Purple Mountain Majesty

Today was in the 60s and sunny, so we had to get out of the house and into the mountains! We actually went into the mountains yesterday, too, but we didn't have a camera. Here are some pics:

We went to the cliff dwellings of the Cheyenne Indians in Manitou Springs

Hey! Just my size!!!

Dad! Get me! I don't know about this guy!!

We love the Garden of the Gods. We go there a lot and since it was right beside Manitou Springs, we decided to stop by. I don't usually post pics of the Garden b/c they don't do justice at all. But, here are a couple. You can sort of tell how huge these rock formations are by the guy rock climbing in the first picture. Notice he's above the trees...

I can feed myself!

We are so glad that Kristen is starting to feed herself (it gives us a break!). She likes zwieback toast, boiled egg yolks, and, of course, she puts her hands in the pureed food that I feed her and tries to feed herself! I think her holding her own bottle is the best!!

I found the perfect workout partner

Sherry and I have started working out together. We are finally feeling settled and have made time to work out. We are READY to get focused on living a healthy lifestyle again; mentally, spiritually, and physically. So we started Body For Life on Monday. http://www.bodyforlife.com/ It is a very good but challenging program but we are doing it!!! I love that you have to eat six times a day and I love that the meals are a good blend of protein and carbs... and I LOVE that we get a "free" day each week to eat what we want. The workout programs are good too. Its intense but I am feeling the difference already. So watch out because we are going to look different the next time you see us! If you are interested in doing it check out the link and do it with us! We rented the book from the library and most of what we need is on the website.

Gettin healthy one day at a time...

Are we raising a bully?

Kristen, who is crawling faster than we can keep up with these days, LOVES her cousin Austin. She will completely ignore other babies but when she sees Austin she gets to him as fast as she can. In this video Austin was minding his own business and Kristen decides to come on over and check things out. After the video camera cut off, Austin let Kristen know that he did not appreciate being attacked while playing!!!

8 Months Old!

Kristen turned 8 months on Friday. We had a fun day! Here are some pics of the big girl. She is growing up so fast! We have loved every minute though!

Hey, Dad, wanna do lunch?

First taste of ice cream...

Hey- there's snow outside!!

I have really grown in the last month! Look how much taller I am than Austin!!

Helping mommy and daddy do Upward. I taste-tested a couple of basketballs for them.

Leaving Parker... we live in the most beautiful place!

And She's Off!

Yep! Two posts in one night! On Christmas Eve, Kristen started crawling. Now, our world has changed! A couple of days after she started crawling, she started pulling herself up to standing. The magazine on the stool got torn, the blinds turned around and Ryan's Bible on the couch got eaten. Then we got smart. We baby-proofed the house and bought a baby fence to keep the little booger in the den. We had to take everything out of the den because she was pulling herself up on things that weren't very stable. Talk about a mom losing her breath!! Kristen crawled head first into a mirror (goose egg on the forehead), fell down after trying to climb up a Santa (small cut beside her eye), fell down after pulling up on her walker (raised marks on the side of her head), and crawled face first into her reflection in the entertainment center (very red nose). Kristen just looks dazed when these things happen, Ryan laughs, and I stop breathing.

Whoa! Maybe I shouldn't try one hand yet!!

I'm OK mom!

Now what can I get into?

I'm too young for jail!

Hey, Dad, if I give you a sad face, will you get me out?