New Job!!!

Well, Dan got a new job working at Fort Carson Middle School. He will still be teaching history, but no more high schoolers. We feel so blessed that he was able to get a job in a public school with retirement and a pay raise. It will definitely be helpful now that we have a baby on the way! Here are a couple pics of his new school! It's huge for a middle school and it's pretty new! Praise God!

Visitors!!!

Our friends David and Heather from Ohio came out to visit and vacation in Colorado! I think they had a great time, but seemed to be a little exhausted by the end from all the camping. They took a couple of days to relax at our place at the end of their vacation before they headed back. We went camping while they were here and had such a great time! They also hiked Mt Huron with Dan (a 14er). They made it to about 13,500 ft before getting elevation sickness. We felt so bad, but they did great!!! Here are some pics of our fun times while they were here!

Warming up by the fire:)

Making spaghetti over the stove and garlic bread....yum:)

Having a GREAT time in the wilderness!

Enjoying our time together which seems to be few and far between now....

Little blurry.....

This is the start of the trail at about 6am on the way up Mt Huron

No, I did not hike the 14er....I'm only allowed up to 11,000 ft being pregnant so I hiked as far as I could with them and then turned around....still very early in the morning!
Dan went on by himself after they got sick.
Here he is at the summit of Mt Huron!

This is Mt Princeton Hot Springs. We came here that night to relax in the warm water.

Not only were there hot springs in the river, but also hot springs pools. David and Dan enjoying the hot water on their sore muscles after the hike!

More Visitors!!!

Dan's mom Susie came to visit us for 9 days and we had a great time! We got to take her on a couple good hikes, we went to a Rockies game, out to eat a few times, and went to Woodland Park to stay with Dan's Uncle David and Aunt Polly over night! Enjoy the pics!

Dan and Susie at the top of the Crags.

On our way up to the Crags with Polly and David!

All of us at the top! (Can you tell I am starting to show through my t-shirt:)

At the Rockies game!

This was our 1st hike the morning after Susie got there.....you can tell we are stopping to take breaks so Susie can get acclimated and for the tired pregnant girl:)

Susie and me

Dan and Susie

We're Pregnant!!!

I assume that most of you know by now that WE'RE PREGNANT! We just haven't officially posted it on the blog yet so I thought I would do that! We are getting close to the end of our 4th month and I'm definitely starting to show! I haven't taken any belly shots yet, but I will try to do that soon and post them on the blog. I really only went through 3 weeks of feeling nauseous and then it stopped. I am feeling great now that I am in my 2nd trimester. I'm still having a hard time finding foods that sound good to me. I'm pretty picky .....Dan just loves it:) We have decided that we are not going to find out what we are having. We thought it would be fun to have a surprise on our first one! We are so very thankful that God has chosen to bless us with a little one. Please be praying for us that God prepares us during this time for one of the most challenging/rewarding things we've ever gotten to do!

Colorado Family Vacation!!!

I've been a little behind in updating our blog lately! We have had a really busy summer with lots of visitors and new things going on with us! This vacation was almost a month ago now, but we had such a great time with everyone! It was sad to see them go, but we were just so thankful that they could come and that we got to spend such quality time with everyone! This post took me a long time because I had such a hard time picking out pictures....that's why I have so many! I don't even think I used half of the pictures from the vacation:) Enjoy!

Dad, Mom, Julie, and I went on a 25 mile bike ride through the mountains. It was one of the most amazing things I think we have ever done! The views were just so gorgeous and most of the trip was just coasting downhill which made it even better:)

The professional riders!

Loving our time together on the trip!

Out to eat at Zacca Za's....

One of the days we just walked around Vail when they had a farmer's market/art show. Julie and Caleb trying on hats in one of the shops!

Caleb liked this guy standing by the tents in Vail. He definitely looked like a statue!

Here's Caleb playing in the fountains on the street.

This pic is so funny! Caleb decided to just run through the fountain and his face was in shock afterwords from how cold the water was:)

We decided to get a pic with the hott skier:)

Can we build it Caleb? Yes We Can!!!
(Dan and Caleb liked to make forts out of the couch cushions)

Pa pa teaching Caleb how to play pool!

Hanging out in the game room....can you tell who is winning here? ...not me!

Concentrating on his next shot

Hanging out by the lake

What did daddy find for Caleb...a crawdad....I think I'll pass on petting him!

Jules and me

Hanging out by the playground....uncle Dan and Keston

Caleb loved playing in the sand:)

Cool dude!

Enjoying the hot tub!

Keston LOVED the pool!

Easing the muscles after all that hiking in the hot tub:)

Hiking up to Hanging Lake! The guys did awesome hiking w/Caleb and Keston on their backs.....I give them credit!

Me and Dad:)

I think this was taken on the way down.....we look pretty happy there!

Is she going to make it???

Everyone made it!

Hanging lake in the background....so beautiful!

Keston was out when we got back!

Grandma and Keston

After Andy and Julie left, Dad and mom stayed with us in CO Springs for a few days.

We took them to Garden of the Gods

A couple of monkeys climbing up the rock!