It's Warming Up

I love my bear.

Teasing sissy with her beloved bun-bun...you can see she doesn't fall for it! And look at the hair!
Don't ask!?!

(Yes, she's dancing...as always)

Delta Jake ready on his walkie talkie.

(Notice the munchkin in the background? He wanted his walkie talkie on first!)

I hit the ball way out there, over the fence!

Look at those faces, what are they up to?

Thanks for the outfit, Cousin Leighton!

Well, the weather here in Como, CO is warming up quite nicely. Nick and I have been gathering and organizing all of our camping gear so we'll be set to head out for our first camping trip as soon as the weather stays predictably warmer. We found a bunch of great spots to camp with running water and plenty of fish to catch and fill our bellies. We told the boys, "It'll be salmon for breakfast, trout for lunch and pike for dinner!" LOL

We are also excited for the Aspen pines surrounding our house, to get their leaves back and for everything to turn green and bright with wild flowers. We are beginning to see a hue of green across the rolling hills. And we have heard that Aspen pines make a beautiful sound when their leaves come back in late spring. Can't wait for that!

The kids have been really enjoying the warmer weather since it means golfing and wiffle ball in the backyard and loads of hiking. The boys all hiked out our backyard into the national forest, over the mountain and through the woods, as far as their legs could make it...and still, our walkie talkies were working. Our little troopers hiked nearly 2 hours away with daddy...it was amazing. Joss and I sat on the deck and watched them as far as the naked eye could, then we caught them with our binoculars in the thick of the trees and then lost sight of them when they went over the other side of the mountain. All the while chatting with them via the walkies-Ts. We have had so much fun with the set of 6 walkie talkies. Their range has, thus far, been endless...that's an impressive product, Motorola! Until now, we have used whistles on the kids with different blowing codes for distress, etc. But the walkie talkies are even better! And Daddy taught everyone the propper lingo, "Roger that!", "Over and out!", "Delta Jake to Command (Mom)", etc! What FUN!