Jonah!

Here are a few more pics of Jonah from our trip to Colorado. Enjoy!

Servin' up a B-day Wish!!

Here's to Maria Erickson on her Birthday! We miss you, love you, and wish we could be there with your on your birthday. Considering its your special day, we thought we'd share some memories!

Here's to Love...

Laughter....

And a little bit of attitude!!

Love you Maria!

Prescott AZ

This past weekend we went to Prescott AZ, which is about 90 miles north of Phoenix. The Muirs have a condo up there, and the temp is usually about 20 degrees cooler than Phoenix, so its great to get up there. Its my favorite place ever! Funny story - while we were up there this weekend we saw a TON of cops go by while we were driving. It was really weird. Then later on the news we saw that a man on America's Top Ten Most Wanted list was arrested in Prescott, Arizona!! We picked a good weekend.

We found some great hikes. The next couple pics are of a ridge we hiked in between Prescott and Sedona. You can see the beautiful red rocks of Sedona in the distance. Hard to capture in photos, but it was beautiful.





The pics below were taken in Thumb Butte National Park, just east of Prescott. Not nearly as exciting, but nice to be out in the woods considering we live in a sea of concrete - Phoenix.

Colorado

Finally some pics from the big ski trip. We have a ton of pictures, so I will try to post again in the next couple of days. We had a great time. Here are some of the highlights.


Jonah got in a little beard time here. He enjoyed playing with my awesome beard.
Mom and Dad watched Jonah for a little while and the rest of us went down to Breckenridge, had lunch and took a stroll. Here is my beautiful wife...

We ate lunch at an Irish Pub. It was friday so we enjoyed some nice fish and chips and clam strips, and grilled cheese! The boys entertained with a rousing game of Who Can Spin Their Wedding Ring On The Table For The Longest Time. I can't remember but I think I CRUSHED both of them.

Here is a pic of Luke and Tom trying to play pool. Let me emphasize "trying." I took a nap, went skiing, and they still didn't finish that game.

Anna and Luke spotted something amazing outside, as evidenced by this photo.

We took a ton of pictures of Jonah! It was hard to decide which ones to post, but here are a few to start! I love this one, he's just kickin back, enjoying the cabin!

I took this picture, and can't you just see it in his face: "Uncle Joe, will you please hold me now? Please?!?!?!"

The boys getting ready to hit the slopes. Does anything strike you about this photo? I can't get past the tightness of my pants.

Here is me giving Dad his daily cribbage lesson. He's coming along nicely.

Here is Mom in the kitchen, cooking up some good eats! She prepared a bunch of food at home and brought it with. It was SO nice to have some good home cooked meals there!

View from the cabin.

I'm walking back from getting the car out of the driveway. It was the running theme for the week - how long will it take to get the car unstuck? I posted this cause Mary Ellen said I look like superman. I disagreed and said I look like He-Man.

Here is the real He-Man of the week. Dad went skiing non stop. It was quite impressive.

Here is a pic of the mountain driving in. It was gorgeous. We drove over loveland pass, which reminds me, don't ever drive over loveland pass. It was beautiful but most of the time you feel like you are driving to your death.

Hope to post more soon!!!

Dinner with the Muirs

Its been far too long since our last post! We have lots of great pics of Colorado and our recent trip to Prescott, but wanted to post some pics of our newest niece, Mary Elise! We had Kevin, Andrea, and Mary Elise over for dinner shortly before we left for Colorado. We had a great time, and as you can see Mary Elise enjoyed herself as well.