We are in Scottsdale

It's been nice so far. Our house is so nice! It's very cozy! The sun has finally started coming out the past couple of days, and it has been really nice sitting out by the pool. Cayle has enjoyed getting to play with g-ma and g-pa. Even though the pool is heated to about 60 degrees, it's still a little cool for swimming. We got in today after a hard bike ride, to kind of "ice" the legs for recovery purposes. I dove in, and it was fairly cold to say the least. Natalie has been making amazing dinners each night. She went shopping today with my mom to find Cayle and outfit for the wedding we have coming up. On the agenda for tonight: Illini @ Ohio State, and I'm sure more good food! I'll try to get some pics up soon.

Leadville

Today I had to head to Leadville for a training that I missed in Eagle. We don't head up that way very often, but it's a beautiful drive (and bike ride) and a beautiful area. As I was driving today, I realized that we have never driven up there in the winter time. The road from Minturn to Leadville which is about 50 miles or so is almost entirely covered with a thin layer of snow. Lots of gravel on top of that snow... I got a chip in the windshield, that by the time I got back to Gypsum had spread about 10 inches... :-( Mt. Massive and Mt. Elbert for some reason looked so much more imposing when they are covered with snow! They are monstrous! It was a clear, cold and sunny day, and the mountains and surrounding forests looked very pristine with all the fresh snow up there.

Pics from the Superbowl Party

Cayle got to play with his buddy Macklin during the Superbowl. He enjoyed his time with Mack!

Natalie relaxing a bit with her favorite Doritos in the reading chair before people showed up to watch the big game!

Cayle's longest crawl

Cayle crawled from the living room to the kitchen to see his mommy

Super Bowl

That's over! Good game. We had a party here at our house. Lots of friends came over! Cayle's buddy Macklin even stopped by for a while to play! It seemed like they had fun together! Tons of great food with good friends. Now, 2 more weeks till vaca in AZ!

Friends

Took Cayle out to eat tonight with friends (J, and T&A). This was his 2nd time eating in a big boy high chair at a restaurant. He is doing such a good job sitting at the table with everyone! He went out to Pizza Hut earlier this week with us, and tonight it was for Mexican. It's so much fun watching him grow up. He's getting to be such a big boy!

Cayle Crawling and Jumping

Cayle's first crawl on video camera. He is not very sure of himself yet, but he is getting the hang of it, and I bet he will be moving much more pretty quickly...


Jumping in his jumper. He has been going crazy in this thing lately. It's so funny watching him jump and laugh!