10 Steps to the Perfect Day...

Step Number One: Wake up at 5:00 in the morning.

Step Number Two: Drive 2.5 hours up to the mountains.

Step Number Three: Run a half marathon.

Step Number Four: Or... instead you can study for the million tests you have coming up.

Step Number Five: Drive up to Keystone Resort, and enjoy the BEAUTIFUL trees!

Step Number Six: Eat at a local "hole in the wall" (which is my new favorite thing to do!).

Step Number Seven: Ride the gondola to the top of Keystone.

Step Number Eight: Explore the top of the mountain with someone who you're particularly fond of :).
Step Number Nine: Upon return to the city, relax in the hot tub.

Step Number Ten: Fall asleep by ten, dreaming of the breathtaking trees :).


Follow these ten steps, and you'll have the perfect day! It really was a perfect day, and an amazing weekend overall. Even though my tan is fading fast, I love this time of year!

Welcome Home...

Brock and Samona welcomed little Zailah Brielle Skidmore on Tuesday, September 14.

She's beautiful and perfect! Welcome home, baby-girl :)

Taste of Colorado...

Nate and I have been doing a lot of cooking lately... some nights more successful than others!


So when the annual "Taste of Colorado" came to town, we were so excited to have the break! My mom and dad took us out with Macy and Daveed, and it was such a fun night. Taste of Colorado is exactly as it sounds... you get a little taste of EVERYTHING. Here are the things we ate...

1. BBQ sandwich
2. corn on the cob (my dad's favorite)
3. pizza (my favorite)
   
4. cheesecake on a stick
5. berry kabob (drizzled in chocolate)
6. snow-cone (my other favorite!)

Taste of Colorado is such a fun night all around. The Taste of Colorado is not only about eating amazing food, seeing some cool shops, watching interesting people, or listening to live music, but I think the best part is that I get to hang out with my family! Most people that get a "taste of Colorado" fall in love with the place... permanently!

Can I have a "do-over"?...

This is what I envisioned when Nate requested a cake in the shape of a tooth!


This is what he got...


BOO!!!!! Can I have a do-over?!?!

John Mayer Concert...

John Mayer came to Denver to perform at Red Rocks Amphitheatre last week!

Red Rocks Amphitheatre is a breathtaking outdoor venue in Morrison, Colorado. The picture below shows this amazing arena!


Nate and I decided to go... but we didn't have to pay for any tickets!

We packed a picnic dinner, and hiked up the back of the venue. Because it's outdoor, they can't monitor the radius of the venue, and therefore people (like us) hike up the back to listen to the concert for free!

We got all the way to the back perimeter, where we could hear the music. We were super close, up against the back wall of the venue. This lasted for about 30 minutes before a man with a massive spotlight found us! He yelled at us for trespassing, so we had to "leave". We left... we walked about 10 yards and ducked behind an enormous boulder! We hid there for the remainder of the concert.

We couldn't see John Mayer, and actually, we could barely hear the songs that were being played, but the night was beyond incredible!

Do you smell something?...

For some reason this summer, we took a lot of pictures smelling our armpits! It became a game to smell your armpit, and make a grotesque face. Don't ask! And NO ONE was exempt... Here are some silly pictures that make me laugh :)




The lesson learned: you're never too young to start wearing deodorant :)

Girls Night Out...

It was so much fun to have EVERYONE home this summer. But even with everyone home, we still struggled to get everyone together at the same time...especially us girls! So I made invitations and we planned a "girls night out".


We started at the Cheesecake Factory...


and ended in a parking lot, that will remain unknown.


Brook had been wearing a pair off AWFUL looking shoes all summer. She was trying to get every penny out of them, but her social life (and mine) were suffering because of these platform/furry/sandal looking shoes. I had been working hard all summer to get rid of them, but not until the middle of July did we bet during a round of golf at Heather Gardens! It was a close game, but I came through in the end and won! Goodbye shoes!!!!


It was decided! We would destroy them during our "Sister Date" and that's how we ended up in the mystery parking lot. We brought matches, fireworks, and the camera...only forgetting the supplies to put out the fire and clean it up! Opps (which is why it will remain anonymous!). It was such a fun night.

This girls night was one for the books. We didn't eat cookie dough, talk about boys, or have a pillow fight in our underwear, but we had an absolutely amazing time! I love my sisters. I miss them horribly, and hope that we all live closer someday (or at least have "sister trips" every year).