August 2018

After a very fun weekend with our friends and neighbors the Richardson's in Vail, Hana started the 3rd grade!  She has Mrs. Kavanaugh this year and it is going OK so far!  Hana has been invited into the gifted and talented program for reading and math and we are very proud of her!!  She's already been on a field trip to the Carson Nature Center (I signed up Knute to be a  parent volunteer, so he had fun too!) where she found a crayfish and lots of other fun creepy creatures.  She had fun with her friends at the annual back to school picnic and the new principal got dunked once too!

Hana's most exciting news (for her) was that Knute got her a very nice crossbow.  We went to Adam & Celeste's house (along with our neighbor who wanted to join Hana) to go practice shooting it, along with a BB gun.  The girls had a blast and looks like our neighbor will be buying their daughter a BB gum for Christmas this year.  (Sorry!)  :-)

For Labor Day weekend this year, Hana will be joining Knute and other family and friends at our ranch in Ft. Morgan for her first ever dove opener.  She's pretty excited.  After that, we were invited by other neighbors to Breckenridge, which we'll do Saturday and Sunday.  The I think we'll head back and have a nice cookout on Monday. Should be a great weekend!

July was pretty good too!

2nd annual Frisco parade, fun with neighbors, more Harry Potter Symphony, Hana started golf lessons(!),Our big block party, Hana's 1st (and 2nd) ever concert at Red Rocks, baby Astrid's baptism AND BRACES!  (Well, the start of them on the bottom and an expander on the top!)  Busy month!!

 

 

2018 - January through June

We started off the year with Hana's birthday, of course.  Actually, her party was a little early this year (over Christmas break) and I forget why...  Oh yeah, she wanted to invite her entire class (again!) to the movies, but the theater was already reserved on her birthday weekend, but she "really, really, really!" wanted it there, so we moved it up a week.  The weather was better this time and I think everyone had fun.  I forget what movie we brought though.

Birthday Party!

Hana's actual birthday (goodies for class and dinner later!!)

Annual Stock Show fun!!

And of course the lastest Harry Potter Symphony.  I think this makes 3?

THIS was COOL!! Hana got to do a tank dive with the sharks at the Denver Aquarium!

Thanks Ms Wendie!!!

 

And of course we went to Copper Mountain!

FEBRUARY:

We had a very special ski weekend at Copper over President's Day Weekend at Copper!

5 families were there and it was super fun for everyone!

 

MARCH:

California Cousin time!  SPRING BREAK!

Dinner in Del Mar

 

Aunt Lori made a special breakfast for Avery & Hana!

Knott's Berry Farm!

Sea World fun!  Hana got soaked by the Orka's!!

La Jolla!

San Diego Zoo was the last day visit.

We planned the whole trip in large part to see a real panda.  Mission Accomplished!

Hana likes turtles a lot as well!  And feeding the giraffes was fun too!

Last night.

Getting ready for Easter when we got back into town!

 

Easter present, handmade by grandma!

APRIL:

 Easter, meeting baby Astrid, The Barnyard Musical at school, closing weekend at Copper, the father daughter dance, fishing (but pictures are too gross to post!) and lots of other fun stuff!

MAY:

Wrapping up the school year, Knute visiting Iowa ahead of grandpa's birthday, more concerts, etc.:

JUNE:

Baseball, Copper and Michigan Fun.  We also went to the new aquarium.