Tim and I decided to take advantage of our long weekend and head to Utah to visit family.
My parents were very nice to watch the grand kids while the siblings headed out to the 2011 Stadium of Fire!
I am very bummed because I forgot my camera (for the entire weekend) but Kristen snapped a few pictures with her phone. Tim and I had a fantastic time!
There were 4 parachuters who landed on the field. They were coming down so fast I stressed each time one landed. The last one carried the American Flag and as he came down, it hit a fence which knocked a camera man down and the military guys picked the flag up, but no one even helped the camera man!
I was pretty excited to see David Archuleta. I watched him through American Idol 3 years ago! He did a great job and has a beautiful voice.
I was also excited to see Brad Paisley. He sang several good songs.
The fireworks show was awesome! They coordinated it with the music just like the water show at the Bellagio in Vegas.
Here is the main reason we drove 8 hours each way this weekend:
Tim and I tried to keep the kids busy and came up with a game where they had to carry these ginormous stuffed animals as they ran across the lawn. It was pretty funny; I'll post a video soon. Tim was a hit with the kids. He had them race up to the animal and tackle it. (Picture courtesy of Kristen's Blog :)
The entire Lotz family celebrated with a picnic at Uncle Terry's where we talked to cousins and took a BIG family picture.
We tried to take a family picture, but dad forgot to take his sunglasses off and I am hidden behind him. At least we're a cute family.
We had a great weekend! Happy Independence Day!
We were very blessed to live so much closer this year and see everyone more. This past weekend was filled with support from friends and family. We appreciate all of your prayers.
I think I'll probably remember her best like this...
Just happy to be outside, care free, and waiting to see us again.
Tim got me a Boulder Area Hiking Guide for Christmas and we tried it out a few weeks ago with this hike called Mount Sanitas. It said it was a moderate hike that could be up and back or a loop. It turns out that a lot of people don't take the back side of the loop. It is really steep trails with lose dirt and overgrown weeds, so it was kind of scary. It ended up being really hot and Tim was sick, so it ended up being a pretty rough hike.
I was at the grocery store one day and the girl at the check out told me about this old pool called Eldorado Springs--it's up in the mountains and fed by spring water. Tim and I decided to try it on my day off. It is hidden on a dirt road up in a little canyon. We felt like we were in Costa Rica again, but we had a pretty view. We really enjoyed the slide!
It was raining so hard, I couldn't even open our back door!
I am very bummed because I forgot my camera (for the entire weekend) but Kristen snapped a few pictures with her phone. Tim and I had a fantastic time!
There were 4 parachuters who landed on the field. They were coming down so fast I stressed each time one landed. The last one carried the American Flag and as he came down, it hit a fence which knocked a camera man down and the military guys picked the flag up, but no one even helped the camera man!
I was also excited to see Brad Paisley. He sang several good songs.
The fireworks show was awesome! They coordinated it with the music just like the water show at the Bellagio in Vegas.
Here is the main reason we drove 8 hours each way this weekend:
Tim and I tried to keep the kids busy and came up with a game where they had to carry these ginormous stuffed animals as they ran across the lawn. It was pretty funny; I'll post a video soon. Tim was a hit with the kids. He had them race up to the animal and tackle it. (Picture courtesy of Kristen's Blog :)
We tried to take a family picture, but dad forgot to take his sunglasses off and I am hidden behind him. At least we're a cute family.
We had a great weekend! Happy Independence Day!
