4th of July Weekend

Andy and I were so excited for the long weekend that we were able to get started early by meeting on the golf course to squeeze in 18 holes on Friday afternoon. We both played pretty well.


Saturday, we headed to Cherry Creek in the morning and started at Jack and Jill's for a much needed haircut for Ryan. He loved the fire truck.

After the haircut, we walked around the Cherry Creek Arts Festival and went into a few furniture stores to cool off and look around. Saturday night, we had dinner at Wahoo's and were able to sit out on the patio. Avery enjoyed dancing to the music and they loved their quesadilla.

We had a low key July 4th and had the Angeliers over for a BBQ. It was storming outside, so Andy grilled under an umbrella and we ate inside. The kids had fun playing with Natalie. She loved playing with all the toys. And, Avery and Ryan enjoyed their cupcakes.

Monday morning, we headed to the zoo. It was a beautiful morning to walk around.

Monday afternoon, we had the Carlsons and Meyers over to BBQ. The weather was much better than July 4th! Our camera died at the zoo and forgot to charge when we got home, so I "borrowed" the below pictures from Jennifer (thanks!).

Jack, Ben, Annabelle, and GG got to try out our new table and chairs. Can't wait until Avery and Ryan get to use it!

Ryan doing his crab walk, it is pretty amusing.

BJ and Kevin entertaining the kids with bubbles!

Kelly rationing the bubbles (love the matches outfits!)

Double Trouble

Grams bought these outfits at Thanksgiving and they are just adorable in them. Looking forward to our next trip to the beach! Avery and Ryan are playing with each other more and more and just have a blast together. So fun to watch!






Getting close up to the camera



















Ryan is fascinated by Raleigh











Avery wearing Daddy's hat





















Giving daddy his hat back















Ryan wanting to try it on








Double trouble










Avery walking her doggy









Playing hide and seek

June Catch Up

June seemed to go by really fast. Avery and Ryan are at the stage where they are learning so much every day and just continue to amaze us. Here are some pictures from June.

















Enjoying the yard
















Silly Ryan















Avery with the big ball















Breakfast at Snooze the day before Father's Day. It was worth the wait!






















Ryan not ready to give up his pacifier for breakfast




















Ryan having some fun at Little Monkey Bizness post-breakfast




















Avery having fun playing house
















Sunday, we had lunch at J Alexanders for Father's Day. The kids were very well behaved.









Daddy with Avery and Ryan






I love this dress on Avery (thanks Annabelle for the hand me down!)





Ryan looks like he is ready to hit the golf course






Avery trying to lift my purse




Avery's twin babies - she is a great mommy

Maui

Before I went out on maternity leave, I was awarded the Leadership Team award at my company, which is quite an honor. As recognition, I was invited to attend the Executive Conference in Maui. The CEO allowed me to postpone a year since I was getting ready to have Avery and Ryan. So, Andy and I were able to go this year and Nan stayed with Avery and Ryan during her regular days and we were able to have Sarah stay with them overnight and on the weekend. We were a little nervous to go so far away, but it was easier knowing they were in good hands! We left on Memorial Day and got in to Maui around 7pm as the sun was setting. This was our first visit to Maui and we stayed at the Fairmont Kea Lani in Wailea. Since we were without kids, we planned a lot of activies ahead of time around our scheduled events.








View from our room Tuesday morning








We took a tour to the top of Haleakala Volcano (10,000 ft) and biked down 23 miles with awesome views












It was very windy at the top












Getting geared up. We got some good tips from Vance Hodges, which included stopping at an asian bakery for some yummy donuts and a great lunch at Flatbread in Paia












Relaxing on the boat on our way to Molokini
Crater to snorkel














View of the crater














Andy ready to go



Next stop, was "turtle town" where we got to snorkel with the sea turtles




Thursday, I had a business meeting to attend for employees only. Once I was done, we headed to Mama's Fish House for lunch. The food was great and the setting was amazing.











After lunch, we spent some time on the Road to Hana. It was quite curvy, but well worth the views. We also stopped at Twin Falls. We had to head back to the hotel for our group dinner. It was fun to see some familiar faces and meet some new colleagues.










Friday, we had teambuilding and we weren't sure what to expect as it included spouses and kids. It ended up being "Survivor" and got to play some fun games. After lunch, we headed to Makena golf course for a round of golf. We had fun playing and finished 18 just in time to head back and get ready for dinner. We had a formal dinner with colleagues and spouses and it was very nice with great food, wine, and conversation.

Saturday, we played golf again as our group activity. This time, we played the Blue Course. After grabbing lunch, we headed back to the hotel to get packed up. Since our flight didn't leave until 10pm, we headed to Lahaina to walk around and have dinner. We enjoyed a nice meal and sunset at Kimo's

We had a wonderful vacation and were ready to get back to Colorado and see Avery and Ryan.