Summer in Review

We had a fantastic summer in the states. The boys and I were in Colorado for a good 2 months and Rob bounced back and forth from London to spend some time with us too. Then we headed to Salt Lake City and then back to Colorado. Here is a little recap...it is hardly comprehensive...just a few highlights.

The Greeley Independence Day Stampede:

If you know me well you know of my love for this great event. It encompasses everything Greeley (my hometown). It is so trashy yet so fun and fantastic. Rob and I got to go see Keith Urban with Amy and Stephen. Stephen had never been to the Stampede before so after he got over the culture shock (don't think Baltimore has anything quite like the Stampede) we took him (and us) for some quality fried food.

First, Coke Balls:

We had never heard of it but they weren't half bad.

Next, funnel cake...a personal fav:

Not pictured was a fried snickers bar and some delicious fresh squeezed lemonade.

My dad and Nancy took us kids to a Rockies game. Here I am with Amy and Stephen:

We spent endless days outside in the little pool. Here are the boys covering their eyes, waiting for my dad to come and pour a bucket of water on them. Awesome.

Easton got to fish with my Uncle Jim. They brought him his own fishing pole and tackle box. He had a lot of fun and still gets the tackle box down everyday to look at all his fishing stuff.

We headed to Utah for some more family fun. All of Rob's siblings and their families were in town so it was a fun reunion.

We spent a lot of time on the lake. Easton got to tube and jet ski and just be in the water a lot.

Owen caught up on some sleep in the boat.

We also had a little reunion with my best friends from college. It was so fun to be with them and their families. We had a picnic up at Silver Lake. Lots of little boys made for a lot of dirt and sticks.

In Salt Lake we got to see lots of friends and family. We got to meet our new nephew Jack and got to see construction on our little business venture (an assisted living center in Alpine) begin. While in Utah we also found out that we are expecting baby number 3! Whoohoo!

We headed back to Colorado for a long weekend for some exciting stuff.

Stephen proposed to Amy! We spent the whole weekend with my whole fam and Stephen's whole fam (who are absolutely fantastic) celebrating. Rob and I both are so excited for their wedding next summer and to have Stephen as a brother in law.

Me, my mom, and Amy check out the bling:

The happy engaged couple:

It was such a fun summer but we were ready to get settled here in Sydney. Next post will be full of Sydney...our house, neighborhood, my loves, and gripes, and all that jazz.