Silas loves snuggling with his momma
And AJ just loves to lay around the house!
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Happy Quads...
We've got ourselves some of the happiest four legged beasts I've ever seen! Abby loves lounging with her daddy :)
Silas loves snuggling with his momma
And AJ just loves to lay around the house!
Silas loves snuggling with his momma
And AJ just loves to lay around the house!
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Estes Park, CO. PFR'09
As the Perkins family all start to post their accounts of the fantastic PFR'09 I find myself compelled to share the Leander Perkins Family account of PFR'09.
Originally Dan and I planned on camping our way up to Estes and back but with Dan's schedule keeping him in court up until our departure we decided to shed that layer of complication and just find pet friendly accommodations on our North bound route.
Diego, our Explorer (Dora's replacement) got a check-up before we started the long trek up IH-35. Day one was our long day as we drove all the way to Hays, Ks and stayed in a clean but microscopic Baymont Inn. AJ and Reese are fantastic travelers :) Each stop along the road was met with compliments for our "well-behaved, beautiful" dogs! Ha! I can go with the "beautiful dogs" business but...
Day two of driving was fairly short with a quick 5hr jaunt from Hays to Denver for our visit with the Stapleton Perkins family.
Dan and Steve rode in a group ride (Copper Triangle) on Saturday and Laura and I got pedi's on Sunday. I laughed about how the ladies in the salon complained about the 'heat'...16 degrees cooler with no humidity felt like heaven to me!
On Monday we arrived in Estes and dropped AJ and Reese off at Linda's pet care (no dogs allowed at the reunion cabin as per the Y-camp rules). Wow. One word for the Fairchild cabin is wow. Oh, another word is HUGE! What a wonderful space to host a family reunion! Two stoves, two microwaves, two dishwashers, two fridges, plenty of counter and storage space! Wonderful! The view was amazing and now I wish we would have spent more time sitting outside and enjoying that view.
Dan and I went into town daily to play with the dogs at the bark park. I'm not sure who had more fun...us or the dogs! On Wednesday we took Caroline into town with us and took Orvis to the park as well. Swimming and running was just what the boys needed!
Not only did I get to go on my very first hay ride this trip, I also rode my first horse! Frank (named after Frank Sinatra...one blue eye) was a great horse and even let me drive some of the time. Dan's horse, Bill, wasn't as agreeable and didn't let Dan drive much at all! I heard a lot of "whoa Bill, don't crowd Frank" from behind me.
We missed the Sprague Lake hike but tried a hike of our own up Emerald Mtn. Unfortunately the trail we were looking for was closed off for revitalization so we stayed on the available trail and eventually circumnavigated all of Emerald Mtn. After four hours we were ready to get back to the cabin. It was a lovely day with my Danno.
On Friday the party ended. Courtney and Cliff had to zip back to Texas with the girls and get Cliff on a Sunday plane for the work week. John and Darby loaded up the boys after a fun morning of zooming around and playing and followed Steve & Laura to Denver for an overnight visit before loading onto a south bound plane for Texas. Dan and I stayed one night in Broadview with Max and Caroline soaking up the phenomenal view. Cousin Julie and her fiance came for dinner and we talked and played Boggle for what must have been hours!
Dan's final adventure of our vacation culminated as he jogged across the finish line at the Boulder 5430 Triathlon. Laura and I camped out at the reservoir beach with Will and Alex for the morning. The boys played and played and played in the water with their trucks! It was fantastic. Max and Caroline arrived in time to watch Dan cross the finish line and to catch up with Steve after his foot injury.
So, back in the car for the long drive home. As much fun as we had we were ready to get home. I think the dogs missed their cats (hmmm?) but I know they missed their Mommoo (I know I missed her).
I took more photos than are in the slide show but I wanted to share my favorites (there are so many) with you. I've never embedded a slide show so I hope it works!
Originally Dan and I planned on camping our way up to Estes and back but with Dan's schedule keeping him in court up until our departure we decided to shed that layer of complication and just find pet friendly accommodations on our North bound route.
Diego, our Explorer (Dora's replacement) got a check-up before we started the long trek up IH-35. Day one was our long day as we drove all the way to Hays, Ks and stayed in a clean but microscopic Baymont Inn. AJ and Reese are fantastic travelers :) Each stop along the road was met with compliments for our "well-behaved, beautiful" dogs! Ha! I can go with the "beautiful dogs" business but...
Day two of driving was fairly short with a quick 5hr jaunt from Hays to Denver for our visit with the Stapleton Perkins family.
Dan and Steve rode in a group ride (Copper Triangle) on Saturday and Laura and I got pedi's on Sunday. I laughed about how the ladies in the salon complained about the 'heat'...16 degrees cooler with no humidity felt like heaven to me!
On Monday we arrived in Estes and dropped AJ and Reese off at Linda's pet care (no dogs allowed at the reunion cabin as per the Y-camp rules). Wow. One word for the Fairchild cabin is wow. Oh, another word is HUGE! What a wonderful space to host a family reunion! Two stoves, two microwaves, two dishwashers, two fridges, plenty of counter and storage space! Wonderful! The view was amazing and now I wish we would have spent more time sitting outside and enjoying that view.
Dan and I went into town daily to play with the dogs at the bark park. I'm not sure who had more fun...us or the dogs! On Wednesday we took Caroline into town with us and took Orvis to the park as well. Swimming and running was just what the boys needed!
Not only did I get to go on my very first hay ride this trip, I also rode my first horse! Frank (named after Frank Sinatra...one blue eye) was a great horse and even let me drive some of the time. Dan's horse, Bill, wasn't as agreeable and didn't let Dan drive much at all! I heard a lot of "whoa Bill, don't crowd Frank" from behind me.
We missed the Sprague Lake hike but tried a hike of our own up Emerald Mtn. Unfortunately the trail we were looking for was closed off for revitalization so we stayed on the available trail and eventually circumnavigated all of Emerald Mtn. After four hours we were ready to get back to the cabin. It was a lovely day with my Danno.
On Friday the party ended. Courtney and Cliff had to zip back to Texas with the girls and get Cliff on a Sunday plane for the work week. John and Darby loaded up the boys after a fun morning of zooming around and playing and followed Steve & Laura to Denver for an overnight visit before loading onto a south bound plane for Texas. Dan and I stayed one night in Broadview with Max and Caroline soaking up the phenomenal view. Cousin Julie and her fiance came for dinner and we talked and played Boggle for what must have been hours!
Dan's final adventure of our vacation culminated as he jogged across the finish line at the Boulder 5430 Triathlon. Laura and I camped out at the reservoir beach with Will and Alex for the morning. The boys played and played and played in the water with their trucks! It was fantastic. Max and Caroline arrived in time to watch Dan cross the finish line and to catch up with Steve after his foot injury.
So, back in the car for the long drive home. As much fun as we had we were ready to get home. I think the dogs missed their cats (hmmm?) but I know they missed their Mommoo (I know I missed her).
I took more photos than are in the slide show but I wanted to share my favorites (there are so many) with you. I've never embedded a slide show so I hope it works!
Monday, June 1, 2009
First Austin Symphony in the park of the summer.
So Dan and I made it out for the first Austin Symphony in the Park concert of the summer series this past Sunday evening. Two summers ago we spent most Sunday evenings at the park listening to the Austin Symphony. The venue is different and we aren't as happy with it but the music was still great and the boys had a wonderful time. Lots of people to sniff at and other dogs to raise the alarm.
AJ and Reese enjoyed a lovely 2009 sparkling agua. After pouring, the agua was allowed to breathe until it reached peak enjoyment.
After his 2nd bowl full AJ got a little silly.
Vanity, thy name is Reese. Isn't he pretty!
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Jed's Dedication - Easter weekend
Dan and I attended Jed's dedication on Easter Day. Unfortunately I didn't get many good photos because it was rather dark.
While I didn't capture the actual dedication of Jed, I did catch some of the special event :)
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Lounging around the house with the family.
Nothing better than lounging on the couch with the Big, Big.
Unless the Big, Big decides to crawl over ya!
OR crawl behind you...
Such a snuggly boy.
Christmas with Lovey
Little Lovely sittin' pretty.
"Uh-oh, Who me?"
Such a big girl!
Oh no...here comes Elmo! Apparently we're on the lookout for an "Abby Cadaby" doll so if you see one...let me know!
Now, isn't that the cutest?
My sister calls her daughter 'Lovey' on the Graco blog (where she works and the ladies in the office blog about their experiences as parents) so I'll call her 'Lovey' here as well. Mom and I visited the middle sister over Christmas break and loved our visit with Lovey. Since our visit the little sister has been born. She doesn't have a blog name yet and I don't have a photo to upload at this point but she is mini-Lovey all the way! Adorable :)
Christmas Day at Oma's house
Dan and I took our boys over to Mom's house for Christmas day. It's so nice to be able to take the boys over to mom's whenever I want to visit for a little bit. They love Dutch's doggie door but they haven't met Lovey or Audry. They sniff around and know there is something else in the house. Dutch really enjoys having the boys over as well and is perky for several days after a visit.
Graduation
Graduation day December 19, 2008. Up until the end of my final class I was under the impression that everyone in my classes was making straight A's. It wasn't until I was reading the graduation program that I realized just how few of the graduates of the Master's Program were graduating with a 4.0. My cup of pride swelleth over!
Dan and I had the sun in our eyes! Squint, Squint! The beautiful bouquet is from Dan in celebration of my final day as a student teacher.
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