February Gone Already?

Okay, I have really been slacking in my posts this year! Chris has been on the road most of the month and I have been getting the house ready for the remodel. We did take a fun trip to Steamboat Springs earlier this month. This was before all the snow came to town, but we found some really good snow on the back side. Mark was on the slopes three days in a row and it seems his din setting was too high...he feel and the ski didn't pop off. He got to take a ride down in the toboggan and a trip to the hospital. We couldn't help but have a little fun with him. A stop at the Strawberry Hot Springs was our favorite activity. That place is awesome!

Christmas Catch Up

Okay, so it has been a while since I've posted. We headed to Alabama for Christmas and had a really good time with family. It is hard to believe that 2011 has come and gone!

WINDOWS!!!

We've got a game plan for our basement, which is in desperate need of an update. We are in the process of completing Phase I, which included putting in a new furnance with a humidifier and replacing the windows at the front of the house. It is hard to believe how much of a difference it makes!

Wildlife Animal Sanctuary

Today we went to the Wildlife Animal Sanctuary, which has been on my Colorado bucket list for some time. It was worth the drive and really cool to see a 800 pound tiger so close. Their goal is to one day have them all in the open space, but they have to take steps to socialize them before doing so. Chris was a big fan of the wolves and we even saw some bears fighting.

There is also a funny video of Maddie. I put her in her "booties" so that we could take a walk in the snow. She was either standing still or scared to put her feet down.

Chicago with the Barnettes

Last weekend, we met up with Andy and Lauren Barnette in Chicago. It was really fun to hang out with them and what a great city! We took a river boat tour and a bike ride of the city. We also were able to catch up with some of Chris' former and current co-workers. It was windy, but overall some nice weather. I think my favorite thing was Cloud Gate aka "the bean".

Been a while...

It has been a while since I made a post! Chris went down to Eleven Mile Canyon with our friend Jeffrey for some climbing and camping. We have been visiting the bike park as well. Chris has been going a lot since buying his dirt jumper. He is already doing the large size jumps.

On Friday, we took our neighbor Nelson to the infamous Casa Bonita. It was all I could have imagined and more! We had a really fun time watching the cliff divers and playing in the arcades.

Bike Extravaganza, etc.

Last weekend, we took Ms. S out for a fun bike ride and also headed to the Folks Fest in Lyons to hear Jackie Greene, Chris Robinson, and Bob Weir. They did a nice acoutsic set of Dead tunes.

This weekend was bike filled. On Saturday, I did the Iron Girl Tri at the Boulder Rez with my workout buddy Erin. The day went well for both of us. I improved on my swim and bike times, but my run was still consistently slow. There were 819 participants. I came in 98th place on the swim and 180th of the bike. Overall, my place was 208 out of 819, so I am happy. If only I could run!

On Sunday, we went to watch the Pro Challenge in Golden. It was really exciting to see. We headed over to the Valmont Bike Park in Boulder afterwards. They had some big air competitions going on.