Key Largo trip

Oliver and I recently took a quick trip to S. FL to see Uncle Jimmy & Aunt Katja. We pray each day for a quick, healthy recovery for Katja! With her amazingly positive attitude, she will get there so much quicker! Seth couldn't come with us but we really wish he was able to!!

Miami Beach


Me & my Uncle Jimmy!

Oliver absolutely loved walking on the docks with all the boats!!

My Dad, Pat, Katja, and Jimmy

Yummy fish tacos

Jimmy and Katja

Oliver and Papa

December 2009

Always helping with house chores! Oliver helping his Dad set the table for Mom's birthday dinner.

Bridger Bowl

Oliver and My Nephews, Riley and Aidan

Oliver with G&G McCollum

Tired boy from a long snowmobile trip to Black Butte Cabin (S. of Ennis)

The trail to the cabin!

Seth had Ella in his coat and Penny on his lap. I had Oliver on my snowmobile and Papa Zeman had his own.

Me, Oliver, Seth & Ella headed out from the cabin.

Skiing

This was my first day of skiing this year, but Oliver's second! Oliver is having a blast on the ski hill and doing great, especially since he just turned 2!

Oliver was very excited to head up skiing!

Meet Penny!

This is a VERY late post, but hope worth the wait. I have been terrible at keeping up with our blog, but hope to get back at it, as I am officially now on Christmas break until Monday. We are very excited to have Seth's Dad, Ned, here for a few days, and my parents will be arriving a week from today for a few days. A fun couple weeks ahead with family.

Now, onto pictures of Penny. Penny is now4 months old, and such a great addition to our family (even Ella thinks so!). Penny is a Springer Spaniel, who we got from a Spaniel breeder in Missoula.

The first pictures are camping on our way home from Missoula. Oliver loves his little buddy Penny.

Ella and Penny. Penny is now bigger than Ella. Ella had 3 months of being the "big kid on the block"...but not any longer.

November 2009

Oliver mowing the lawn, while Dad works in the yard.

Hello!! (notice: Oliver bundled up, chilly day.....and wearing his Teva's! {Daddy}

Seth and Oliver going cross country skiing

Ella

Halloween 2009

We had a fun Halloween this year walking up and down Main Street to Trick or Treak!

We ended the fun with dinner with Ruby (scooby doo!), Tucker, and our good friends Miguel and Jennie. Oliver was the cutest clown in town!

Oliver and his friend, Ruby!

Oliver had two costumes this year. The cow was the runner-up, so he was a clown!

Estes Park, CO, Moab, Arches Nat'l Park, and Canyonlands Nat't Park, UT

We are home from a long, exciting and very fun vacation. We took off late on Wednesday and camped in WY, before driving Thursday to Boulder, CO. We camped in Boulder that night so we could be at the Men's Warehouse Friday morning to try on the tuxes. After the tux fitting, we headed up to Estes Park, CO for Tyra & Joel's wedding. Estes Park was beautiful with Elk roaming everywhere. We had a wonderful time with lots of family, and the wedding was perfect. Tyra was a gorgeous bride. I am happy Oliver didn't succeeded, as he tried to steel the show at the reception. What a handsome little guy I must say! I'll post more pictures from Estes Park soon. Ella was very good as she spend most of the time in the Minnie Winnie since she wasn't allowed to be in the Condo. After the wedding festivities were over, we drove to Silverthorne, CO to visit Suzie, Jason, and Dylan. We spend part of the day with them, then continued to drive West toward Moab, UT. We camped close to the CO/UT border that night and arrived in Moab the next morning. We spend a few days exploring Moab, the Arches Nat'l Park, and Canyonlands Nat'l Park. Both parks were incredible.



Thanks to Miguel for keeping an eye on our house, the birds, and our cat Blue. Now, house cleaning, fall garden clean up, and getting our Koi and goldfish moved out of our perennial ponds and into their winter semi-indoor pond. Then, back to work, which I am looking forward to! Here are some pictures from the week... more to come!

Tyra and I at The Stanley Hotel, Estes Park, CO

The Zeman's

Trudy, Tyra, and I at the Rehersal Dinner at Cheese, Estes Park

Trudy, Tyra and Melinda

Seth and his Aunts Trudy and Renee at the Rehersal Dinner.

The Bride getting ready

Oliver...the ring bearer
Our handsome little boy!!


The Bride and Groom

Tom, Donna, Dave, Melinda, Dave, Claire, Trudy, and Renee

Canyonlands Nat'l Park

Camping outside Moab.

Seth and Oliver at Arches Nat'l Park

Oliver loves to hike!

More hiking in Arches Nat'l Park, UT

Our little camper! These were in Montana on our way home.

Okay~ we took a lot of pictures so I will post many more soon!!