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!