Aurora Reservoir

Yesterday Jake and I went to Annmarie and Steve's to ride our bikes with them around the Aurora Reservoir, which is just a mile east of their home. It was a beautiful day to do it we thought but we would soon find out different. The wind started to pick up just as we left the house but by the time we arrived at the reservoir it was very gusty. It wasn't to bad as long as the wind was behind you but when you had to ride into it that was another story. The last few miles were the worst. As we were making are way over the dam the wind was so fierce we were getting sprinkled with water and sometimes sad hitting our legs. Ouch! The last turn on the reservoir was right into the wind it was so hard to ride we ended up walking our bikes to the end. Our whole bike ride was over 10 miles it doesn't sound to tough but with the wind added in, it made for a long trip. Next time Steve said we need to do in earlier in the day.


When we arrived back to their home, mom and dad were waiting for us. After we freshened up, we all went to On the Border for dinner. It tasted so good after a long bike ride.

A Wonderful Weekend

This past weekend I had the opportunity to go through the Denver Temple for the 1st time. It was a wonderful experience and will definetly have to return very soon. Aaron, Jen, Morgan and Braylen came out along with my "good" friend Tiffany and her husband Todd and daughter Emma on Thursday. Also in the temple with me were my parents, Jake, and my friend Margie and Jeremiah.

My mom was my escort. The temple worker assigned to help me through the session was very excited for me and it was nice to have that positive energy around. After the temple we went over to Annmarie and Steve's for a BBQ. Only in Colorado can it be sunny in the morning and snow by afternoon and that was our luck for the BBQ. It was great food, Steve makes the best hamburgers. Sunday was a warm day and we were able to spend some time outside. We had a family dinner and then had our 1st fire pit of the season.
I want to thank everyone who was able to be with me in the temple. It meant a lot to see family and friends in the Celestial room. Thanks to those who called and thought of me too.

Happy 1st Birthday Kennedy

Happy birthday to our little Kennedy. She made it through her first year with her 3 older and adoring siblings. She is a sweet girl and we love her very much.

Bon Jovi

Last night Annmarie and I went to the sold out Bon Jovi concert at the Pepsi Center. This is our 2nd Bon Jovi concert and knew it was going to be an awesome night. I have been excited for months and the day finally came. The opening act was Chris Daughtry. It took some time getting into the arena because security was padding everyone down, I am sure we can guess what they were looking for. When we finally make it to our seats, Chris Daughtry was already on stage and it was dark. Turns out they set up a spotlight right in our seats so we are directed to customer service to get new tickets. The whole way down we are thinking we will be stuck in the back, well we were completely suprised when we ended up 10 rows up from the side of the stage. It could not get much better then that. So here are pictures of our seats before and after.




By the time we were settled in our permanent seats for the concert Chris Daughtry was halfway through his performance and we were okay with that because we went to see Bon Jovi. He did put on a good show even though I only knew 3 of his songs.


Finally time for Bon Jovi the man or band of the hour. They rocked the house for over 2 hours and my ears have stopped ringing and I just starting to hear again. Right by our section was an area that he came over to a couple times and where I got my best pictures of him and Richie Sambora.




They also had 4 screens set up behind the stage so those in the way back could see at least more of his features that just a figure on the stage. The screens rotated around, came together and made a bigger screen and also streched out.

We didn't get home til 11:30 and it was sure rough getting up for work this morning but the concert was definitely worth it. I can't wait til he comes next year.