4th of July Weekend

by Erica

We had a great holiday weekend! Karisa came into town on Wednesday night and stayed until Monday. We went to the fireworks in town. We were not sure how Ashlyn would like them, but it turned out that she loved them! I had more fun watching her reaction to them than watching the fireworks myself.

Karisa was a big help to us on Friday. Because of her help with taking care of Ashlyn, we were able to finish the basement! This is a very big deal! The entire project took us 19 months to complete--a little longer than originally planned, but isn't that usually true of most house projects? Here, Jason is nailing in the very last nail. Yeah!

Saturday we went to the Renaissance Festival with the Hudson's. This is something I have never done before. It was nice to see something new. I enjoyed the jousting most. The people watching was also entertaining (to say the least). A very tired Princess

On Monday, we walked along Boulder Creek in Boulder. I can't believe that I have never done that before. They have both a paved trail and a dirt trail. We stopped on Pearl Street and enjoyed delicious smoothies at Ed's Juice Joint. I recommend the Chai Tea smoothie. Ashlyn loved having her Auntie Karisa here. Karisa even got a special kiss to prove it!