Home Sweet Home (Colorado)

The end of June the kids and I traveled to my hometown of Colorado Springs. I had not been back since my sister's wedding 2 1/2 years ago. I was excited to see what had changed and for my kids to spend time with their grandparents. The kids were great on the flight. I'm so blessed to have kids that enjoy traveling! When we stepped off the plane in Denver it even smelled like home. I've missed it so much. The mountains, the thunderstorms, the dry air. Most of all it was good to spend time with my parents and my sisters who flew in for a visit too! The kids just loved being at their grandparent's and all the attention as well as the open space and room to run around on their little "ranch". We had tons of fun and the visit was too short. The kids keep asking when we will go back and hopefully we'll be visiting more often when we return to the U.S. for good.   

Road Trip! 2010

I can't believe it's been 2 months since my last blog! As usual the summer months seem to fly by. So a quick recap over the last 2 months. In June we took our last big road trip while living overseas. This time though we didn't leave the country. We drove to Scotland stopping in Sherwood Forest, Newcastle and along Hadrian's Wall. We stayed a week in Glasgow while Devin attended the 2010 Turbo Expo where he had 2 presentations. Then we drove up to Inverness along Loch Lomond, through the Highlands and along Loch Ness. We then drove to St. Andrews golf course and walked on the fairway at the 18th hole. What a thrill! Next stop was Stirling Castle (my great grandmother was born there) then a couple of days in Edinburgh. We finally made our way back to England stopping for a couple of days in the Lake District which was unlike anything I expected. Beautiful mountain passes and lakes almost made me feel like I was back in Colorado! Except for the sheep and very narrow roads! Below are a few pictures from the trip. We had a great time and will miss our "European vacations"!