Colorado Adventures

There were so many cool things you could do at the park...

we made an effort to do everything we could!

Chloe was excited to see they had archery.

Here she is, gearing up.

She was just inches away from a bullseye on her first shot.

A natural, she is!

Logan was feeling a bit left out and took on his signature pose.

We call it, The Sulk.

A natural, he is.

To keep him busy, I gave him the camera for a bit.

Here's a little sampling of his photos...

A study in nature, if you will...

There was also this really cool, big rock that we had to climb.   

I  have a photo of me in this exact pose, sitting on the same rock, wearing a red and white striped outfit, when I was 10.    I'll have to find it....MOM?

We headed over the the Rocky Mountain National Forest for a little sightseeing

and we were lucky enough to see this big guy.

And we drove by the Stanley Hotel

(for all you Shining fans)

And we took the tram to the top of the mountain to feed some very chunky chipmunks.

The views were incredible.

Now, I know it looks like they are all flipping me the bird, but if you look closely, you'll see they're just showing off their peanuts 

We, of course, took plenty of time for some much needed treats.

Then the play time resumed.

Here's Chloe demonstrating her LUCY stance during an intense game of miniature golf

(I love Lucy fans should get this)

And finally, since there just wasn't enough to do at the YMCA, we had a little fun at the local amusement park.

Nap time really should have been factored into our schedule.

I was worn out!!

Colorado - Family

(thanks to the ice cream social, everyone is on a sugar high in this photo!)

No matter what we were doing, we were with family.

Make Over's

 Chloe has been busy practicing her make up skills.

Honestly, it's scary how grown up she looks with it.

Of course this prompted me to declare no make up until she's 22.

I think that's realistic, don't you?

Shelby's squirrel watching post.

Summer is here!

School ended on a high note,

Logan received 4 awards

 including Citizenship, A Honor Roll, Artistic Promise (only 4 out of the whole grade)

 AND Awesome Attitude.

 We will miss Ms. Scogin.  She was AWESOME!
And thanks to her, Logan is now ready to conquer the 2nd grade!!

Chloe came home with her share of awards too!

Honor Roll and Perfect Attendance for the entire year!

Just a couple of award winning kids, they are!!

(I'm still in shock that I now have a daughter in Jr. High!)

 On a sad note, Logan's little buddy A.J. moved back to Chicago a day after school let out.

 AJ really became part of our family and we are really going to miss him and whole Perez Family.

We hope to see you all very soon!!

And we then kicked our summer off with our first of many trips to SplashTown.

I'm hoping I can keep us all busy and productive this summer.  We've got lots planned and

 I'm keeping my fingers crossed we don't all kill each other before the end of summer!

Wish us luck!

Breaking News!

Breaking news!

The Steindorf household has been struck with a case of 

Alien Tongue

In other news, the Shaved Ice hut opened this weekend....

Orange, the perfect accent color!

Chloe and Logan tested AND passed to their Orange belts this weekend.

Here is Logan naming off the Tenets and counting in Korean. (Logan is on the left)

 

 Blurred out because...well, HE'S JUST THAT FAST!

  

 Yes, that's a piece of the board flying towards the instructor's head.  Logan was so proud that he broke his board in 3 pieces!!

 Receiving his Orange belt.

 

Then it was Chloe's turn.

 

I, of course, think she had the best jump kick over everyone!

 

 I missed getting of picture of her breaking the board...oops!

But she got her belt, so you can assume the board breaking went well.

 

Congrats to my little lethal weapons!

Green is next!

I love our neighborhood

Happy Armed Forces Day!

A boy down the street, along with his Cub Scout troop, puts flags in your yard on every major holiday 

(a fundraiser for the troop). 

 But in honor of  of Armed Forces Day they put flags up at every house for the entire weekend.  So cool!

I just love seeing all the flags lining the streets of our neighborhood.

Chloe's Concert

Chloe (along with the rest of the Vogel band) played a concert for all  the parents last week.    

They were great.  I'm so proud of her for sticking with the flute.  

I can't get the video to upload (I think our computer is dying!), but trust me, she was fantastic.

She's learning Somewhere over the Rainbow now and it brings tears to my eyes every time she plays it.