July 2026 Recap
Early Morning Kayaking at Union Reservoir, and Halle got her diploma!
Eastern Serengeti
WHAT. A. DAY. Our first day in Serengeti exceeded our wildest expectations. Yesterday evening I told Charles I wanted to see a Cheetah. We were joking that I was good luck, and that it would probably be the first animal we saw in the parks. Halle said, “Cheetah with cubs.” We all laughed and I…
Ngorongoro Crater
Rusty woke up a little early this morning to go for a swim in the beautiful pool. Here’s his IG shot. The Tanzanians thought he was CRAZY. The water was pretty cold, but he said as long as he was moving it was ok. We enjoyed another breakfast with a view and then it was…
Tanzania – Tarangire National Park
TRIP OF A LIFETIME! We are all changed for the better because of this trip. Rusty and I now see why Halle loves Africa so much. Any number of words we write will not be sufficient to explain all that we saw and all that we felt. I was so excited I could hardly sleep…
Banks Bunch in Steamboat
I got so behind on blogging, so I’m using Rusty’s journal. I think he must have been a little behind too, because he didn’t say much! Suffice it to say, we had such a fun time being together in Steamboat. Love this family of ours! Was happy to turn my phone off and leave to…
June 2026 Recap
I got to go to Camp Batel again this year! Yay! I just love this place. The weather wasn’t super awesome, but we were able to do everything we wanted to do. This is also the first year of the little cabins. I wasn’t totally sold on these until the night after a huge rainstorm…
Banff
We had the best time in Banff National Park. Those beautiful mountains were so relaxing and rejuvenating. We flew into Calgary—a quick 2.5 hr flight from Denver, and made our way to Banff. We spent the evening walking around and exploring the town a bit. We walked to …. Waterfall, but there wasn’t really a…
Blake’s 17th Birthday
Dear Blake, SEVENTEEN!! What?!? I honestly don’t know how this happened. I swear you were just my little Blakey Boo, and now you are driving yourself around, going to prom, dating a cute girl, and somehow almost an adult. I’m not sure I approve. This has been such a fun year for you. You are…
Halle Graduates from CSU
WHATTT???? 4 years gone in the blink of an eye. I cannot believe all the hard work, dedication, studying, planning, dreaming, and doing that went into earning this degree. PROUD PARENT MOMENT, for sure. We had the best weekend celebrating! G&G came into town on Thursday and we spent some time prepping for her party,…