End of Summer

Things have been busy! We started school Abi 6th, Clara 4th, Brianna 1st, froze alot of corn, had two birthdays Drew #4 and Abi #12. The tomotoes are just now starting to get ripe and Kids Klub will start next week.

Colorado Trip

Pictures #4: Garden of the gods - colorado springs
Picture #3: Hooton's at the royal gourge
Picture #2: Hooton kids hiking and climbing rocks
Picture #1: Resort in rocky mountains - Mountain that Mitch, Dave and Joel climbed

To recap the week:
Sunday: Left home at 5 am, gave Drew chocolate milk around 6:30, 7:00 Drew throws up chocolate milk, eat breakfast at Cracker Barrell, drive then Drew throws up again, Clara crying her ear hurts, Abi coughing alot, get to hotel and go swimming

Monday: take girls to medpoint, Clara ear infection, Abi broncitis, get meds and Drew some dramine, Drive to Julesburg, CO, spending night with great uncle Ralph and great aunt Shirley

Tuesday: drive to Tiny Town Colorado, ride trains and see small village, drive to Palmer lake

Wednesday: Garden of the gods and Focus on the family, stay in house by Ken and Brenda's

Thursday: Royal Gorge

Friday: hiking behind Ken and Brenda's house, drive to reunion, 33 miles into the rocky mountains

Sat: Reunion about 40 people there, hike, play in the stream, eat, take pictures

Sunday: leave around 1 pm I cry :( drive alot and spend night in hotel

Monday: Drive and drive some more finally make it home!