Well, hello, to everyone! Dave and I spent this last summer in Colorado Springs, CO. He worked at Fort Carson Army Base as an intern for the JAG Corps. We LOVED being near the mountains again and spent as much time as possible exploring the beautiful scenery around the Rockies - driving to see almost twenty 13ers and 14ers and hiking and biking in the mountains... Mom and Dad Haskins came to visit in July and we all went to the top of Pike's Peak together (driving actually, though Dave did hike the 13 mile trail himself at the end of the summer)...
Our two favorite places to visit in Colorado were Twin Lakes where we stayed overnight at a bed and breakfast for our anniversary (pic on left - it would be a great place to go back for a family camping trip!) and the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs (pic on right).
Mom and Dad adventured on the drive back to Virginia across the United States with me (Dad was the driving marathon champion, driving all day long for three days without a substitute!) Just ask them sometime about our crazy picture spree through "Shelbyville, Kentucky." I think we were a little looney from the drive, but we were laughing our heads off and must have taken at least 25 pictures of "Shelby" signs throughout the little town to make a souvenir picture book for Shelby. (I'm sure she'll keep it for years to come as a valuable possession and reminder of our unashamed love for her...)
Now, Dave is back in school and we are busy with our normal routine of study and work. Law school has been pretty strenuous for us, but we are trying to also focus this last year on enjoying the time we have with our friends in Virginia. It all goes by really fast! But then, hopefully, we will be able to move back to the "West" and be closer to the rest of the fam. :-)
God has blessed us with a new baby!! Shannon and David announced their new blessing to us Tuesday night at dinner, the day after arriving home for Thanksgiving. They gave us an amazing sonogram picture of our 7 week grandchild. What a glorious celebration we had. We were also blessed to have Dan's folks (new greatgrand parents) with us this night.
