Minnesota Continued...Finally!

Ok, for some reason life became crazy after vacation to MN and I am finally blogging about our wonderful trip. We had a BLAST with Paul's fam. We had a ping pong tourney, a tennis tourney, we waterskiied, went for hikes/bikes, played cards and enjoyed being together. We love hanging out with our 12 nieces and nephews who are growing up way too fast. Elli especially could not contain her excitement around her cousins and they played and played with her. She definitely thought life was all about her that week! When we got on the plane to leave, she expected everyone to look at her and yell at them if they didn't smile back...I call it princess withdrawl. We got to spend some time in Northfield with Paul's parents as well. They treated us to a tea party in the cute downtown as well as shopping and hanging out. It was a fun filled week!

Minnesota Pics

We just had one of the funnest Minnesota vacations! Here's some great pics and more to come:)

Happy 9 Months, Elli!

See Ya, Flash

Flash, our cat, has moved to another loving family. We will miss our cat, but know he will be well taken care of. Ahhh...Memories of Flash:

1. He was such a trooper when we moved or went on vacation. He was totally ok living in a box for a few weeks.

2. Friends and contractors worried about him...why didn't he move?

3. Almost getting in trouble living on base with a cat.

4. Ate the least amount of food of anyone in our household

I am getting teary-eyed at these sweet memories.

First Visitors, Snorting and Sunsets

We were excited to have our first out of town visitors, cousin Lisa and fam! It was great catching up with them and in San Antonio! I included some pics of Elli...the first one of her fav trick: standing up! The second is her funny snorting that she does when she is in a silly mood, especially with dad. This is the funnest season with her...she is hilarious (most of the time). The other pic of our backyard is by request due to understanding why we have so many creatures in and around our home. That's the latest on the Houge front:)

Bye Bye Denver Home...sniff sniff

At this very moment, hopefully, the buyers are closing on our home. Though we are very thankful it sold so quickly, it is sad to say good-bye to this home. So many fun memories took place here. We put so much energy into the garden/landscaping and into that home. But, memories we will take with us, and friends remain no matter where we move.

Now This is Summer!

This weekend we celebrated that the stress of the move is finally over! We needed a weekend "away" so we drove 10 minutes to the Hyatt. Talk about a wonderful place to relax...our favorite thing is the lazy river. We both got a tube and put Elli in her baby tube and relaxed on that river. Elli loved watching the other kids and splashing. There are so many fun things to do there. We went on scenic walks, roasted s'mores, spent time reading in the many beautiful areas and Elli got her first backpack ride. She loved it more than we thought she would. Anyways, we feel so refreshed.