Linda Rokos Watts

Three days at her dads and I missed the lil bugger like crazy. I took this silly little pic while we were waiting for the bus this morning. Wishing everyone a happy, wet, and cloudy day!

Saturday morning the foo, his brothers and I packed up the cars and headed up to Steamboat for a little weekend get away. We got a fantastic condo right on the mountain with a beautiful view of the valley. It was so bright and green up there it was breath taking. We spent all of Sunday shopping downtown, buying Connor some new cowboy boots and hiking up Fish Creek Falls. It was nice to get out of town for the weekend the only thing missing was Stella. We really missed her this weekend but she was off having a great time at here dads. The view from one of the decks. Steamboat Valley at its greenest. A late night(8pm) pic of the crew right before putting Grant down to sleep and a pic taken earlier in the night of Adam and Laurie making Blue Cheese Buffalo burgers... mmmmm ! What do you get when you put 3 brothers in an elevator ? Yeah...I don't know either! :) Baby Grant in a new hat my mama made for him and Grant and Dad watching the Nuggets. Go Nuggets! Fish Creek Fall, Steamboat...

You can't make a trip up to Steamboat and not go to the hot springs. They have changed quite a bit over the last 10 years since the time we use to sneak up there in high school but they sure are still great! We spent all of Monday morning relaxing in all the different pools of warm water up there, we even did a quick lap in the cold river, it was FREEZING! This is one of the new steam rooms they build into the mountain. Megan and I chillin poolside. The boys. Connor, Robin, Adam and Chad with his back turned. Another little structure with one of the springs running right through it. It's amazing how warm it keeps the structure. The springs were a great way to end a fantastic trip to Steamboat.

Stella has been taking piano lessons this whole year and she's getting really good. She's put in the long hours of practice and with thanks to my mom for the extra help...(i know nothing about piano or how to read music) she's now learning Bach. She has a recital coming up in a month and she will be playing Musette in D written by Johann Sebastian Bach. She even studied Bach in school so she's really excited to play his music. Johann Sebastian Bach himself. Dates to be posted soon on her recital. Hope everyone has a wonderful Memorial Day weekend! :)

Lavender is not only on of my favorite colors but the actual flower is beautiful. We have then all around our house and they are in full bloom right now. My mom stopped by my office today with a bouquet of freshly cut lavender flowers. Smells so yummy! Hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful day! Thank you mama!

Meet baby Grant (Chad and Laurie's new baby). Laurie came over from London on Saturday and we finally got to meet Grant on Sunday. Two adorable kiddos! Connor meeting his nephew for the first time. Both of them had the giggles. Stella and I on our way to Laurie's parents place for a fun Sunday afternoon! Stella and I spent a little of Sunday morning shopping for some new summer clothes. I love all the bright fun colors and patterns. Lot's of food and lots of friends over a beautiful weekend....it doesn't get much better! Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and is enjoying the summer weather!

Saturday was suck a beautiful day that we decided to pack up all our gear and hear out to the far west end of the South Plat. We spent the day fishing, treasure hunting, and playing in the sun! Mama and the lil one. Heading into the woods with our GPS on a treasure hunt. The doggies were trying to help but we didn't have much luck. We didn't end up catching anything in the 5 hours that we were out on the water but we sure had a good time. It was a great way to spend a beautiful Saturday!