Linda Rokos Watts

Troy and I are spending a few days at the Jolly Ranch, sadly Stella isn't with us (she LOVES this place), she's in Seattle with her dad, step-mom and little brother. Since we were moving over the holidays it was awesome that she could go visit the Larsens and I'm grateful she gets to spend a happy Christmas with them..... but boy do I miss that little monkey!   The Jolly Ranch! Love this place and the people here!  We got about 12 inches of snow, we took a little drive to the town of Lake George. Love all the old structures around here, even better when covered in snow.    Just down the road from Becky and Bill.   On the ranch with Tilda and Ellie!  Tilda greeting us as we drive back in from town!   Elie joining in the fun.....you can barely see her.   The horses had their fun in the snow this morning too. Stella's favorite horse, Hickory!  Crocket, Bravo and Shiloh!   Til...

We finally arrived in Colorado the day before yesterday after 4 days on the road! Woo hoo! We got to our home in Breck and found it to be sooooooo much cooler then we had thought! The drive across country was long and we made it a little longer by driving around a massive storm that hit Kentucky (thanks to Troy's awesome navigating) we were blessed to have a safe, dry, drive across 2000 miles.   New York  Some where in middle America!   Poor Ivan (our car) was so loaded down but he ran like a champ!  West Virginia had some pretty rolling hills!   The drive through Ohio seemed to take for forever.   We have a mini Buddha glued to the dash for a little extra guidance.  Indian was a bit long as well.   All smiles as we near Colorado   You can barley see the foothills as the sun is setting but what a sight!   Longs peak as the sun is setting. My parents live in the foothills j...

It's go time! We are flying by the seat of our pants at this point and our plans seem to change by the hour. As of right now we are scheduled to be all packed up and loaded, ready to drive by Saturday morning. Our place rented and the new people want to be in a few days early. Not a big deal but that means this week will be one CRAZY week. Ready?!?  Had an awesome morning driving Taylor to Loon so she could teach some little ones how to ski and we drove Jordan back to Burke. Wishing Taylor was in this pic......  Above us, the new quad that Burke has installed on their training hill. I think Troy was a bit envious that this thing wasn't there when he was at Burke decades ;) ago! Such a lovely day!  Ready, set, go..........love and gratitude! 

What a day! We picked up Jordan this morning after she got off the red-eye from Colorado early this morning. We got a chance to hang out most of the day and then the day got even better .....we got to pick up Taylor this afternoon for a fun filled night, hanging out at home with all the girls.   We got our new fish-eye lens in the mail today! This is the first picture to come out of it. Taken by Troy. A little weird that my arm looks larger then my leg but still a fun lens to play with.  The angles this thing can get are crazy. It's an attachment that we can put on anyone of our lenses. So cool!   Since the girls were all coming over I thought it would be fun to make a big dinner so we could all sit around the table and enjoy each others company. On the menu, chicken schnitzel, potato wedges, big green salad and the girls made cupcakes for desert. Woo Hoo!  The three girls in the kitchen! Love this!  Big wee...

Stella got a little package in the mail today. A new Lego set. When was the last time you played with Legos?!?! Well, I can safely say it's been decades for me so, we decided to have family Lego night. It was a hoot. Troy, Stella and I spent some quality time with A LOT of little, little pieces!  This is about an 1/10 of what we put together.   Stella had some fun.....I think she rebuilt hers 5 different times.    You can't tell from the pictures but these things have gears that make a bunch of different parts move.   Some bad-ass little Lego dudes.  One other thing came in the mail today...... a smoked turkey from Nana and Papa B. It was sooooooo good, and it saved me from having to come up with something to cook for dinner. Woo-hoo!  Thank you Nana and Papa B! See you guys soon! Love and Gratitude. 

Raising a glass to Bry-guy! 3 years . . . .!  Love and Gratitude! 

Love this... Love and gratitude!