In two days...

...we'll be headed out for a much-needed 8 day vacation.

I am sooo excited.

We're going here:

and here:

Matt will get to show me all around London, where he lived during months 4-16 of the five years we dated. We've had this on our list of places we want to travel to together ever since then!

can't wait :)

diez y seis de septiembre

My daddy's birthday is september 16th. It is important to note that in Mexico, his birth is celebrated nation-wide. :) This year we had my parents over for a fun birthday dinner! I made lasagna and we had oh-so-yummy strawberry pie for dessert. We all had a really great time. :)

Kevin and Kelly visit!

My brother, Kevin, and his wife, Kelly, came to visit us over Labor Day Weekend! This was such a treat because we don't get to see them very often and Matt happened to get all three days off!!! We really enjoyed our time with them - had lots of great food, hung out at the pool, and spent some time in the mountains. We hiked a 14er one of the days they were here - Mt. Quandary.

mountain goat friend that jake attempted to chase off the mountain...

at the top! I don't really know why matt decided to pick jake up for the photo...

me, matt, kevin, and kelly at the top
kelly and kevin

fun in the sun

One of our favorite things about our neighborhood in Denver is that there are some GREAT swimming pools. Matt and I were able to spend quite a bit of time lounging at the pool this summer. It's a great spot for some summer reading and I love to watch the kids play. :)

At the end of the summer, one of the pools hosts a doggie swim day. If you know anything about us and our dog, you know that we were looking forward to this all summer! We all had a blast!