Eric's first item of business when we got to this new house was organizing his garage. There was some discussion of the elk going above the fireplace, but you can see who won that debate. Once all the outdoor gear was organized, we were able to start goofing off.
The boys love picking vegetables from the garden that was started by the previous tenant. She planted four varieties of squash, which is a little much for me, because I really don't know what to do with it. We also have zucchini, peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, one cantaloupe, and two watermelons growing on the vines. Not much need for buying produce here!
We went down to Pueblo to visit Eric's mom, his sister's family and grandparents. We also got to visit with Eric's brother Adam and his family who drove down from Denver. We are about 5 hours from Eric's family, so I'm sure we'll be visiting often.
Eric's mom and the kids
While we were in Pueblo we bought a little furniture. Our house is still very bare and our TV is still on the floor, but at least we can watch it comfortably now.
We checked out a lake that is 15 minutes from our house. It is small, but it was very warm, and would be great fun for water skiing adventures in the future.
This is cowboy country, so of course we had to go to a rodeo. The kids were thrilled to get out their jeans and cowboy boots. We just need to get them some hats now and they will fit right in. I was even kind of wishing I had a cute western shirt and boots for the event.
Black Bart, the bull
Cute kids, right?
We went hiking in the Colorado Monument, which is an amazing area of red rock formations, just minutes out of Grand Junction. I was so excited to be able to go hiking just 10 minutes from home and it was so beautiful!
I was holding Logan's lollipop while he scrambled up a rock and Eric noticed Paige trying to grab it. He got out the camera just as she caught hold and tried to stuff it in her mouth. This girl is getting too big!
Our next hiking adventure was to the Grand Mesa, which is 35 minutes from our home. It is the highest flat topped mountain in the world. There are little lakes everywhere that are crystal clear and full of fish. As we watched the fish jump all over, Eric was kicking himself for not brining the rods - next time!
In his element, for sure.
Eric leaves for Philly on Tuesday to finish up some work at Temple and then when he returns it will be time to start work. I'm a little sad that our goofin' off time is getting cut off, I was just getting used to this. But at least we've had time to discover how many opportunities there are for us here - it's going to be a great place to live!
The boys love picking vegetables from the garden that was started by the previous tenant. She planted four varieties of squash, which is a little much for me, because I really don't know what to do with it. We also have zucchini, peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, one cantaloupe, and two watermelons growing on the vines. Not much need for buying produce here!
We went down to Pueblo to visit Eric's mom, his sister's family and grandparents. We also got to visit with Eric's brother Adam and his family who drove down from Denver. We are about 5 hours from Eric's family, so I'm sure we'll be visiting often.
Eric's mom and the kids
While we were in Pueblo we bought a little furniture. Our house is still very bare and our TV is still on the floor, but at least we can watch it comfortably now. 
We checked out a lake that is 15 minutes from our house. It is small, but it was very warm, and would be great fun for water skiing adventures in the future.
This is cowboy country, so of course we had to go to a rodeo. The kids were thrilled to get out their jeans and cowboy boots. We just need to get them some hats now and they will fit right in. I was even kind of wishing I had a cute western shirt and boots for the event.
Black Bart, the bull
Cute kids, right?
We went hiking in the Colorado Monument, which is an amazing area of red rock formations, just minutes out of Grand Junction. I was so excited to be able to go hiking just 10 minutes from home and it was so beautiful!
I was holding Logan's lollipop while he scrambled up a rock and Eric noticed Paige trying to grab it. He got out the camera just as she caught hold and tried to stuff it in her mouth. This girl is getting too big!
Our next hiking adventure was to the Grand Mesa, which is 35 minutes from our home. It is the highest flat topped mountain in the world. There are little lakes everywhere that are crystal clear and full of fish. As we watched the fish jump all over, Eric was kicking himself for not brining the rods - next time!
In his element, for sure.
Eric leaves for Philly on Tuesday to finish up some work at Temple and then when he returns it will be time to start work. I'm a little sad that our goofin' off time is getting cut off, I was just getting used to this. But at least we've had time to discover how many opportunities there are for us here - it's going to be a great place to live!
