The Zereps

this has got to be the best summer/spring weather we’ve had since we moved here. it’s been cloudy and cool…my fave! but i’ve probably just jinxed it by saying so…anyhoo….the lovely clouds have been keeping the weekend temps down so we can get out and do stuff without sweltering.

we went up to the rmnp again last weekend for some more stomping fun. we have temporarily turned sour on the trail we were previously on, so we went up to the north side of the park to view the alluvial fan. then we drove to the end of the road and parked in a nice little picnic area where you can have a fire and day camp. we might have to try that out and bring the pups next time. we decided to hike up a closed dirt road for a while, had pbj sammies beside a river (avoiding the fire ants), but turned around at a waterfall head because it was getting cold. once again we made it to the car just in time for a downpour, good timing! 🙂

speaking of the pups, we would love to bring them on our hikes, but they aren’t allowed on trails, plus they’re not really hiking sort of dogs. the elevation might affect them too much, too. it sure gets to us, as well. you have to breath about 1.5 times more it feels like, since there’s such a big difference between 5000 ft and 8500 ft.

nice little vista of endo valley (i think)

this time we brought arthur’s monkey for him to snuggle with in the backpack, and give his head some support when he passes out.

i haven’t mentioned it on here, but we got a new (to us) car back in march. an ’07 mazda5, which we love! it’s SUPER versatile, sporty, and gets great every day gas mileage (27-28). i can’t wait to try camping in it, as all 4 backseats lay completely flat. and don’t call it a van.

the navigator, nice and comfy after a diaper change and some cooler clothes for the trip back home (in the very back of our car…one of the things i like is i can actually walk around inside…all it needs is a gas range and a pop top!)

all smiles

last weekend we went up to the rmnp (rocky mtn. ntl. park) again….and went on the same trail…..again…….and still didn’t make it! maybe the third time will be the charm. why didn’t we finish a relatively short hike? well, the lake is ast the end of about a 1.5 mile hike, the first mile being switchbacks, this last time we got 45 minutes up and realized there wasn’t enough time to get there and back before arthur needed to eat, and the trail is so narrow and so steep that we couldn’t feed him en route…oh well! we still had fun! 🙂 we took lots of pictures of us, but not too many of the scenery, maybe next time we’ll try harder. plus it started to downpour the moment we arrived at our car for lunch. perfect timing!

we also took the pups for a morning walk at golden ponds, a park here in town.

jabba likes to push the stroller when he’s feeling particularly lazy.

arthur LOVES the tupperware cupboard.

Last weekend, we took a trip through the Rocky Mountain National Park (Near the City of Estes Park, CO,) which is about an hours drive for us.  Here are some pictures that we took during our adventures there.  We bought a yearly pass to the Park, so expect to hear about our many trips up there this summer (once you look at the pictures you’ll see why we’re going to keep going back.) If the weather is cooperative, we’ll probably go again tomorrow.

Here are some more pictures from our recent trip to California. I’ll upload some pictures of my 10-year high school reunion at SAA later. TTFN.

We made it to Paradise on Saturday Night and have been doing stuff around Paradise for the past few days.  Today is Candice’s Birthday, so we’re going out to Marie Calendar’s for Lunch in Chico.  Below are some pictures of Arthur at his grandma’s house. More pics to come soon…

well, as most of you know, arthur’s first birthday was this last saturday and a fun time was had by all. even the pups got into the festive spirit! well, kinda.

in other news we’ve started taking arthur to parks (we have a lot around here) to swing. he loves it!

um….not much else to write about. we’re both looking forward to our pending trip west for eric’s 10 year high school reunion. my birthday is coming up (‘twilight’ on blu-ray and the newest paperback sookie stackhouse novel coming in march please! ooh, and maybe the sequel to ‘wizard’s first rule’!). 🙂

eric might post later, i’m not sure. we’ll see….

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Arthur just turned one on Saturday (pictures, etc. of his first birthday coming soon!) BUT, in the meantime, he also learned a new trick….

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I guess he’s a mechanical engineer in training 😉

Arthur got his new glasses today. He has pretty severe near-sightedness, so he has to wear glasses even though he’s only 11 months old (yep, that’s right.. his first birthday is coming up next month–March 7!)

Arthur with his new glasses