Happy 4th!

Happy 4th of July! Adele celebrated with her new cowboy rubber ducky and patriotic red, white, and blue outfit. I think her first Independence day was a good one! Hope yours was too.

Happy 8 month birthday Adele!

Adele on the move

Adele is starting to get around. She isn't officially crawling, but more like pulling herself around. Here she is with grandma hoping to dive into the toy bin.

Black Bear Haus

Last weekend we all enjoyed a long and relaxing weekend at the Black Bear Haus in Breckenridge. The house is a privately owned vacation home that the owners rent out. All I can say is WOW, what a place. It was gorgeous. The house was large and impressive with beautiful furnishings, jaw-dropping views, and all the amenities.

Here is the great room



Here's the most of the gang in the kitchen
The kids are getting their gear ready to go fishing
Adele decided that she adores her Auntie Diana.
Going for a bikeride. Notice the bicycle built for 3!
Her cousins gave her lots of love over the weekend. Hmmm, can't imagine why she's sick this week!

It's always something

The largest AND highest window in the house failed. The window company replaced the glass for free.....but......replacing it was more than a little challenging. However, with lots of scaffolding and a crew of 4, we finally got it off our list.

That guy is on a ladder on top of scaffolding. Yikes!

Here they are getting the new glass into place. It was nerve wracking!

Hiking!

We finally got Adele out in her new backpack a couple of weeks ago. To say she loved it would be an understatement. She screamed in delight for at least the first 15 minutes. What a relief to see how much she loves to go outside. It is one of her favorite things to do.

Soooo far behind

The last six weeks have been remarkable. We have accomplished so many things and checked a lot of stuff off our list. Unfortunately, the blog suffered, but I'm back!

First and foremost, you must check out this video of Adele. It was taken over Memorial weekend, so she was just about 7 months old:

Here's another of her playing a game. This was about a month ago. I must admit, I was a bit surprised to realize that she knew what I was saying and she knew how to play along. Another huge milestone.

Once the snow finally melted, we were able to stop walking on the road and start walking through the woods. Here we are in a meadow by a stream. We take the jogging strolling across country over rocks and logs. Sometimes, Adele even falls asleep!

And, finally, here she is on her new swing. This was taken on Father's Day

Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep

Jeff saw this pack of Rams on his way to work in early June. Here they are gathering
They would take turns and one by one ram each other with their horns. It was a "king of the hill" type scenario and apparently, quite loud!