Great Grandchildren 2010

Euphrates and Adelaide all dressed up for Halloween. Their grandpa Kurt is in the background.

Grandson Kyle with his youngest Jeremy Alexander, ten months old.

Justin Patrick Krieger, aged four, tries out his new red car.

Euphie and Addie by the new bookcase wall that Kurt and Terry built.

Fall in Colorado 2010

The yellow leaves in front of my apartment.
The yard from my side window.

The leaves are falling from all the trees near my home, the mums are all in bloom, and a little red is showing in the vines. How I love autumn. There are very few maples growing here so I don't have the red color that is evident in other areas.

There are many berries on the trees and bushes. Blue junipers and red huckleberries are abundant in the area. The birds flock to the trees and the big grey squirrels go leaping through the near-by trees.

Summer in Salt Lake 2010

After returning from Steamboat Springs we spent some time in Salt Lake. We enjoyed the gardens, Mike and McKean ran a half marathon, and we enjoyed visiting. Mike's gardens are beautiful and I enjoyed spending time in them. We also went to a Farmer's Market and saw several movies.

Summer in Steamboat Springs

This massive moose looked over the river at the art fair in Steamboat Springs. Fort Collins had a number of exhibits of life animals including the hawks, raptors, rams, eagles, etc.

This ram is the mascot at Colorado State University and appears in many parades and fairs.

As the sun came up the balloons began climbing into the sky. First they touched down on the water and then rose into the sky racing toward the finish mark. The colors were beautiful and intermingled with one another.

The balloon fest began early in the morning and everyone had on hats and coats and stood drinking coffee and cocoa. It was well worth while to see the participants preparing their balloons for launching.

Sande, McKean, and I spent part of August in Steamboat Springs. We went to a rodeo, a balloon race, an art show and Farmers' Market. The weather was beautiful and we tried out some new restaurants. The balloon race was spectacular and we enjoyed watching them land in the water and take off again.

Camping in Wyoming

In August we went camping in Wyoming. We slept in tents that were already set up for the girls' camp. We saw deer, lots of ground squirrels, and some cute little chipmunks.

Ian, Thomas, and I had one tent. Chris, Lockey, and the two younger boys had their own.

Ian, Thomas, and Jacob did some construction work at the campground. Here they are adding logs and poles to make a tepee.

The Boys Fishing in Colorado

The boys and Lockey and I went fishing at City Park and at Troutman ponds.

Ian and Thomas both caught bluegills-catch and release-and I caught a big crawdad.

Jacob had just gotten a fishing pole for his birthday and he was able to cast for a long distance.

We used big nightcrawlers, minnows, salmon eggs, and lures for bait. The nightcrawlers were four inches long and were imported from Canada.

We had such a fun time on our first fishing trip. Hope we can go again soon.

It was a beautiful summer day so we took a picnic lunch. The boys were more interested in fishing than eating.

Halloween 2009

We grew pumpkins in the back yard and they really produced. We had orange ones and green ones and even some lighter colored ones. The boys enjoyed watching them grow in time for the holiday.

Some of the neighbors had spooky decorations in their trees. This one was very scary at night illuminated by some spot lights.

These jolly ghosts

were Jacob's favorites. He wanted to go trick or treating with them.

We had school parties on Friday and Chris' office party where the children got to trick or treat at each cubicle. On Saturday we had a church party, then trunk or treating, and then trick or treating. Enough candy to last for the year.

Ian was a scary monster for Halloween this year. We had fun painting his face and making his costume out of some of my old clothes.

Jacob was a cowboy with red boots, a cowboy hat, a shiny vest, and even a stick pony. I had a safari hat and he decided that he and I were both cowboys.

Thomas was "Bob" from the new animated movie. He had one large eye and visibility was limited. What fun we had trick or treating.