Where has the time gone. What happened to July and August? The last thing I recall in July was dropping off Craig at work one day and noticing the smell of freshly cut hay. Storage Tek is surrounded by paddocks and the farmers were out cutting and baling the hay, the smell was wonderful. Reminded me of when we lived in Garfield.

Catching up with the most recent news first, this past weekend Craig surprised me for our wedding anniversary by hiring a BMW Z3 for a day, arranging baby sitters and generally having everything under control. Ingrid and David came and stayed with Amy and Kyle while Craig and I headed out in this little sports car for a drive up to the mountains, through Winter Park and across to Rocky Mountain National Park. Spectacular scenery and an almost sunny day, it was just great. We actually left home and it was raining but as soon as it stopped Craig had the top down and we were cruising through the clouds at 10,000 feet, a bit chilly but fun. Soon the sun was out and we were still climbing to about 12,000, so it was still chilly. We stopped off at Estes Park for a quick dinner and then home to relieve Ingrid and David of the terrible two. We will certainly go home with some wonderful memories.

Also this week Miss Amy started school. She attends Monarch K-8, which happens to be right next door to Storage Tek. She was so excited her first day that she woke at 6.30am ready to go. As kindergarten is only half days and Amy attends the afternoon session she had a long wait till her 12noon start time. Her teacher made all the kids feel very welcome and Amy had a great first day. Her only disappointment was that mum came to pick her up and she didn't get to ride home on the bus (made me feel really good…).

Anyway July was a hot month and we spent most of our time swimming. We made a camping trip with some friends up to Steamboat Lake, a very pretty spot for swimming, fishing and skiing. Only one fish was caught (by 4 year old Mollie) but it was fun trying. This is another spot we hope to come back to in winter.