Faceplant 2009!

On Friday February 20st, Elly, Grant and I headed up to Fraser, Colorado with the middle school youth group from Centennial Covenant Church for Faceplant 2009. There were about 450 kids there at the Crooked Creek Ranch Young Life Camp from all around the Denver Metro and two groups from Kansas and Nebraska. It was an awesome weekend!

Dad gettin some air

Grant and I at Sol Vista Basin in Granby, Colorado

Outside our lodge - the whole group

A little sunny...

Elly and Dad - both a little under the weather...

BAM BAM Bingo Night

Four times a year, the BAM BAM (Be a Man, Be a Mentor) of the Roxborough Parent Teacher Involvement Committee holds a bingo night to raise money for books and other needed items in the school. This was our event in early October. With help from Kohl's generous donation, we raised over $1,500.00 that night!

The crowd

Grant daubered

Grant's buddy Brian

Hangin out

Pizza Night!!!

The kids and I had a pizza night last night - as they begged me for stories about my pizza-making days at Happy Joes in Peru, IL. They each got to make their own - Grant tried his hand at a Lou Malnatti style - with most of the cheese on the bottom in a deep dish pan. Elly did too - but chose to make her's perfectly shaped on a cookie sheet. All were delicious!!!

Grant's pie

Elly's creation hot out of the oven

Trying my best...

YUM

Roxborough Community Church Closes It's Doors

After almost 8 years, Roxborough Community Church, the church we started going to in 2006 in our neighborhood, closed it's doors. The last service was a time of sadness - but great hope and promise for scattering the seeds that have been planted. Scot got several old members of the worship team together (including myself) for the service. It was joyous day altogether - and good to reconnect with friends.

Tryin' to get that feelin'

Blessed Be the Name...

The band - past and present

6 Random Things About Me

Hr Thoughts blogtagged me to tell you six random things about myself and then pass it on. Here are the rules:

1. Link to the person who tagged you.
2. Post the rules on the blog.
3. Write six random things about yourself.
4. Tag six people at the end of your post.
5. Let each person know they have been tagged.
6. Let the tagger know when your entry is up.

With that, here are six random things about me:

1. I was in a plane crash (Cessna 172) and walked away.
2. I used to work in radio - and covered the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race from Anchorage to Nome - once in 1988 and again in 1989.
3. I've never ever been to a Hooters Restaurant.
4. I was arrested for the first time (of two times) at age 16 - at a Styx concert in Chicago - actually outside of the venue - and we still got to see the show.
5. I have hated Styx ever since...
6. I love lima beans, brussel sprouts and spinach.

Give it a whirl!

Camping Near Estes Park

The kids and I drove up to Covenant Heights Retreat Center last weekend for two nights of camping. It was awesome! Had a little bit of rain both nights - but not too bad. We fished in the lake at the camp - and the kids had a blast in the canoes, kayaks and paddleboats. The lake is normally catch and release, but the last day we were there we were told by the camp director to keep whatever we caught because they are going to be draining the lake in a few weeks for some bulldozing work at one end. Sweet!!! Fresh trout dinner when we got back to Littleton.

We also took a drive into Estes Park on Saturday. Crazy traffic!!!

Breakfast!!!

Elly and Little Girl on the beach

On the deck of the dining hall

Kayaks!!

Little Girl: navigator

Dinnertime

Just a little black bear wandering through camp...

Grant's first trout in Colorado

Yum

Rockies Dodgers Game with the Cousins

My brother-in-law Kevin drove out from Chicago with Haley and Ethan to spend a week in Colorado - and to help his mom move the rest of her stuff into her new condo. We all got together to go see the Rockies play the Dodgers - with Kevin's two sisters Kari and Kathi and their families - - - 17 all together! Can't beat those $4 Rockpile seats! Rocks won!!!

Kevin and the kids watching the game

Grant and Ethan

Elly and the kids

Coors Field from the Rockpile

Goofin

Go Rockies!