending today, so I signed them up for another sessions later in the summer!

Their goggles crack me up!

They even taught them boat safety and practiced with life jackets!

Only in Colorado!

Only in Colorado can you ride a train up 14,000ft., play in the snow and then come down where it's sunny and play in the water.  We rode the train on the Cog Railroad up to the top of Pike's Peak while Ben's parents were here this past weekend.  We had a blast!  Any of you that would like to come visit us, this is a must see!

Getting ready to start our ride up the mountain.

One of the views from the train!

Casen on top of Pike's Peak

And Kinley

Here's the sign to prove we made it up!!

This the park that we went to after we rode the train.  It was called America the Beautiful Park.  It has a huge fountain in the middle of it that kids or whoever can play in!

Grandma and Papa came to visit this past weekend.  We went to Garden of the Gods since they have not been before.  We also went fishing and relaxed on the deck while the kids played in the sprinklers.   It was a fun a weekend!!

Park, Park and more Park!

Since being in Colorado, we have spent a lot of time at the park.  Now that I'm staying at home again and don't really have any friends yet, I'm thinking we should be able to get some Frequent Park miles!! :)

Kinley wasn't very happy in this picture...imagine that!

They love this park because it has the sand.  It is fun for them , but MAN does it get everywhere and become a challenge to get off them!

The view of the mountains from the park.  

The house and furniture!

Ok, many of you have been asking for pictures of our house and some of our new furniture....so here they are.  Some of the rooms are not done, since we have only been here 2 1/2 weeks, but you'll get some idea!

New Entry table

New art work and hutch

Same couches and stuff but my new ficus (sp?) tree!

New Chairs!

The best is my new kitchen table!  I love it!

The RED sectional

New entertainment center.  We still have the gianormous one that we have always had.  It wouldn't fit where the TV went so we put it in the front living room and use it as storage!

Hope that gives you a little idea of our house!

Cliff Dwelling and Garden of the Gods

Manitou Springs Cliff Dwellings

Casen and Kinley inside one of the houses that the Indians built into the side of a mountain.
Casen and Ben at the Garden of the Gods.  The Garden of the Gods is a large area of red rocks that had settled on each other in strange ways.  They were really beautiful but they looked like they could fall at any moment!