Happy 4th...

I know it has been a few days since the fourth, but here are some pictures from our day. Dave and I decided to go hiking in Boulder on the morning of the fourth before we went to Berthoud. The hike was amazingly beautiful!!! I always knew Boulder was nice, but being able to hike to the top of the flatirons gave me a new thankfulness for Colorado!

During the day, Dave's parents had his extended family over for a barbecue (that got a TON of rain and wind for about 30 minutes). I got to finally met the last Uncle and Aunt on his dad's side. They are missionaries with their 3 kids in Kazakhstan. It was nice to finally meet them and to spend a little time with Dave's family. We had a great fourth! Happy Birthday America:)

St Louis, MO

WOW... Dave and I made a whirl-wind trip to St Louis and had a great time with friends we have not seen in a while. Brett and Caitlin's wedding was beautiful and made me think I was in a movie or something. Here are a bunch of pictures of the main events: the Arch, the Stadium and the wedding. Dave was not only pumped to see his good friend Brett, but I think he may have been even more pumped to see the St Louis Cardinals stadium. It is a very new stadium and it was very impressive! It had the 'historic' look much like Coors Field, but the history with the Cardinals cannot be beat. It was very HOT and HUMID in St Louis, but we enjoyed the time we had anyway:)



Yes, I have been working out, I know, my muscles are HUGE!!





Handstand :)






The park near the Arch...






The Stadium!!





Dave in front of Busch Stadium, St. Louis Cardinals home!





The view from our seats, we were on the top level, but you could not beat the great St. Louis view! Gotta love the arch!








Church, wedding and Reception Pictures:


Trinity Lutheran Church





Smile!!!






On the front church steps... isn't the dress cute! (it is the dress I wore to senior prom)






Reception site: Magic Chef Mansion







Dave found a swing while we were having cocktails...






Just arrived at the reception and the tent was beautiful.






Amazing centerpiece at the reception.






Brett & Caitlin's first dance







The tent was beautifully lit up at night.




We were 'glowing' after a night of dancing in the mid-west:)

St Louis this weekend....

Dave and I are driving to St Louis, MO, this weekend for a friends wedding!! Wahooo!!! We were not planning on attending (and Dave had to decline on being in the wedding) due to his clinical rotations, but Dave was able to get this week off of work! Our friend Brett is who Dave and I drove out to California with during Spring Break in college. He is also in medical school out in St Louis but his rotation do not start until July.

While Dave and I are in St Louis, we are going to the new Busch Stadium to go to a St Louis Cardinals baseball game. I think Dave might be the most excited about this part ;) No seriously, though, I think we are going to have a wonderful weekend!! Pray for out safety with all the driving:)

Mt. Bierstadt: 14,060 feet

It was a beautiful weekend in Colorado, minus the funnel cloud in Denver on Sunday. Dave and I were able to go hiking on Sunday and we hiked Mt. Bierstadt in Georgetown. So one more 14er down and I DID NOT EVEN VOMIT THIS TIME!! Wahoooooo! I am very proud that I was able to hike and not get sick! I must be growing up :) Ha Ha Ha... Anyway, the hike was a lot of fun! We got an early start in the morning (like 6:30am) and were at the top about 2 hours later. The last part of the hike included packed snow that was like a stair master. But the hike was worth the marvelous views at the top. It was a very clear morning and we had a 360 degree view of the mountains around us. It was pretty cold at the top though, as you can see we are bundled up. The way down was very fun b/c we slid on our butts/feet down the packed snow. It was much easier than huffing it down the snow.


This is a picture from the parking lot.



Dave powering through the hike...





Here I am on the snowy slope...



The top seemed sooo close, yet soooo far away.





That is me and our friend Ty huffing it up the mountain.





Gorgeous view from the top...



I made it!!!






Wahoooo... we made it to the top and I am not sick!!!








Another beautiful shot of the snow and mountains (that is actually Mt. Evans behind us).


That sums up our pictures from the hike. It was really great to enjoy the beautiful Colorado outdoors. Also, on the drive up to Mt. Bierstadt, Dave and I saw lots of fishing and camping spots to come back to. Georgetown is only about 1 hour from Denver, so it is nice to have a quick idea of where to camp.


I just wanted to add these next pictures to the blog:
Here is me celebrating my Monopoly Victory over Dave and our friend Ty!!!!! For those of you who do not know, Monopoly is Dave's favorite game, and I beat him! I have since decided to retired from my Monopoly career. Ha ha ha!

Here is Dave handing over the last of his cash!





Throwing up the money...





Celebrating sweet success!!

Fun Times with KALI!!!!

Kali came to visit Dave and I this weekend and we had a blast! Or at least I had a great time and I think Kal did too:)

The weekend started out on Friday evening, Michael drove Kali to Castle Rock and we met up to exchange the 'package'. Kali and I drove back to D-town, but first stopped for food. We went to Chick-Fil-A then did a little shopping at Target. Kali helped me with laundry when we got home as well as making muffins. We watched most of Hook, then called it a night.

On Saturday we decided since it was such a beautiful day that we were going to go to the Denver Zoo. It was gorgeous outside with the perfect temperature to be outside walking around. At the Zoo, we saw hungry hyenas, back flipping otters, show-worthy seals and sea lions, a 48 year old elephant that did tricks, a young gorilla drinking his own pee (yuck!), lots of felines that reminded us of our precious Asher, as well as some stinky rhinos and hippos. It was a great trip to the Zoo and we spent about 3 1/2 hours there! The pictures below show how small Kali is compared to an Asian elephant, Kal photographed the baby giraffes we saw running around, and 'how far can you jump' showed that Kali can jump as far as a penguin, Gwen as far as a jack rabbit and Dave as far as a polar bear. We had a wonderful time! We got some lunch after the zoo, then we rested for a bit (I wass mostly the one that was tired, Kali is like the energizer bunny). Then we went swimming! We just went to the pool in the apartment, but still had a good time! Kali is a good little swimmer that knew lots of strokes!

Next up: THE COLORADO ROCKIES!! Dave's parents, sister and cousin came down from Berthoud to go to a game so we met up with them. We sat in left field and enjoyed a great game! It was a thriller right up until the end, but phew... we won! In a few pictures Dave and Kali have thier 'rally' caps on to help the team rally in the 9th inning. I think it must have really helped since they pulling out a W. During the 3rd inning Kailey (Dave's sister), Kali and I went to meet Dinger (the Rockies Mascot). It is said that when Coors Field was being built, a dinosaur egg was found and on opening day it hatched and out came DINGER!! IT was fun to get his signature and take some pictures. Kali got a hat signed as well as a picture of Dinger. Fun fun fun!!

Hmmmm... I think that pretty much sums up our weekend with the Kal-ster. Power packed with fun and excitement!

Memorial Day Weekend...

Although Memorial Day Weekend in Colorado was rainy, Dave and I were able to go fishing on Saturday. We went to Evergreen Lake which was only 45 minutes away up I-70. The fishing was unsuccessful but enjoyable non the less. We woke up early that day, so we were able to get fishing and a walk around the lake before the rain poured down later that afternoon.

















Oh and here is a picture of my hair. It is short in the back as well, but super easy to do! And yes, I did get my nose pierced;)

Pictures you have all been waiting for...

Here are some Cheyenne Wells Pictures...




The Water Tower




Keefe Memorial Hospital (pretty exciting)



Cheyenne County Court House