Introducing Little Lola – Well Mark and I have decided to expand our family to include a new puppy. Lola (formerly named Triumph) is a Jack Russell Terrier – she is the runt of her litter, but she doesn’t believe… Continue Reading →

One of the great statistics about boulder is that on average people work out 26 minutes each day. I don’t know if its true. I think people may use the statistic to be able to purchase all of the �necessary�… Continue Reading →

Mark and I have tried a few entry way rugs with little success. We decided to give theInterface Flor System a try. These are carpet tiles that have a low stick backing – which means they don’t harm your floors… Continue Reading →

Posing for photos…. I love group photos… what do you think Mark is thinking? hmmm…  

Crystal, Tom, Fiona and my parents helped us celebrate the 4th – we hung out on our patio, had dinner, played trivia and the boys even tested out type of gin (Tom thought shooting it was better than tasting it… Continue Reading →

Happy 4th of July!! Baby Fiona was our independence day decoration in her red, white and blue! 🙂 

Sunday, July 3rd – dinner at Josh and Amy’s to celebrate the patio. Greg D is using the gas fireplace to roast a marshmellow for s’mores.  

We had jessica, yancey and emma over to meet everyone – emma quickly realized that beer bottles are a fun toy.  

Saturday, July 2 – Crystal, Tom, Fiona and Greg arrived to Colorado for the 4th. Little Fiona had quite a time with uncle josh.  

Happy Belated Fathers Day… we took my dad to Sushi Den in Denver for a fantastic spread of sushi – josh even tried natural wasabi (but my sensitive tongue steered clear.  

Ok more gloating… My dad had a great game, and I had some strategic holes (still striving for consistency). Winna, winna, winna!! 

Thursday, June 30th – Day one of the golf tournament: Pam | Mark vs Mandy | Kevin. I don’t want to gloat, but we kicked the pants off of Mark and Pam. But the highlight of this day was being… Continue Reading →

Wednesday, June 29th – Hello Pink Ladies!! We headed to Red Rocks for the Steve Miller Band Concert – Red Rocks is amazing and steve miller still had it. Unfortunately for the entire ampitheater I knew the words to all… Continue Reading →

One thing the cats have learned… on a hot colorado day, it is better to stay inside with the air conditioning than to be running around in the back yard. 

YAY!! Today I got back my cholesterol results – down 40 points (over 18 months) – not sure if its the name change, colorado life or just the diet and exercise. Either way this belongs on the refrigerator (if only… Continue Reading →

Early Birds Eat Worm… Mark, Josh, Mandy. We are trying to play golf in the morning one day a week – we have to start early to avoid melting in the HOT SUN! We are all trying out new techniques… Continue Reading →

Pot time… we planted some tropical foliage in a few pots to spice up the patio. Next we are on to patio furniture! 

A view of the back patio, we spend every lunch out here – watching the golfers that don’t seem to have jobs and can play golf in the middle of the day. Cricket and Crenshaw join us for a few… Continue Reading →

Here is the back oasis – still waiting to grow up, but there are a few flowers peeking through. Our other neighbors seem to be using weeds as their grass – so we find ourselves picking overflow.  

Our side meandering path leads around to the back. Our neighbor’s, Bernie and Sonia have kindly offered to help us put in a fence – they are doing their own landscaping and are very handy.  

Landscaping Update!! We know landscaping can never truly be done, but we are making progress. Here is the front of our house… you may all recognize the maple that traveled from California disguised as “miscellaneous tools” – after a few… Continue Reading →

This weekend Mark and I got up early to take a walk – we realized (pasty white mark and mandy + colorado sun = Sunburn). Can you believe Mark not wearing sunscreen. We spent Sunday with a touch of heat… Continue Reading →

June 17, 2005: Riley turns 2. Happy 2nd Birthday Cowboy! 

June 17, 2005: Chris sent a package from Dean & Deluca filled with yummy treats. It rememinded me of watching TV with Chris when I first moved into Toscana. I was watching Felicity, who works at Dean & Deluca. I… Continue Reading →

Mark and Chloe show off the “Biggest Teeth” ever. So cute!  

Here is mark with Little fury. I don’t know which one is cuter!!  

On Sunday we headed out to look at our future puppy – we spent some quality time snuggling the babies. (Puppies pictured here: Matt, Mo, Michael and Mark)  

Mr. Deer was having a snack next to the trail and posed for a photo. Those are some big ears!! 

June 11th, 2005: Chloe came for her first visit to Boulder this weekend, she finally arrived after 13 hours of travel. The luggage arrived Saturday morning and we were off to take a walk in the canyon.  

Finally the racing stripes are revealed! Mark and I have spent a few weekends hanging drywall, painting our garage and getting ready to complete the floors. Next step building the work bench. (no we are not into nascar!) 🙂 

Morning Glory pool – was beautiful.The pool has changed colors over the year after people have thrown objects into it, blocking the heat. Idiots. (that’s me in the upper right corner) 

We headed down to Yellowstone for some geyser viewing. On our walk we came across Riverside Geyser – Mark was pretty impressed. The Geese were also excited to get their weekly spa treatment.  

Mark is getting some advice from the locals at Chico! 🙂 We plan to return for a ride in the fall for Becky’s wedding.  

The scenic falls makes for a great photo – My dad, Ann, Becky, Pam, Me and Mark – Heidi is taking the photo.  

We were successful in finding the cache (you can see it in my hand). The Richau and Huntington ladies are great hikers! 

Happy Mother’s Day – a little late. I realized I haven’t been great about posting and promise to be better. We surprised my mom in Chico for mothers day, who was there to surprise her friend Ann. We decided to… Continue Reading →

Mark gets a quick morning tutorial on how to install cabinets in under 10 minutes flat before my parents head home! He knows all the tricks!!  

Mark and My dad planned out the entertainment unit a couple of weeks ago. The pieces arrived and Mark and I spent the weekend staining and constructing. 

My mom and dad were here to help Josh and Amy move in… Pam mentioned that Beef Wellington was one of her favorites, and her wish is Mark’s command.  

A perfect end to our gred d visit… FUN-due! Greg is a SUPER STAR!