Our family is trying for the every other year group photo...This one was taken August 16, 2009. Garrett is now 9 months old. We loved all getting together!

Another Beautiful Hike

Still celebrating my August birthday...I called this hike to the top of Deer Mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park "My Belated Birthday Hike". It gives you the opposite lateral view of Longs Peak; and at the very top as we sat eating lunch on the rock faced cliff, it overlooked Estes Park. The view was WOW! But if you go 3.1 miles up...you need to descend 3.1 miles. We both could hardly believe we actually were up there when we looked up from the bottom!

What a wonderful birthday I had yesterday! Heather and Ian are visiting from New York. They accomplish so much in just 9 days, including celebrating their being married one year now. Steven brought Garrett up to Denver and we all went to the Denver Zoo for the day. Then Audrie and Zdenek joined us for dinner on the grill. Julie had to work but made an apple, snicker salad and visited by phone. And the day ended with the first preseason Bronco game! I so enjoyed getting cards or posts on facebook...I do love my family and friends!

40 year Class Reunion

Vern and I just got back from Ely, NV; where I celebrated with old friends from the Class of 1969.

We rode the train to the village, had dinner, class picture, and enjoyed "catching up"

Next morning all the class reunions met for breakfast...then on to the July 4th parade.

Our class, the class of 1959, and Dr Rick Carter (from my class) donated funds towards White Pine High School's new football and track field. We really enjoyed getting together with class members, old friends, my sister and her family, and my mom. We even got a lot of yard work done for her.

Father's Day

Julie, Steven, Garrett (7months now with 6 teeth), and Grandpa Bill Smith are visiting. We adults went on a 3.1 mile hike around Bear Lake and then up to Alberta Falls in Rocky Mountain National Park while Aunt Audrie and Uncle Zdenek had Garrett for the day. We enjoyed a picnic lunch with the roar of a huge waterfall...lots of water right now!

Garrett is trying to crawl and can get himself to a sitting position by himself. He is really full of energy and the colic seems to be gone. Grandpa Vern has taught him how to blow his lips...spit is plentiful. We also all went to our ward for Father's Day. Stephen, Vern, and Bill got a can of rootbeer, a snicker bar, and it was secured with duck tape...an item every father knows how to use. They were pretty cute.

Today Vern took them to the top of Mount Evens while Grandma Jan babysat. Tomorrow we'll venture out and spend the day at the Denver Zoo...We sure enjoyed their visit.

Also just wanted to mention...Friday was our anniversary...39 years!!!

I had a great Mother's Day. First a Brunch with Audrie and Zdenek, a phone visit with Heather and Ian, then Julie and Steven arrived with Garrett who will be 6 months old next week. Those babies change so fast! Garrett has beautiful eyes...and cut his second tooth yesterday while they were here.

We really enjoyed our walks each day. Saw sea turtles, egrets, puffer fish, eels, sting ray, crabs, and this catch of a BIG FISH. I can't figure how to rotate is so tilt your head to the left...sorry.

May 7, 2009 Hi there! I am really new at this blogging...hope I can be successful. Vern and I spent 2 weeks in Mexico to be beach bums @ my timeshare in February. We really had a great time and love the ocean.