Summer Time Out

Greta may be a 'cone-head' but she still loves the golf cart.

We got a little get-away at Joel and Christina's cabin.

The beauty of this place is beyond words.
There are several lakes, fishing and places to walk or hike.

It was Savannah's pick for a place to go and she got to
take a friend, Katherine.


Hannah gathered wild flowers and had a ball.

The ducks were fun to watch as they did their own fishing.

This was a first for Greta. She loved every new adventure.

She even learned she likes the water and how to retrieve sticks.

Savannah and Katherine became good canoers.

They took walks and long hikes every day.

This is as far as I got, so they are saying goodbye

and going to the top of the mountain.

We had an extra bonus, Joel came and stayed with us.

He did his 'catch and release' fly fishing thing.

It was very-very impressive.

No, it isn't dead. Just posing for a picture before returning

to the lake and swiming off.

Joel and I went off on a little excursion to take pictures.

It is magnificent country.

These two butterflies sharing the nector of a flower

was my favorite photo.

But as not to be outdone this fly decided he needed

his picture taken also.

As you know we lost our buddy Pepper April 2.

We want to introduce you to our new sweet Greta.

She is 2 1/2 and 1/2 the size of Pepper.

This is Cochise's best friend and our adopted family member Lisa.
Lisa was here for a year, but is on her way back home to Germany.

This is Linda, our other adopted family member. She has been

riding Dandy for a year and has decided to stay here another

year before heading back to Denmark.

Deni continues to travel world wide. He and Craig have taken

several trips together including Egypt and India.

Savannah invited her cousin Nathan (Terry) to Colorado.

His visit was one of the best weeks of our summer.

Nathan fooled me by being a 'natural' horseman.

He learned a lot about horsemanship.
From checking them out, feeding them, grooming,
and providing for their care.
As you can see, he did it all.
He finished up by learning to put a
bit in their mouths, saddle them and of course riding.

We it seemed only right that I got some 'free' farm labor out of him.

A special treat was a visit from Kate and John.
They brought, don't tell him he is a dog, Steve with them.
Miss Emily flew in, by herself, fromCalifornia
and continued with them on their trip.

We had a BIG BASH for Steve's birthday.

John took the kids on what was reported as a 'scary golf cart ride'.

Jaden and I took the Light Rail Train into Denver to watch

the Rockies play the Mets.

It was a special day and all the kid's teams got to walk around

the grounds of Coors Field.

Of course if you ask me and looks like Jaden might agree

the best part of the day was the food. [Rockies lost]

Hannah had a backyard 6th birthday party.

Besides her sister, she had many of her Colorado cousins there to

play games and eat cake. Oh yea, and to open presents.

All the grandkids moved up a year and

Hannah made it out of Kindergarten.

Congradulations to each of you.

Hannah had a great soccer season.

She is a hard charger with a great attitude.

It snowed for Nicolette's last soccer game.

She continues to suprise, amaze and thrill us all with her skills.

All I can say is WOW! Jaden completed his first baseball

season and is a natural athlete. He realy loves the

game and is equaly skilled with soccer.

The Hussongs and the Ohlsens went off on a road trip.

The destination was Branson, Missouri and all parts inbetween.

On the way we swung by the old Ohlsen farm.

No one has lived therefor years.

I spent all my summers there as a kid. Rode horses.

We stayed in the green time share house.

The complex is just a year old.

The grounds, pool and club house were beautiful.

We took a horse and buggy ride around Branson.

We spent a full day on Table Rock Lake.

Look mom, no hands.