Boulder Bostons

Here is a picture of Chris' brother Jon and Jake at the recent family reunion at Bay Lake Lodge in MN. Jake really took to Jon and let him carry him all around. It was pretty cute.



Here is Richie playing at the playground where we loved going out for pizza in MN. Notice he is holding his car (there is usually one in his hand at all times.)



Lastly, here is one of Richie on his bike. He still does not get the pedals and loves to do the Flinstone thing. Oh well, he'll get it one of these days. He daily wants to ride his bike down the sidewalk past ALL the manholes. You cannot miss one or you get to meet fussy Richard. What I love is when Dad takes him and tries to take his iPhone so he can do work on it while Richard dilly-dallies, Richard tells him "Dad, put your phone away!" It's pretty funny.

Chris and I got away for 3 full days without kids last week believe it or not! We ventured down to the San Luis Valley which is in Southern CO by the Sand Dunes. We stayed at a ranch that is run by the Nature Conservancy with one of Chris' landlords he works for and his brother. The four of us were fully educated about what the Nature Conservancy has done to preserve land in the valley. We really enjoyed hiking and eating some great meals! We hiked to the tallest dune and boy was it fun running down! You feel like you're on the moon. The second day we spent 5 hours on a "safari" to see the bison and birds and wild plant life. It was a really fun experience and a little crazy to be in the vehicle so long. We surely enjoyed our grilled Bison dinner and Bison hamburgers for lunch. Good to know we were eating healthily fed animals.

The boys did really well with Emily but were sure glad to see us when we returned. Of course it helped to have Nana around for the boys. I was really ready to get home on the third day. However, Chris and I really enjoyed the adult time together.