Baptism

We held Josh's baptism down in Arizona the weekend after his birthday. He was very excited and I was so proud of him. His Grandpa Smith performed the baptism and Grandpa Stott did the confirmation. It was wonderful to have both sets of grandparents there to support him. As Josh was getting ready for bed that night, I asked him how he was doing. He was so happy and said, "You know, I didn't feel any different when I turned eight, but I feel different now!" What an awesome kid!

Eight!

Josh just loves his birthdays and this was a big one. He turned eight which means his baptism was right around the corner. He was very excited to fly to Arizona for the baptism but before we left we had to celebrate at home. He got the Star Wars double light saber that he wanted and a Halo jeep made out of Megablocks. The dirt cupcakes we took to school were a big hit too. He was a little disappointed that we didn't have a party with friends but has seem to forgiven me.

Squeak's

After Pike's Peak we stopped at Squeak's Soda Shop in Colorado Springs. My friend had taken her kids there and it seemed like such a fun place I couldn't wait to try it out. It's a great sandwich and soda place that mixes (almost) any flavor and color soda you could imagine. I decided to try purple oatmeal cookie with vanilla ice cream and Josh had a red root beer float. Jake doesn't like pop, so he tried cookies 'n creme ice cream for the first time. They both loved it and we can't wait to go back! Next time . . . watermelon maybe in blue.

Pike's Peak

In our quest to have more adventures (fun ones, at least), shortly after school started we decided to drive up to the top of Pike's Peak. The drive was beautiful and wasn't nearly as scary as everyone described. Or maybe I'm just a scary driver anyway and I'm accustomed to it. Once at the top, we ate the world famous doughnuts and looked at the amazing 360 degree view. Josh could definitely feel the altitude change which the local EMT said would go away when we reached the tree line again. Sure enough, his heart felt fine as soon as we reached the trees. The body can be very strange sometimes. Right at the tree line was a spot with some great climbing rocks, so we spent some time exploring. The boys had a great time and now we can say we've been to the top!

I'm Back!

Yea! I have a computer that works and actually will upload pictures! I have a lot of pictures to post but also a lot of studying to do. So, little by little I may actually get something on here!