Colorado

I’ve been in Colorado since May 8th. I was happily surprised that my mom was here. I was expecting her, but I didn’t think she would be here right away. It was great to be with mom for mother’s day! While mom was here we went to the Denver aquarium, went for a walk, ate good diners, and went to a neat town. After mom left we went to a picnic for Sam’s work, had a garage sale, and yesterday…

My sister, Sam, his brother (Doug), Aedan, the twins, and I all went fishing at a reservoir. The lake was stunning, with red rock formations everywhere. We hiked about ten minutes along a trail to our fishing site. I was so proud of Jenn for wanting to come and having a good time. We were quite the caravan hiking down that trail bringing baby carriers and a cooler with a 2.5 year old toddling along. I got Jenn and the twins all set up with some shade.

Jenn spent most of the time relaxing with the twins and reading magazines. Aedan kept saying “Fiiiish! Fiiish!” He loved throwing rocks in the water and rock climbing too. The big boys fished. I was all over the place; fishing, climbing, walking, taking pictures, and relaxing with Jennifer.

The whole day was perfect. Perfect company, perfect weather, perfect food, perfect place. We all had a good time and at the end of the day everyone had satisfied tiredness.
We are in high gear packing and cleaning the house now. The kids, Jennifer, Doug, the cat, and I drive to Illinois on May 26th. Jana graduates May 31st, and I leave for Washington June 12th. Work starts at the Farm June 17th.