A Proud Daddy Moment...(that Daddy didn't see)

"Jesus!" No, not this time, rather "The Seahawks!"

Just before the sermon every week at church, the kids are called forward for a brief children's message. Today Jim Singleton sat up on the steps with the kids and began his message by asking them, "What's your favorite football team?" Without hesitation, Isaac said quite confidently, "SEAHAWKS!" I don't think it was the answer Jim was expecting, so he kept searching for the expected answer...Broncos, but it sure made me smile and made Kurt pretty proud, when I passed along the message.

After that, Jim moved onto favorite baseball teams. A few kids answered and then he called on Austin. With a bunch of umms and pauses, he finally said, "the team we went to watch with my daddy." Again, another moment I found myself giggling and smiling at.


The Rockies Game Austin was referring to.

Lovin' Colorado!

This weekend we had the opportunity to get away as a family and head to the mountains. Several times I found myself thinking, wow, we're really grown up - on a family vacation that doesn't include visiting or seeing ANYONE we know or are related to! It was a fun trip. The kids went several days without quiet time and/or naps, so we had some crazy/loopy kids by the end of the weekend, but it was worth it! The fall colors were beautiful. Below are a few photos from the trip.




We went to the hotsprings and both boys jumped off the 1 meter diving board SEVERAL times. Austin really started swimming, too! Elyse loves the water, too, so she's not too far behind.




I ran along Glenwood Canyon Saturday morning and once again, I had a great cheering squad! The run was beautiful, along the river the whole way, with the fall colors abounding.



We went on a mini-hike and got some beautiful views of the Canyon from above.







Kurt got to see Doc Holliday's grave!