Pike's Peak

Looking up...
Today we took the cog train to Pike's Peak.

Not the tallest peak in the Rocky Mountain Range...
However, you can enjoy a 360 degree view from the top of Pike' Peak.

Here is the view from the top.

 This is what makes the 25% grade possible.

Here we are back at the depot. Only 3 short hours after we boarded for the ride up.

Yogurtland with Sam and Audrey!

According to Brianna's post-Novocaine request, we headed to Yogurtland today. Everybody enjoyed it quite a bit; it was the first experience there for everyone but Brianna. It's self serve, and they charge by weight. You choose your flavors, toppings, and amounts of each, and weigh at the end for thirty cents an ounce.

 The wall of frozen yogurt flavors!

 Audrey's on left, Brianna's on right.

Come Sit On My Swing

I had a few projects to complete before company comes. First, I painted and added 'no-slip' strips to our garage steps. (and a mat.) Very welcoming for a garage entrance.  Next I sanded and stained the front porch swing. It had aged to a disappointing grey. Like its suppose to. I didn't agree with nature and after sanding and adjusting the hinges used a can of stain from the garage. It didn't cost a thing for the improvement until I decided it needed pillows. The trip to the fabric store wasn't so bad. The project was done in one day. Now we are ready for company.

Exterior Paint

I am so happy to have the painting completed on the exterior. Here is the before picture. Admittedly, I am not a huge fan of yellow. However, I could have lived with a clear yellow shade. Our home in Idaho was yellow. This before shade is muddy and had green undertones that just looked like a dirty beige. After much family discussion, we settled on green for the new house color.

So here is the 'after picture'.  I have noticed too that I am becoming bolder in my color selection in my old age. Perhaps 10 years ago I would have chosen a more demure shade. I wanted no doubt in any one's mind that ours in the green house.

So when you come to visit, ours is the green house, you won't miss it.