Moab

We went camping down in Moab last weekend with 4 other couples (and a few extras). It was a short trip- drove down Friday and back on Sunday. We stayed at a 'desert resort'...basically a designated RV park/campground.... Kind of awkward to camp in such a populated place but it worked for us since we had such a large group. The boys spent most of Saturday out dirt biking and some of the other wives/girlfriends and I went hiking around Arches National Park. My favorite part was the campfires each night... there were 4 people who can play guitar and sing (2 of them our in our favorite local country band, Switchyard Social Club) and 2 brought guitars so they would just rotate around playing and singing for everyone... loved it!

Not our truck... but everyones cars/trucks were this packed out

  

Delicate Arch

Our only picture together on the trip

Our good friends, Cortney and Dave

BFF Weekend #2

One of my best friends was in town again to search for a job (PS... if you are an elementary teacher or know one in Denver LET ME KNOW!!).  The agenda for the weekend consisted of my favorite pizza place, going to see Switchyard Social Club again, a rugby game, and going out dancing!!!  I LOVE you friend- hurry up and move here!!

On our way to dinner... I LOVE living in CO!!!!

At the rugby game

We decided last minute to go out dancing on Saturday night, therefore we were a little underdressed (or overdressed, if you will).  This is us in our "mom" outfits... b/c we looked like moms compared to everyone else.

had SUCH A BLAST dancing!!

Seattle

About a month ago I was basking in the thought that we didn't have any summer plans for May or June... we could just hang out, get things done around the house, and catch up on some yard projects.  As of 2 weeks ago, we had 6 weekends in a row of things planned.  Now we're just trying to stay sane amongst all the weekend plans and work traveling during the weekdays.

Weekend one was a trip to Seattle.  Brian had a week long training class for work so I flew up the last weekend he was there to hang out.  We loved Seattle!!  Such a cool city.  We did the normal things like the Space Needle (which was a rip-off...), wandered around the waterfront and market and ate some awesome seafood with friends.  We also went and toured the Boeing facility/assembly line and got to see them making the 747's and new 787's (I AM married to an aerospace nerd engineer).  It was actually really cool to see and we got to see them deliver a plane to a customer (aka the plane take off and "wave" goodbye).  We weren't allowed to take any cameras, purses, cell phones, chapstick, etc on the tour so we don't have any pics of that part but here is the rest of our trip....

We went to an awesome park that had an incredible view of the city... too bad it was freezing!!!

Our awesome waterfront hotel

The very first Starbucks

The best mac n' cheese ever!

My favorite part... tons and tons of GORGEOUS flowers!!!!

Boots

Two of us got our first pair of cowboy boots earlier this month.  I'm affraid hers are much more fun and adorable than mine...

(But I'm still in LOVE)

First Birthday

My niece Lorraine is 1!!! 

(technically she's not 1 until April 19th, but we celebrated early) 

Brian and I met up with my parents down in Austin over Easter weekend to hang out and celebrate this little munchkins birthday.  We spent most of our time just hanging around the house and made it out to the park to grill out one afternoon.  This was also my first chance to play with my camera with a cute human subject so all the pictures from the trip are of Lo.  Oops! 

I love this baby girl!!

Not having the vegetables...

Her favorite present was definitely this little piano.  She would 'play', then we would all clap and cheer for her.  When we clapped and cheered, she clapped and cheered for herself .

So thrilled!!!

The birthday cake...  She wasn't thrilled at first but warmed up to the idea quickly

My favorite picture of the day... she got a little emotional :)