Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Jameson's birthday in Arizona
Jameson had a birthday party here in Arizona before we head back to Colorado. All the kids brought their Nerf guns and they fired darts for 4 hours straight. Jameson didn't even want to stop for cupcakes or gifts!
Bobcat for breakfast
Our bobcat friend made an appearance again this morning while we were sitting at the breakfast table. Chris got a good picture of him enjoying the morning sun before disappearing into the brush.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Some progress
We've made some progress on the house. The master bedroom tiling is almost done. The painting in the master bedroom and bath are done. Jameson's room is next. We removed the wallpaper and the carpet already. We need to paint and tile and we'll have two livable bedrooms. His bathroom is next in line after that. The wallpaper is down so we just need to paint.
Jameson and I are living in the house now (Chris is in Colorado for the week). We're sleeping on mattresses and we have the patio furniture in the living room!
Master bedroom tiling in progress.
Kitchen cabinets are done!
More pictures to come!
Jameson and I are living in the house now (Chris is in Colorado for the week). We're sleeping on mattresses and we have the patio furniture in the living room!
Master bedroom tiling in progress.
Kitchen cabinets are done!More pictures to come!
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
More from Arizona
Chris's leg after running in the desert, although Melinda runs in the desert and doesn't have any scars...
Catalina Mountain sunset
Desert sunsetWe've been working on getting our new house ready to move in on March 1st. Right now it's just a huge mess! We're losing the peach walls, the wallpaper, the blue carpet, the list goes on. Less than 2 weeks to go, the push is on!
Master bedroom
Cabinet doors
Wallpaper removal
Kitchen chaos
We're having a solar heater installed for the pool after we move in. Chris tried jumping in the pool the other day, he doesn't recommend it.
Master bedroom
Cabinet doors
Wallpaper removal
Kitchen chaos
We're having a solar heater installed for the pool after we move in. Chris tried jumping in the pool the other day, he doesn't recommend it.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Adventures from Tucson
We're loving Tucson! It seems impossible that we've been here over a month already. We've been doing lots of hiking, tennis, and pool time.
I, Melinda, am not very good at remembering the camera so I don't have any pictures of Jameson and I indoor skydiving. We went with our homeschooling group and had a great time.
I also don't have pictures of the animals we've spotted around Tucson. We've seen a bobcat, javelinas, coyotes, and a roadrunner.
We found a house and close the beginning of February (see pic below of the backyard).
Jameson is busy with his new Arizona buddies. Chris is loving mountain biking and we both are excited about trail running. And tennis seems to be the new family sport.
Melinda
The pool and mountains in our backyard
Air and Space Museum with Uncle Bill
Hiking in Ventana Canyon
I, Melinda, am not very good at remembering the camera so I don't have any pictures of Jameson and I indoor skydiving. We went with our homeschooling group and had a great time.
I also don't have pictures of the animals we've spotted around Tucson. We've seen a bobcat, javelinas, coyotes, and a roadrunner.
We found a house and close the beginning of February (see pic below of the backyard).
Jameson is busy with his new Arizona buddies. Chris is loving mountain biking and we both are excited about trail running. And tennis seems to be the new family sport.
Melinda
The pool and mountains in our backyard 
Air and Space Museum with Uncle Bill
Hiking in Ventana Canyon
Hiking at Finger Rock
Jameson in the pool
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Happy Holidays 2010
We are enjoying the holiday pictures and greetings that arrive every day in the mail and are offering this blog as our update on a great 2010.
Many of our adventures this year took place on road trips. Chris had some meetings in the San Diego area earlier this year so we hopped in the car and made a little tour of the Southwest. We spent a couple days in Madrid, New Mexico with a buddy Jameson met on the beach in Mexico a couple years ago. Jameson and Maya had a blast climbing boulder-covered hills and high-stepping through cactus clusters. We then spent a week in Tucson and loved it (more on that later). After business concluded in San Diego we made a stop at LegoLand and then took in Joshua Tree National Park before making our way back home.
Montrose Pools, Tucson AZ
Jameson loves the road and also enjoys getting back to his friends in the neighborhood. Highlights of their shenanigans this year include a bungee jumping experience the kids invented using life vests and bungee cords and launching themselves from tree branches in the front yard. The kids also became very fond of our spare garbage container. One day they decided they wanted to "swim" in it and later it became a stage for an up and coming rock band. Most of August was spent with this swimming pool / concert activity.
Jameson remains an avid outdoor kid and has logged several long bike rides with the family. Speaking of bikes, Jameson and Chris took apart an old 3-speed and a kids bike this summer and changed things up during reconstruction. Turning is a little tricky but by all accounts it's a cool ride.
Jameson still adores Legos. In addition to our trip to LegoLand, Jameson had a Lego Engineer at his birthday party. The guy showed up with boxes of Legos and Power Functions. For hours the kids designed and built battery-powered track machines and battled each other.
Melinda had a great year too. When we decide to hit the road and transform a business trip into fun for the whole family, she's our cruise director. We love that Melinda is an expert on the "Journey". For example, Chris had some work in Pennsylvania and along the way we spent a couple of days on the beach near Michigan City, raced a train on our bikes in Ohio (and won!), and experienced snowless tubing at a ski resort in Virginia. Another trip to meetings in North Carolina included mountain biking in Kansas (it's true...Kansas!), Frisbee golf in Tupelo Mississippi, and a Renaissance Festival in Kansas City, Missouri. That last trip included Disney World and Universal Studios in Orlando. We are all fans of Harry Potter so visiting Harry Potter World was a thrill. The Pumpkin Juice is actually pretty good!
This Frisbee golf course on a ridge outside of Tupelo was ablaze with Fall colors.
This bike path in Little Rock is the longest pedestrian bridge in the US. It's built atop a dam and spans the Arkansas River. It's called the Big Dam Bridge. :)
With Hogwarts Castle in the background, Jameson casts
Many of our adventures this year took place on road trips. Chris had some meetings in the San Diego area earlier this year so we hopped in the car and made a little tour of the Southwest. We spent a couple days in Madrid, New Mexico with a buddy Jameson met on the beach in Mexico a couple years ago. Jameson and Maya had a blast climbing boulder-covered hills and high-stepping through cactus clusters. We then spent a week in Tucson and loved it (more on that later). After business concluded in San Diego we made a stop at LegoLand and then took in Joshua Tree National Park before making our way back home.
Montrose Pools, Tucson AZJameson loves the road and also enjoys getting back to his friends in the neighborhood. Highlights of their shenanigans this year include a bungee jumping experience the kids invented using life vests and bungee cords and launching themselves from tree branches in the front yard. The kids also became very fond of our spare garbage container. One day they decided they wanted to "swim" in it and later it became a stage for an up and coming rock band. Most of August was spent with this swimming pool / concert activity.
Jameson remains an avid outdoor kid and has logged several long bike rides with the family. Speaking of bikes, Jameson and Chris took apart an old 3-speed and a kids bike this summer and changed things up during reconstruction. Turning is a little tricky but by all accounts it's a cool ride.
Jameson still adores Legos. In addition to our trip to LegoLand, Jameson had a Lego Engineer at his birthday party. The guy showed up with boxes of Legos and Power Functions. For hours the kids designed and built battery-powered track machines and battled each other.
Melinda had a great year too. When we decide to hit the road and transform a business trip into fun for the whole family, she's our cruise director. We love that Melinda is an expert on the "Journey". For example, Chris had some work in Pennsylvania and along the way we spent a couple of days on the beach near Michigan City, raced a train on our bikes in Ohio (and won!), and experienced snowless tubing at a ski resort in Virginia. Another trip to meetings in North Carolina included mountain biking in Kansas (it's true...Kansas!), Frisbee golf in Tupelo Mississippi, and a Renaissance Festival in Kansas City, Missouri. That last trip included Disney World and Universal Studios in Orlando. We are all fans of Harry Potter so visiting Harry Potter World was a thrill. The Pumpkin Juice is actually pretty good!
This Frisbee golf course on a ridge outside of Tupelo was ablaze with Fall colors.
This bike path in Little Rock is the longest pedestrian bridge in the US. It's built atop a dam and spans the Arkansas River. It's called the Big Dam Bridge. :)
With Hogwarts Castle in the background, Jameson casts a spell on himself with his new Harry Potter wand.
Riding in a big Dr. Seuss fish is serious business.
Melinda continues to run all aspects of finance and administration for our business. She's also a weaver from way back and was thrilled to receive a loom hand-crafted by her father this year. We always knew Melinda was creative and the loom is drawing out even more of our artist.
The family business had a spectacular 2010. Chris's book, "Managing the Core" launched multiple consulting projects for our business and the book is now required reading for many in the industry. Chris is a regular guest-lecturer at the University of Colorado and, if we ever decide to come off the road for a year, he's been offered the chance to teach business part-time. Chris continues to run and ride bike on whatever trail he can find.
We're all looking forward to wintering in Arizona this year. We mentioned the brief stay in Tucson as part of an early-year road trip and we liked it so much we decided to hang out down there and experience a warmer winter.
We wish you the best this holiday season. Celebrate and then have a wonderful 2011!
Chris, Melinda and Jameson (I'll drop a few more photos below just for fun)
We met Jameson's buddy Evan at Disney World.
This is how we look on the road.
This is how we look after a long roady!
Riding in a big Dr. Seuss fish is serious business.Melinda continues to run all aspects of finance and administration for our business. She's also a weaver from way back and was thrilled to receive a loom hand-crafted by her father this year. We always knew Melinda was creative and the loom is drawing out even more of our artist.
The family business had a spectacular 2010. Chris's book, "Managing the Core" launched multiple consulting projects for our business and the book is now required reading for many in the industry. Chris is a regular guest-lecturer at the University of Colorado and, if we ever decide to come off the road for a year, he's been offered the chance to teach business part-time. Chris continues to run and ride bike on whatever trail he can find.
We're all looking forward to wintering in Arizona this year. We mentioned the brief stay in Tucson as part of an early-year road trip and we liked it so much we decided to hang out down there and experience a warmer winter.
We wish you the best this holiday season. Celebrate and then have a wonderful 2011!
Chris, Melinda and Jameson (I'll drop a few more photos below just for fun)
We met Jameson's buddy Evan at Disney World.
This is how we look on the road.
This is how we look after a long roady!
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