CuzFest 2009

There are so many great pictures and stories from our Colorado vacation. I plan to tackle it another day (or month) and after I receive the pictures from everyone else. Here are a few snippets:
We loved the Breckenridge 4th of July parade. It was darling with lots of decorated cars (no bands) and a ton of candy being thrown to the kids.

The cousins had such fun together.

We took the gondola up to the top of Keystone with Abbey. It was a great ride and such a beautiful view. I think this was the day that Nathan and the other cyclists biked up Mt. Evans. Nana reading to her brood while we pack up the house. We loved spending a few extra days with the Kings in Avon (outside of Vail and Beaver Creek). We were so thrilled to see a rodeo on one of the nights. It was fantastic.

Beaver Creek had a family fun night which included roasting smores. Yummy!

More to come, someday...

How I Got So Many Blog Posts Done Today

Maddie and Theo were playing in the fruit basket so I blogged away.

Maddie's artistic rendition

And Theo's

Gabriel was unloading the kitchen cupboards!

A Fairy House?

We've Got a Walker!

Gabriel took his first step today!

Here Comes a First Grader!

It's hard to believe we've finished Kindergarten. It was a great year full of so much growth for Maddie. According to Mrs. Bella, she's a leader and role model in class, she loves school and learning and is a joy to have in class each day! The end of year was great fun with classroom picnics and a party with some of her close friends and moms at the Windsor Club.

We were suppose to walk to a picnic at Maddie's friend Avery's house but it was too rainy. We had the picnic in the classroom, the kids didn't mind. Elyse, Avery, Samantha, Taraneh and Maddie enjoyed a special snack.

Some of the boys - Anton, Christian, Julien, and Tyler.

Our first grader

Cycling and Father's Day

It was a big bike weekend for the Sanders. Nathan did the Brewery to Brewery ride on Saturday, 150 miles from Boston to Windsor, Vermont. It took a lot of training but he was really pleased with his result and not to tired too boot as he met me at a party that night!

Maddie and Theo rode in the Kids PMC ride to raise money for cancer research. I was so proud of them, we went door to door selling raffle tickets. Maddie memorized a speech and was excited to raise money to help people. It brings back found memories for me as I used to terrorize the neighborhood selling everything from girl scout cookies to terrible pizzas. In fact, I once sold the most girl scout cookies in the troop earning a sleeping bag that I kept until Nathan and my camping trip after business school when he said get rid of that thing!

Selling door to door

The day of the race - cold and rainy - do you sense a trend here?

A happy cyclist!

The crowd went wild with Theo doing the big kids course, about a mile loop.

Nathan loves that this ride is on Father's Day. We celebrated with another Mexican dinner at our second favorite place. He's such a great daddy who inspires the kids to reach for their best.

One tired boy who was home late for his morning nap. In a few years, he'll be on the course too!

Theo on his Bike