Jonathan's 14th Birthday

Happy Birthday Jonathan!  Pictures below from his Hogwarts themed party decorations and the entire family's visit to Casa Bonita to celebrate!

Weekend at the Cabin

Weekend in Durango

Jonathan and I had a great weekend down in Durango together. His soccer team had scheduled The Durango Shootout as the final tournament of the season. Although it was a whirlwind 42 hours in town, we managed to cram in a lot of good things.

On the topic of soccer, Jonathan's team didn't do so well, but he almost scored a great goal from near midfield. The goalie had come out of his box and the clearance when right to him. His shot bounced and rolled towards the open goal and it hit the post!  At least he got a souvenir sweatshirt and sit in the hot tub.

Our hotel was located right next to the historic Durango & Silverton Railroad. On the first night we were there the train came in, so we were able to walk down and look at the train, station, etc. It was a pretty cool experience to see an old steam engine in action.

I had brought my bike too because I wanted to do a little more riding in the area. I got up very early one morning and had an amazing ride around the Animas Valley. Such a pretty place. All of the pictures below of the landscape is from my two rides.

We also got to see some really pretty things along the drive, such as the area around Pagoda Springs, Treasure Falls, and Chimney Rock National Monument. It was definitely a good trip, but pretty tiring. Glad I was able to spend so much time with Jonathan too!

Hanover Road Race

Went down to Fountain again this year to race our local course. Last year I won my age group, and it was my first road race win in Cat 3. This year the race was very different, and pretty chill except for one short climb and the final sprint. I let the winner start his sprint first and spotted him several feet, which was a mistake as you can see below. All good though, I still managed to get on the podium for the second straight year at least.

Spring Choir Concert

Snugglin' With the Pets

Pony Xpress 2024

I went down to Trinidad again this year to race the Pony Xpress 85k. The night before we had gotten some rain and snow, so the on the drive down I was getting worried about the race conditions. Thankfully, it turned out to be a very nice day down in Trinidad for a gravel race.

Long story short, I ended up in the second group on the road today. I finished fifth overall and won my age group for the second consecutive year at the Pony Xpress!

Happy Easter 2024

Epic Snow Crib

Five to six hours of work! Or as I like to say, five to six hours of together time building something.

Varsity Cheer Banquet

Pictures from this year's banquet. Julia was awarded a Varsity letter for making the Game Day team as a sophomore. Congratulations Julia!