Special Day for Ty and our Family

Ty was baptized last Sunday after going forward a few weeks earlier with a public profession of his faith in Jesus.  He met with our pastor and went through some material related to doctrine and faith and Sunday was the big day!

Ty and Kevin getting ready for the baptism.

Such a beautiful picture of Christ’s death, burial and resurrection.

We went out to eat together as a family and took a couple of photos afterward to document his special day.

Heather, Ty and Kevin

Papa, Nanie and Ty.

Earlier in the weekend we had the Hodge boys spend the night.  Following are a few photos of our time together which was spent going to a movie, shooting (Steve took Austin to a shooting range) and swimming.

Now they are all ready for school to start!!

Hollons in Colorado

We had so much fun the week the Hollon family spent in Colorado.  It was sometimes challenging to find activities that will suit a two year old and a one year old but we managed! 

Playgrounds and toy stores…..

Gondola rides and alpine slides…..

Hiking and swimming…..

Chipmunk watching and feeding at Sapphire Point…..

Vail to Frisco bike ride with a stop in Copper Mountain……

And a pontoon boat ride all around Dillon Reservoir………

The Hollons, along with Nanie and Papa, had a great time!

Colorado–Part 2

It is so hard to condense 4 weeks of activity into three posts, but here I go with Part 2….     One of the highlights of our trip was going to Aspen and the Maroon Bells.  We got up really early for the 2 1/2 hour trip but it was definitely worth it.

We hiked up to Crystal Lake (above).

We drove over Independence Pass on the way back to Frisco and it was such a fun drive.

Three other hikes we took were McCullough Gulch and Booth Creek Trail, both which have waterfalls toward the end of the trails and Cataract Lake Loop.

Love these hot pink wildflowers!

Alpine Lake at the top of McCullough Gulch Trail.

Steve and Mike T. were climbing all over at Booth Falls.  Made me a bit nervous as we were trying to get home with no injuries.

Below is Cataract Lake Loop where we enjoyed a hike and ate lunch by the lake.

Waterfall in the distance.

Our trip to Rocky Mountain National Park was so successful.  We were on a mission to see as many animals as possible.

And then Melissa and her family came to Colorado….I will post about some of the activities we enjoyed while they were visiting next.