We're back!!

Whereas my natural instinct is to whine and complain about my post-vacation depression, instead I am going to post the picture that depicts our trip...

This one you can almost hear Addy's growl...

Chloe and Addy ran around so cute together. Chloe is so cute and friendly, and Addy just watched in amazement and copied everything she did. Addy taught Chloe something too... how to use your voice during a meltdown. By the time we left, Chloe was screaming the way Addy does! I was so proud. But felt a little bad for Leigh and Jeff.

What an amazing time we had. It is too bad we live in vacation world for like 2 weeks a year, instead of 50 weeks a year. I wish we could just visit the real world for a couple of weeks and then head back to the beach club.

Unbelievable...

Not to be a buzz kill, but Eric and I are watching a documentary about a town in Charleston, Mississippi

where they still have segregated proms. Morgan Freeman, who is from Charleston, offered to pay for

the prom if they integrated. Many parents and some kids refused. I am completely floored that this still

happens... in 2009... in the United States. I don't even know what to say. Where to even begin...

6,300 minutes

I live for weekends. With a little tear each Monday morning, I start counting down the 6300 minutes until Friday afternoon. The past 2 weekends were no exception. Last weekend, Sarah and Bob came in town and we really never stopped playing. In one day we went to the farmers market, the pool and City Park Jazz. It was the perfect trifecta... We didn't stop long enough to even take pictures. This weekend we resolved to take more pictures. We aren't really good at keeping resolutions, but we did well this weekend.

We took Addy to the Rocky Mountain National Park today. Although it was way too many hours in a car seat, she had fun picking flowers, falling over and visiting the Bakers! What beautiful girls they have, and such a cute home!! Sometimes I worry that we are too old to make new friends. Proven wrong again.

Addy almost caught her first fish tonight. It bit at the fly, but she wasn't quite quick enough. Maybe when she is 2.

Then tonight we said goodbye to our weekly tradition of City Park Jazz. Eric and I were naming our top three reasons we love living in Denver and City park Jazz was on both lists. Addy totally agrees and gave dad a huge high 5 when she got there.

Note Addy's new dress... it is my new creation, again struggling with lenght. It isn't as long as it appears, her feet are actually under there- I promise. I need to come up with a name to put on the tags inside. Any ideas???

OK, just one more.

Thanks to the Howards who gave this to Addy for her birthday. She loves it, but I am not sure she knows how to breath while she is playing with it! And as expected, she is trying to eat the water.

Enjoy the multitude of posts! Make sure you make it all the way to the Taos picture!

Our little Sumo...

One More.

We had such a great weekend. It started as we invaded the Trotters house while the Jehles were staying there and the Trotters were coming back from Chanute with a great new puppy, Louis! They will have to send pics, because this could be one of the cutest puppies ever. We spent Friday night outside on thier great wrap-around porch and back yard. Addy's face took a real hit. Can you count all 6 bug bites!?!?!?

Here we are at our weekly outing to City Park Jazz. For those who never visit- we take snacks, a blanket, usually some fun friends, and a bottle of wine to the park and listen to great bands. Addy's favorite part is feeding Dad blueberries. Seriously, she is addicted.

Wow, if I could spend a million days...

It would be in the Outerbanks, in Rodanthe, North Carolina with some of my favorite people in the world. First, I should say that we should all give Dr. Alex Jehle the biggest round of applause ever. He has really busted his tail and has spent the last... well, I don't know how long... maybe a total of 32 years... learning, studying, and becoming really smart. That does include Kindergarten I should add. Second, to add that to celebrate, Alex and Stacy honored us all (Cotter, the Trotters, the Coors, the Bakers and the Hayes') with a fun week in NC. It was truly splendid. One of those perfect weeks that would drive others crazy and yet speaks to the kindred spirits that went on this trip. It involved sleeping in, spending an hour or so at the beach, nap times which corresponded to pool time for moms, eating, cooking, drinking, laughing, playing, sand, saline pool, hot tub, kayak... etc. It involved very little beyond 100 yards of the house. One lighthouse and one trip to the grocery store was about as touristy as we got. The Bakers did some exploring, hopefully that counts for the rest of us.

Here are some pics. They don't really do it justice. For other accounts, see Stacy, Kelly andHeathers blogs. They helped me overcome the post-vacation blues. I got them pretty intensely. I am pretty sure anyone at work would agree that I still suffer from them.

Thanks for all the pictures guys! I was too busy enjoying the coastal life to take pictures of my own, apparently.

Everyone minus Cotter. 17 people in one house. And I think we all really liked each other. Who would have thought that was possible!

Elsa and Stacy

Pool, hot tub and a hammock. Who could ask for more?!?!?

The funny thing about this picture, is that Elsa really likes Addy, and Addy is pretty much head butting her away. They became much better friends by the end of the week.

Cute little butts...

The Coors really got good at Kadima (west-coasters call it Smashball). I think their record was 21 hits.

She lived on sand and blueberries. I am not sure which wreaked havoc on her digestive tract, but either way- she ate a lot of sand.

The view off the balcony, and Eric fishing. Unbelievable.

Really... she ate a lot of sand. Buckets-full- as you can see here.

Thanks Jehles! It really was such a treat spending time with your family and friends! Good luck in Montana!