Catching up on summer-times

Yes, we are safely moved in and residing in Colorado Springs!! The last few weeks have been tiring and very busy, so we've had a hiatus from blogging. But slowly now we will try to get back into it...so here's a post catching up on some summer fun with family (with the Weltys in town for 2+ weeks). 

...back in early July: The Weltys, Freys and Giesers (and our 7 kids) were able to get away for a couple of nights in Montreat, NC, thanks to kind friends loaning us their two cabins. (And then the Weltys stayed on longer, meeting up with friends.) Even though it was quite rainy, we had a good time seeing this little community and enjoying the 'mountainous rainforest' that Montreat is! And maybe next time our kids will be old enough and the weather will be nice enough for some hiking. And drop by to say hello to Billy Graham, of course.

three cousins within 6 months of age - and playing together well!

Timo shows off some chub and relaxes with Auntie

Ice cream for Gemma and a napkin for Timo (this boy loves to eat paper)

a view of little Lake Susan, though the rain

Craig and Rachel and Lillian cooked up some delicious stromboli

Mountains. Mustaches. Yeah.

Back in Durham - Timo started crawling!! (8 1/2 months old) No more sitting idly by while Gemma dances and plays and runs. Watch out, Timo's coming, too!

July 14th was our 12th anniversary!! After putting the kids to bed, we headed out to American Tobacco campus downtown for an al fresco Cuban dinner. Lovely. (oh, don't worry, Jaja graciously stayed with the sleeping children.) And lovely to sit together and reflect on the last year - birth of Timo, selling our home in Bloomington, moving to Durham open-endedly, job-searching, Jim's graduation, and now the anticipation of a job & new life in Colorado Springs.

 

who knew old tobacco warehouses could look some dreamy?

Soon after, we had to say good-bye to the Weltys, and they continued their cross-country trip (up to Maryland, then Connecticut, then Ohio, & then home to Texas).

Wait, don't forget to get a photo of the three sisters!