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we shot out to breckenridge for a quick weekend trip with lil’s family. 2.5 days was kind of short, but we got to do lots of fun stuff, and Lil finally got to see the little nephew (Graeme) who she had been dying to see (and Facebook stalking) for 6 months.

Jonathon had been a rafting guide with Noah’s Ark out there, and took us out on his river. It was a blast, although the water was freezing. I learned that lesson pretty well about 2 seconds after this picture. : )

lots of pretty flowers outside our house. the house was just above the topmost lodge on the mountain there. there were beautiful views all around. bright sun, lots of flowers, but snowcapped mountains standing behind. just gorgeous.

here is lil with graeme (in his chariot) and nola. we were out for a morning walk

one of the aforementioned gorgeous views.

and another. this is the house that was next door to us (at sunset)

graeme and i are both very handsome, we both have awesome shades, and both of our favorite parts about biking Vail Pass was that we started at the top and so i think i pedalled about 12 times during the 13 mile bike ride.

here are lil and i right before we set out

and here’s the whole group a few miles in.

ok, some pictures of the subject of lil’s adoration.

this was his first time having solid foods. he did not find it to be a pleasant experience

luckily, with nola’s help, they found an easy method of cleaning him : )

here are lil and her dad

and here are my two girls after a short hike to a waterfall

this is lil’s whole family just before we pulled out of breck

and one of me and the princess.

having only been to breck in the winter before, i was very impressed with summer there. just gorgeous, and the town is really neat and has so much going on. it wouldn’t be a bad place to spend a month : ) there’s a bunch more pics here if you care. thanks!

we had planned to take one more trip to let lil do some water skiing before she got to pregnant, but alas, she didn’t feel comfortable getting out, but at least michael and i got to rip it up. i stopped in foster auditorium (my old gym) which has been COMPLETELY redone. the place was a rathole when we played there, and now it’s super fancy and womens vball and basketball are back to playing there.

lake tuscaloosa was warm and wonderful. here i’m trying to “help” michael, but he obviously isn’t wanting to be “lifesaved” : )

bear loved his first time in the boat, and began to “like” being in the water a little better

michael’s all grown up and ripping big airs now.

and i’m still giving it my best shot, too

michael did have some problems with his tub flipping when jason was dragging us behind the boat, though.

jason won parent of the year for letting michael stay up and play tiger woods golf with us til 1AM on saturday…he also gets big shoutouts for putting up with my little boy (who didn’t get potty training until about 1 week later) who peed on his floor about 8 times : )

so after months of discussions (initially we had intended to decide to get pregnant, then get a puppy, but somehow things accelerated pretty quickly) we decided upon a cute little boy that atlanta pet rescue had. they’re a really great organization. they mostly have smaller dogs (and not as many puppies) but somehow ended up with a beautiful little 4 month old lab/doberman mix. we loved him and brought him home and named him Bear.

that was july 1st. on july 2nd Bear took his first weekend trip (to dave’s lakhouse). we had a blast and Bear had a good first weekend…a few other dogs to play with, plenty of space to run and warm grass to lay in.

his “go to move” when he’s sparring is to put his paw on top of hte other dog’s head. it’s how he says “i own you!”

he was precious and sweet right from the beginning and was so food motivated that it took all of 5 minutes to teach him to sit….potty training, however, took 2 weeks, and resulted in numerous pees on dave’s floor : )

here Bear and Lillis explore something. Lillis Jr can’t see it b/c she’s squished up against a dock.

seeger thought his girl might like to use some floaties. turned out, she didn’t.

here Lillis endangers our little girls life. just kidding. it was a wonderful backflip, and mother and baby both enjoyed it.

Bear was only about 30 lbs when we got him, so still, pretty good lap size.

and this is the view from the back of dave’s house. really really gorgeous there. we were very appreciative for the invite and glad it finally worked out for us to head up there.

and her are my beautiful wife, our little boy and the burgeoning belly. Lil is at 5 months here….just finally starting to show pretty well.