Colorado 101

Tim and I have been busy with our church callings this Summer. Tim is (still...for the third year) in the Young Men's Presidency and also the Scoutmaster. I (also for the third year, though not in a row) was the Young Women's Camp Director and also teach the six year olds in primary. This means we both went on separate camping trips recently. 

Ty and I also tagged along with the scouts when climbing Mount Bierdstadt, one of the "Fourteeners" in Colorado. You see, it's cool here to climb these 14,000+ feet mountains. One more thing while we're on the subject: camping when you drive and to your camping spot is called "car camping." If you just say you're going "camping," people who like to feel more outdoor-sy and superior to you ask you to specify if you are "car camping" or...I don't even know if they call it "camping" or something else I would just call "backpacking." Now you know enough to live in Colorado. It was a beautiful sight. Tim was a total trooper and carried Ty almost the whole way. Unfortunately, because we were with the 12 and 13 year old scouts, he had to be responsible and stay with a boy who complained the entire time and stopped about every ten feet. Surprisingly, they almost made it to the top.

You can find snow in July! (Yes, I sent this picture to my sister who lives in Phoenix!) I had never climbed a "fourteener" before (Tim had), so they let me go ahead. I made it!

  

And Girls Camp. To be honest, I wasn't really looking forward to girls camp this year. I don't love camping. I mostly don't love not showering, bugs, and sleeping on the ground. I DO like the young women in our ward, so I went and had a pretty good time. 

Our theme this year was pirates and "A Treasure Beyond Measure."

 I hate to brag, but I was kind of the tomahawk throwing champion! I didn't do to shabby with the bow and arrow either.

Summer Part 2

We went to the open house for our new fire station. They had cake, balloons, and lots of trucks out! It was so great because it wasn't crowded like most of the city events. Ty was in heaven!

  

 

I love this picture-so happy!

  Ty is obsessed with "shoot the water." Anything and everything long and skinny becomes a fire hose at our house. Here he is with a real fire hose!  Then he actually got to shoot the water! We're aiming at a wood panel with a house painted on it and you shoot the windows out that are on "fire" (or another wood panel with fire painted on it).

 Tim taught a class the entire month of June, so we took a morning off and took him to the Zoo for the first time (besides Zoo Lights in December).  Ty liked all of the bears. The polar bear was very active for us.

The real reason we go to the zoo.

 

 

A few lunch outings. Can't beat free chick fil a and Ty is really into his new shades.

Who knew I was eating lunch with a celebrity?

Summer

Ty and I have been trying to get out a little more now that it is summer. We love hanging out and being best buds!

The Zoo Carousel-always a favorite of Ty's and least favorite of mine (too much spinning for me)

Waiting to watch the Elephants

The Elephants put on a show for us and even swam!

   

We also caught a Rockies-Braves game with the Denzers. Ty had a total blast with Seth and Shelby. We also met up with them for lunch before Shelby's dance recital. Ty loves his cousins.

Supporting both teams

 

A few more random pictures...

 "I paying a song" ...on the mailbox. 

Could he take after his mom and be a future percussionist?

Louisville Concert in the park.

Reading the train catalog from Grandpa Rod

Playing trains with dad on Father's Day

"I paying football!"

 Last minute hike with some friends to get out of the house.

Touch A Truck

The city of Louisville does a Touch a Truck event once a year. We were out of town last year, so we were really looking forward to this year! Once Ty woke up on Saturday, we kept telling him we were going to Touch a Truck. Once we got him out of the car he said "Touch fire guck, all right!" and started running toward the trucks. The firefighters hooked a hose up to a fire hydrant and we got to shoot the water, try on firefighter clothes, and climb in the truck!

Ty was pretty shy climbing in all of the trucks, but he jumped right into putting the helmet on.

 

 

 

  

A local dentist's office was contributing train rides on this mini train below. While waiting in line, they offered tooth tattoo's. Ty saw the other kids getting them and so he put his hand out. He was pretty proud of it. The train ride was pure joy for Ty. He was not nervous to be away from us at all. He just smiled the whole time. When it was time to leave, Ty was so sad. He kept pointing back at the trucks and saying "I want to go that way." We'll be counting the days for next year. (And we'll bring ear plugs. We discovered that Touch a Truck could be more correctly named Honk a Horn).