With all the other exciting news we posted recently (big smiles), we realized that we totally skipped over the 4th of July!!
It was a fabulous day that began like any other day that we have off - we slept in and then enjoyed a late breakfast at our favorite spot in Woodland Park, The Donut Mill. After pigging out, we headed down to Green Mountain Falls for a little bit of a hike to walk off all that sugar and carbs. We’d never really explored that city a whole lot before, and let us tell you, it’s NOT very big. =) Nonetheless, it was still a fun adventure. On our way back home, we stopped off at the “America the Beautiful Park” in Colorado Springs. We had seen on our way OUT of town that there was some sort of an art festival/farmer’s market type thing going on, so we came back to see what all the excitement was about. We had fun walking in and out of the booths, but it was SO hot out that we decided to cut the “shopping” short and go wade in the fountain instead. We’d never done that before, but it was a lot of fun!! Quite cool and refreshing on such a warm day. =) (We figure we’ll bring the baby back next year to play in the water!) After we got a bit of a tan and cooled ourselves off, we headed back home to shower and get ready for an early dinner. Mom and Dad Kelly treated us to dinner at Saltgrass Steakhouse (of course Brian was our server!) to celebrate the fact that we’ll be parents and they’ll be grandparents. Then we headed home and went for a ride in “The Benz.” Dad just recently got Mom a new car - when he does something, he does it right! =) For those of you who are car people, it’s a Mercedes Benz, E55 AMG. It’s a sweet car, and she’ll be a stylin’ Grandma! =) So anyways, after the ride that almost took our life, going 0-60 in 4.5 seconds, we came back home and watched fireworks from Mom and Dad Kelly’s deck while eating homemade Butterfinger ice cream. It’s great to watch fireworks at their house because you can see all the fireworks that everyone along the whole Front Range puts on – all the way from Fountain/Security, up to Monument. We watched quite a show! Plus you don’t have to get out and fight all that traffic. ;)
Job update: Jen got hired by Penrad Imaging last week!! So now she is proud to say that she finally has her dream position and her dream job – a “per-diem mammography tech.” She is having a blast and loves every minute of it – especially when she’s the one who gets to give the patients good news about their exam. She’ll work her tail off right now as much as she can, and then after the baby comes, she’ll only work 1 or 2 days a week. Yes, this is by choice and not because she has to. =)
Wedding update: Brian’s wedding will be here before we know it! Official days left: 8. WOW! We were in charge of making their slideshow, and if we do say so ourselves, it looks fantastic! Now, if there was only a way to get Jen NOT to cry when Brian’s set of pictures come up..... Greg had to eventually take over making the slideshow since Jen was a blubbering mess every time the pieces were put together. She’ll probably be a mess at the wedding too. ;)
Baby update: Things are going much smoother these days! Thank you everyone for your prayers, emails, and excitement! We are now 4 months along as of yesterday, which means next month we’ll get to find out the sex of the baby! We’d like to know NOW since this is just WAY too exciting!
It was a fabulous day that began like any other day that we have off - we slept in and then enjoyed a late breakfast at our favorite spot in Woodland Park, The Donut Mill. After pigging out, we headed down to Green Mountain Falls for a little bit of a hike to walk off all that sugar and carbs. We’d never really explored that city a whole lot before, and let us tell you, it’s NOT very big. =) Nonetheless, it was still a fun adventure. On our way back home, we stopped off at the “America the Beautiful Park” in Colorado Springs. We had seen on our way OUT of town that there was some sort of an art festival/farmer’s market type thing going on, so we came back to see what all the excitement was about. We had fun walking in and out of the booths, but it was SO hot out that we decided to cut the “shopping” short and go wade in the fountain instead. We’d never done that before, but it was a lot of fun!! Quite cool and refreshing on such a warm day. =) (We figure we’ll bring the baby back next year to play in the water!) After we got a bit of a tan and cooled ourselves off, we headed back home to shower and get ready for an early dinner. Mom and Dad Kelly treated us to dinner at Saltgrass Steakhouse (of course Brian was our server!) to celebrate the fact that we’ll be parents and they’ll be grandparents. Then we headed home and went for a ride in “The Benz.” Dad just recently got Mom a new car - when he does something, he does it right! =) For those of you who are car people, it’s a Mercedes Benz, E55 AMG. It’s a sweet car, and she’ll be a stylin’ Grandma! =) So anyways, after the ride that almost took our life, going 0-60 in 4.5 seconds, we came back home and watched fireworks from Mom and Dad Kelly’s deck while eating homemade Butterfinger ice cream. It’s great to watch fireworks at their house because you can see all the fireworks that everyone along the whole Front Range puts on – all the way from Fountain/Security, up to Monument. We watched quite a show! Plus you don’t have to get out and fight all that traffic. ;)
Job update: Jen got hired by Penrad Imaging last week!! So now she is proud to say that she finally has her dream position and her dream job – a “per-diem mammography tech.” She is having a blast and loves every minute of it – especially when she’s the one who gets to give the patients good news about their exam. She’ll work her tail off right now as much as she can, and then after the baby comes, she’ll only work 1 or 2 days a week. Yes, this is by choice and not because she has to. =)
Wedding update: Brian’s wedding will be here before we know it! Official days left: 8. WOW! We were in charge of making their slideshow, and if we do say so ourselves, it looks fantastic! Now, if there was only a way to get Jen NOT to cry when Brian’s set of pictures come up..... Greg had to eventually take over making the slideshow since Jen was a blubbering mess every time the pieces were put together. She’ll probably be a mess at the wedding too. ;)
Baby update: Things are going much smoother these days! Thank you everyone for your prayers, emails, and excitement! We are now 4 months along as of yesterday, which means next month we’ll get to find out the sex of the baby! We’d like to know NOW since this is just WAY too exciting!
Greg’s cinnamon roll that was bigger than his head!
You can’t tell, but we ARE in the fountain.
America the Beautiful Park.
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