Mom and Dad's Visit

They came, they saw, they conquered. My mom and dad just left after we had a great time (too short) with them. We hope they want to come back even though we put them to work while they were here! Mom helped me paint and finish Ryan's room, and Dad helped move furniture and watch the baby! It was so nice having help and the kiddos loved being the center of attention. We tried to cram in a few activities too.... but missed out on driving the Garden of the Gods- sorry Dad! Plenty left to do next time! Here's a sample of our adventures...

This picture is for Christina since she sent us the link to akward family photos... Here we are in Pikes National Forest... Brian is our very own Pikes Peak! (Emily was the photog)

Mom and I took the kids to the zoo and we rode the chair lift to the top... Mom LOVED it... notice there's no picture of Mom...hmmm...
The coolest thing about this zoo is that you can feed and touch the giraffes! There were over a dozen of them- just watch out for long tongues :)

This morning, after our hike, we all went to Cave of the Winds. Em had been asking to go. This is my favorite photo.

Outside Cave of Winds.

Mom and Dad taking a stroll in Fox Run Park. It was very chilly today... we had rain off and on all week it was cloudy and cool out but we weren't scared!

Brian and Dad went exploring/fishing on the other side of the range and this is the shot Dad took of all the 14ers you could see from where they were.... pretty.

Here they are, all suited up.

We even made sure to hit the mexican cantina!

Having someone else around sure is nice... we had some good family shots of all of us for once!

And, Emily got to go on a special date to Chili's with Maya and Poppy... chocolate cake anyone?

I think the only thing we missed having photos of was the 4th of July fireworks at the Air Force Academy... The weather was on the verge of raining and hailing so we parked accross from the Academy where we could see all the action from the comfort of our SUV... The fireworks were amazing mostly because God kept outdoing them! The lighting flashes were on the backside of the mountain making the sky light up and emphazing the dark range line with the fireworks bursting in the front - very cool - wish I had taken a picture!

We were so blessed to share time with them, we can't wait until they come back! And, a certain card score (which shall go unsaid) needs to be vindicated!