Weekend Update

Here's the weekly update for the last full week of February:

Last Sunday night, Katie, Christie, and I went to the Rock & Worship Roadshow with some friends from youth group. We had a really great time; the music was amazing! I'll put up some pictures of the concert after I'm done writing this post.

Thursday ended up being a snow day for Katie and me, but we got a lot of homework done. I also got to meet with a Mormon friend from school, and we were able to have good conversation about the Gospel and Mormonism.

Friday, Dad and the girls got to go to a father and daughter dance; they had fun finding dresses to wear  and spending a night out with Dad.

Yesterday was in the low 60's, so we took advantage of the beautiful weather and headed to the park as a family. It was a great day to play soccer and baseball; the little guys had fun on the playground.

Today was an especially special Sunday, as Katie was baptized this evening at our Colorado church home, Pulpit Rock Church! There were ten believers that were baptized, so a special event was arranged, and afterwards we had a reception to celebrate their professions of faith.

A busy week of work and school is ahead, so that's all for now...

Skiing!

Yesterday was our Christmas present ski trip! Dad, Mom, Katie, Christie, Luke, and I left our house at 6:00 AM to drive to Monarch Mountain. We spent the beautiful day on the slopes with plenty of fun and wipeouts; by the time the lifts closed at four, we were exhausted.
Dinner was in Cañon City; and the drive home was fairly quiet, and most of us slept some of the way. I took some pictures that will be posted in a couple minutes. Enjoy!

P.S. The top of Monarch was right on the Continental Divide, so that was pretty cool!

As Promised...

Some more pictures are posted from the weekend. If you hadn't already believed the tales of Colorado Springs weather, specifically look at the pictures of Friday's snowstorm and Saturday's blues skies. (There's also one I took on Saturday... I was comfortable outside wearing a t-shirt and shorts!)
Also, I have great hopes for Josh as a musician. He loves to listen to and sway with any music (when I don't let him try to play it).
Only an hour till game time... we're loaded with the snacks and ready to cheer Eli and the Giants on to a superlative victory over the Patriots.

Pictures

Two new pictures up... 1) The view out our front door this morning. 2) Matt and I pause for a photo-op as we hurry to our friends' house for lunch.
I'll try get some more this weekend!

Snow Day!

It's official... Katie and I get to stay home today from school. The forecast was for a foot of snow, but we didn't get more than a couple of inches at our house. However, Denver and further east had over a foot and a half.
Mom is enjoying her visit with Elissa in Chicago; it's a blessing that she wasn't planning on coming back until Saturday--hundreds of flights have been canceled out here until tomorrow morning.
We're going to get school done and enjoy lunch at a friend's house, and then we might get some time in the snow!
The wind is still howling and the snow is blowing... but this time I need to take some "before and after" pictures to show how quickly it all goes away.
Superbowl Sunday is upon us; may God grant victory to the Giants.