Heather's first 14er!

Ed picked up a new hobby this summer - climbing the 14ers (mountains with summit elevations over 14k feet). He has summited eight of the 54 located here in Colorado. We took a day off this week and climbed Mount Democrat near Alma, south of Breckenridge. I was way too tired to brag until today, so here are the pics! It started out pretty easy...


Here's a marmot hiding out in an abandoned miners shelter. They look like a beaver without the flat tail. Pretty cute.


Getting hard...Legs don't fail me now!


Facebooking at 14,000 ft.


Not a soul around. The timer on the camera finally came in handy!

On the way down...


It took us 3 hours to get up and an hour and 20 minutes on the way down. Amazingly, it wasn't as hard as I had expected, but this one was was short - only 4 miles...

Hello September!

Reese is really cracking us up. She loves to imitate us, whether it be putting on shoes or combing her hair. She has just discovered the art of climbing. We've had to hide the bar stools! She insists on sitting in a big girl chair at the table, which I'm sure she learned at day care. She only goes once a week, but we've seen a lot of development in a short time!

She loves bath time.


Aunt Casey took her to the zoo. Apparently she was fearless with these ducks!


We've been going to a indoor play area called Monkey Business. She loves the slides and small bouncy house.


Perfect pair.


Her new favorite game...