Happy Birthday Baby Bear!

COLE TURNS 2 TODAY!!!!!!

Unbelieveable!

Cole and Nessa a couple months ago.

Me and Cole...just before I moved here.

Sunday Seven

Sunday Seven Dates I am Looking Forward To:

(1) July 4
I can't wait to see how they do the fireworks show here. John has to work that day, but he will be off to see the show. He heard the one last year was great!

(2) September 29
Maggie turns 2.

(3) October 2
Cole turns 2.

(4) October 31
My favorite Holiday

(5) November 21
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Movie comes out!

(6) January 1
A new year in our new country.

(7) Last Week of February
Maggie gets a sibling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Playing With Pictures: Cole

Last of the Colorado pictures

Click HERE to see the

last pictures from

Colorado.

They were taken from Clayton's camera,

so there are

many of

Emily

of

course.

I also used it to get some pictures of Cole at the park,

but he was not very

cooperative for

the camera

that day.

Baby Update!

Cole has 2 molars coming in. One on each side. He is in a looooovely mood. And his nose and eyes are always running. I told Nessa, that she should get used to it. They do that until they are about 5 years-old anyway, right?

Emily has been out with Steffy's family lately. But she has changed so much already! Her lips got bigger and her eyes more defined. She looks so much like Clayton. But in pink!

Steffy's sister has taken a bunch of pictures, but I have to get them from her.

My camera is still not working. I may have to send it back to the company, because I lost the receipt and charger it came with. Ugh!

Red Hat and Boulder

Today, Grandma and I went to her Red Hat meeting! I got to meet all her friends there. They were all decked out in their purple shirts and red hats. Some had feather boas and scarves and lots of jewelry. Everyone was so friendly and talkative. I had a wonderful time.

I had to wear a pink hat, because I am under 50 years-old. We went to a mexican resteraunt here in Pueblo and they had a drawing for door prizes. As a guest, they let me pick the 4 or 5 names and the last name I picked was Grandma! She won some Red Hat earings.

It was so much fun, I would go again, but their next meeting is after I leave here.

Celestial Seasonings Tea Factory:

I did not get too many pictures in Boulder. We mostly did shopping, and the Celestial Tea factory did not let us take pictures there. But click HERE for what I did get.

The inside of the tea house:

I talked to John today, and he is in the middle of the classes you have to take when you go to a new country's base to learn customs, get shown around, and get your driver's license for Spain. I cannot wait to go to that class. In a couple days, John goes to Cadiz, which if you remember from your Spain Geography Lesson is right accross the bay and is a larger town than Rota.

Cole's Table Manners

A day with Cole and the puppies

I think Cole looks like Luke Skywalker here!! Check out the gun!

Today, Grandma & Me & Nino & Cole went to a diner where he had chili fies for the 1st time! We went to used bookstore then a thrift store called the Ark. It is Nino's favorite place to go! It was 50% off day, and I went nuts. I got some great stuff! Sweaters, a watch, albums, glasses, and scarves.
We had a great time. Cole is so entertaining!

The weather was mild today. It has been off and on snowing since I arrived here.

Nino & Cole at the Diner- Doesn't he look so big here?

Nessa and I have been taking a ton of pictures of Cole lately. Here are a couple, but click HERE to see many more!!!

After Alex passed away, the family got a new puppy. A corgi/blue healer named Morgaine. She is a cute lil thing. She is very smart, but she is still very much a puppy. She is only 4 months old. Mom takes her to Puppy classes. She tries to get Nima to play, but he is grouchy and noisy around her. Their favorite game is king of the mountain. Nima stakes out a pillow and she tries to sniff him from all angles while he turns around snapping and barking at her. So cute!

Nima & Morgaine

Last day in CO

I spent my last night playing pool at the town saloon. The rest are pictures I took of everyone before I left for the airport.

I had SO much fun seeing everyone in CO! I am really glad I stayed as long as I did.

And I really miss everyone already!

31 days left!! yikes!

Click HERE to see more pictures of my last day.

Whispering Aspens Trip

We had a wonderful time at the property in the mountains, which Grandma named Whispering Aspens. We stayed 2 nights. It was relaxing and so gorgeous. You are so high up there, that you can see all around you.

The scenery is really breathtaking.

Cole went hiking with me and Grandma. He walks so well now! He hits his head on everything too. He is incapable of being careful. That is ok. It is good training for his budding hockey career.

He also hates open doors. He ran around the cabin, closing doors after him. We tried propping them open with something heavy, but he works at it and works at it, until he gets it closed.

Enigma loved the hiking too. He is a really good rock climber! He will not even try jumping onto the couch at home, but out there, he was like a mountain goat. I kept him on a leash the whole time he was outside though, because I was afraid of a large hawk or owl taking him away to eat him! He is not bigger than any of the rabbits out here.

As you can see by the pictures, he has also perfected his cheesey smile. Whenever he sees that you are taking his picture, he makes this smile now!

We also made a "horse" out of a rolling fold up bed, so Cole could "ride" it. Yes, it is dangerous, but it is so cute! Besides, Nessa is right behind him, ducked down, making sure he does not fall. We used to do this horse-out-of-roll-away-bed all the time when we were little at my Grandma Edna's house. We have tons of pictures of Nessa, me, Alicia, and Rodney on it.

Video of Cole of his horse:

Click HERE to see more pictures of Cole hiking and our time at Whispering Aspens.

One of the days, we took a trip to a nearby town called Cripple Creek. It is a gambling town with lots of casinos, but it is TINY- just a main street really. It used to be a great big mining town in the 1800's. There is a lot of history there, so that is what we went to see. Well, not Grandma; she loves to gamble. But we went to the historical museum and talked to a lady there that knew all the old, scandalous stories of the old days. Click HERE to see more pictures of Cripple Creek.

A painting from the historical museum.

Mom being naughty!

Happy Birthday Ernie

Clayton made carne asada and Mom made German Chocolate Cake. It was a good night for all of us! Mmmmm...

We decorated the diningroom in Harley-Davidson balloons, and went the whole night without an old-fart joke!

The decorations

Tomarrow, Mom, Grandma, Nessa, Cole, Nima, Alex (Nino's dog), and I are going up to the property in the mountains. I hope we get snowed in! So I will be away for a couple days. Will you miss me?

Obligatory Cole Photo!