Grandkids, Denver

 
These are our grandkids; we can't believe they are growing up so fast. Taylor is standing on the left, Brendan and Sarah are sitting on the bench, Sean is in back wearing the hat, and Ryan on the end. Sarah and Taylor are twins, age 12. Brendan is 11, Sean is 13; Sean and Brendan both have birthdays in July so they will be 14 and 12. Ryan is 15 and turns 16 in Sept.
Ryan has his driver's permit and just finished his first year at Arapahoe High School. He is in the concert choir - he had to audition for it. Sean has his 8th grade "continuation" ceremony later today, which we will attend. He is very active in sports. Brendan plays guitar and loves drama and acting. All five kids are bright and we think they are keepers.
Kelly and Jamee didn't want to be in the photo. Now that the kids are old enough to hold still for a photo, their parents are camera shy!
We have been on the go since we got to Denver. We have been over to Kelly and Jamee's house a couple of times already -- she is a fabulous cook; also a wonderful mother and stepmother. Kelly is a lucky guy, and a great father too.
Doug's brother Jeff and Jeff's wife Gail live in Denver, so we enjoy visiting with them too.

We are camped at Chatfield State Park, which is between southern Denver and the front range of the Rockies. Kelly and Jamee's house in Highlands Ranch is only 15 minutes from us -- how fortunate we are to be so close to them in such a huge population area. We can see the mountains from our campsite. Last week there was snow here and now there are small wildflowers blooming in the grassy areas. Right now everything is green but soon enough it will be dry. I love the climate here -- days are usually sunny but low humidity. Evenings always cool off by 30 degrees no matter how hot it got during the day, so we can sleep with open windows. Unlike Nebraska in summer!


Quote for the day:
"The goal of life is living in agreement with nature." -- Zeno, Greek philosopher