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Thursday, November 12, 2015

Brenda and Marc visit - Camping!

Our next round of visitors were Brenda and Marc. We had so much fun while they were here, and even took the boys on our very first family camping trip. It was fantastic to have Brenda and Marc help us ... they made camping with little ones so easy - clearly they are professionals and we had a personal Chef (Marc) to boot. To top it off, they captured some beautiful photos.

Loving playing in the tent

Relaxing with Uncle Marc in the hammock

Corn Hole in the evening

Brother and Sister marshmallow roasting

Milo tries his hand at Corn Hole

Daddy starting the fire

My skill - the sweets

Sistah's (in law) - so fun!

Hunkering down for the night

So many other fun adventures took place as well. Brenda babysat while Steve and I headed down to Pearl Street to celebrate our 7th Wedding anniversary. She gave Boden swim lessons when we went to our pool, and Marc and his blow torch helped me kill over a billion wasps living under our front porch step.

Hiking Coot Lake with Aunt Brenda

Celebrating 7 years of marriage, August 2nd 2015

Sadly, their sweet dog Riley was very ill, and they made the difficult decision to put him to sleep near the end of their stay in Colorado. Steve and I went with them to our vet and we all sat with Riley as he moved on. It was tough to watch, but Brenda and Marc gave Riley such love and affection and it was clear he was ready to go. We love you Riley!

Colin and Kerri's Visit

Boys are pretty gross

To think that almost 20 years ago in Jakarta, Indonesia I was lucky enough to move in next door to the Westmoreland Family, and become friends with one of the most charismatic and genuinely nice guys is the world is truly remarkable. To have been blessed to stay in touch, become friends with his wonderful wife, and have our kids play together is even a greater fortune.

Colin and Kerri came out in July for a visit with their Colorado peeps (which include us, and nearby his sister Sarah and her Fiance Matt). Our boys LOVE Sloane and Townes, and obviously we took them to all the local breweries. The highlight for me was the water day in the backyard, watching the kids on the slip and slide while we adults drank margaritas made with a jalapeno puree (Colin is still one of the best inventors and chef's for all things spicy).

Yup - Avery tour

The kids playing outside Finkle and Garf

Running down - our walk to Finkle and Garf

Just chillin' for breakfast at home

Panorama of patio time

Summer of Visitors and Hiking!

July was the start of our summer of visitors, and we loved it.. Living in our own little Colorado microcosm, it was wonderful to get to see so many friends and family that we don't have the pleasure of living near.

Kate and Kathryn visited with Nora and Ellis

We also tried to take advantage of our beautiful Colorado mountains and trails by taking the boys hiking on the weekends. On several hikes we found old buildings or burned hotels, and just exploring was so exciting for them.

Hiking Sanitas

Morning Hike in Eldorado Canyon

Boden did the whole 3 mile loop to the burned out old hotel

4th of July - 2015

A Full Fourth for the Fezler Family (I love alliterations)! We started the 4th of July with a great local race. It was put on by 3W (do What you can, When you can, Where you are). I've run a few half marathons with them, and the races they put on are local, and top notch. This was no exception. The race was in Louisville, which is about 10 minutes from our house.They started with a kids 50 meter dash - which Boden loved! After the kid race, we took to the family 5k, which was stroller friendly. Steve pushed about 50+ lbs of kids the whole way, and pushed me too (mentally)!

The Kid's Race

Carnage everywhere :)

Good Job!

Next up was the 5k race for Steve and I - he pushed those boys the whole way!

The family after the 5k race

After our morning races we headed home to enjoy some rest and relaxation and get ready for a full evening. We met up with Steve's Family at Dick's Sporting Good Park to watch the Rapid's play soccer. Steve's Aunts Carla and Sue live in Denver, but his Aunt Johanna, Uncle Chris and cousins Sarah and Nathan were visiting from back east. Although there were some thunderstorms early on, the rain held out and we enjoyed a great tail gate before heading into the stadium to watch some soccer and fireworks! Both boys LOVED the fireworks. In fact, Milo's favorite song in the whole world is Katie Perry's Firework song. It was a wonderful night, and great way to celebrate this beautiful country.