Yosemite

Nana and Papa were in Yosemite for a week with Jamie's sister's side of the family. We were there for a "repeat" of the wedding we had in Garden of the Gods exactly a year ago. Though the Yosemite wedding plans were cancelled last year, the reservations were kept in place; so it was turned into a 1-year anniversary extravaganza.

The dinner after the wedding/anniversary was spectacular.

Jamie and Lynn visited this abandoned
fire outlook tower.

We didn't stay at the Ahwahnee, so it's still on our list.

We stayed here, in Yosemite West.

Dog Lake

El Capitan from Taft Point.

Out our back window.

Wedding prep...

Half Dome in the background from Glacier Point.

Door Plates and Quilt Progress

Nana and Papa were practicing a recipe for their Yosemite trip. And we're way deep into Halloween decorating. And, there are new exterior door signs now (people were often confused which of the three front doors were which), see below. And Lynn's labyrinth quilt is coming along...

Sunflower Seed "Risotto" with Butternut Squash and
Mushrooms. For their Yosemite trip.

Halloween is coming!

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Once a Year Golf (at most)

It's time for our annual golf outing, and this time it's round two with the golf tournament supporting Matteo's school, ECA. An for the second time, Matt put together a Timbercreek Church team with Patrick, Brad, and Jamie. The Colorado Springs Country Club golf course is beautiful!

A Big Saturday!

First, there was a trip to Air City 360 with AJ, David, and Lexi. Then Matt, Matteo, and Jamie attended the Rocky Mountain Pig Jig at the Mining Museum. Maybe a BBQ team next year, eh TimberCreek!? Pig Jigs raise money to fight Nephrotic Syndrome, a severe and aggressive type of chronic kidney disease that equally affects children and adults.

We won a Yeti cooler at the Pig Jig!

Air360

Mining Museum - Pig Jig

Look who joined Jamie for Torah study tonight.
How appropriate!

Sundance and White Chocolate Grill

Nana and Papa did a little trip to Park Meadows Mall to visit Sundance to find Lynn some stuff for the upcoming trip to California. They did that and then some! As it happened, Tracy was up in the Denver area with one of the foster twins for a doctor's appointment so they met up at White Chocolate Grill for lunch! A few miscellaneous things below, too.

Angel Mist Park (just down the street)

Park Meadows Mall

WCG = White Chocolate Grill

A white chocolate banana cream pie!

These two were quarantined this week.

Fina's spot.

Meanwhile, back at the Compound

Here's a few miscellaneous goings-on at the Compound while most of the boys were in Kansas...

She's a licensed driver today!

Dump cake; before we left for Kansas.

Nana sneaks in some school stuff every day.

A pumpkin! Lexi was beside herself.

Halloween decorations coming out!

Chiari surgery anniversary!

New do.

New do for Lexi, too.

We are in Kansas some more

Matt, Papa, Matteo, AJ, and David headed to Manhattan, KS (near Fort Riley) to visit Sam for the Labor Day weekend. Here are some miscellaneous photos from the trip. Other "major" happenings on the trip are documented in other posts.

One of our favorite pit stops: I-70 Diner in Flagler, CO.

Greating us at the Four Points Marriott in Manhattan, KS.

Always fun at Umi Steakhouse and Sushi.

He got 5 or 6 in a row, machine-gun style.

They learned about pool, and loved it.

Always fun at Little Apple Lanes

AJ and David were quite the team.

Unique technique. (It didn't work any better.)