Pumpkin Time 2010

Kolby really liked his whip.

Walk like an Egyptian

Wiped out at the end of the day

More Colorado Pictures

The girls watching movies in Grandma's bed

I've decided that Kilee's girls don't like to have their pictures taken.

Storie turned away just before I took this and........

Kora looked down.

Storie and Kolby riding on "Red"

We couldn't get Kolby off of this thing.

Funky Town

This was awhile ago, but I thought it was funny. Kolby is always singing. He even sings out his word problems to a made up tune when he's doing his homework.

Mesa Verde at Labor Day

Taking the Junior Park Ranger Pledge

Kolby and Mallorie with their new badges

We took the kids to Mesa Verde for the first time. They enjoyed learning about the Pueblo Indians and becoming Junior Park Rangers. It was a bit difficult for the kids to hike back up, though. Apparently my kids have no muscle in their legs. Jeremy actually had to carry Kolby and Mallorie up for the last half. For school we had been learning all about the different tribes, and famous Indians like Pocohantas, so this was their first field trip. I've always been fascinated by these ancient dwellings, and over the years I've wondered why on earth people would live on the edge of cliffs, and climb up to the top of the mesas to farm. It seems like a dangerous place and way to live.

The Train to Silverton

So it's been a little while since I've posted anything new. We haven't had the internet for a while. Since we thought we were going to be moving and because we also needed a new wireless router, we just went ahead and cancelled our internet. I've been going crazy without it all this time! Now that we have internet again, I have some catching up to do. We went to our Higgins family reunion back in July and Kolby got to ride on the Silverton with his cousin Trevor and my younger brother and his wife. There was a mudslide the previous night, however, so the train did not actually go all the way to Silverton. We were going to drive up to Silverton (in the car) and meet them to switch places so that Mallorie, Jeremy, and I could ride the train back to Durango, but because of the slide, we were not able to. So I still have not been to Silverton. Maybe another time. They said it was really warm on the train without any air conditioning anyway, so maybe in the Fall it would be a better time to go. We have rode the train once before. It wasn't very far, but when the kids were just little, we took this same train for the Polar Express.

Phil looks so excited

The boys - stretching their legs

Silly boys

All worn out