Thursday, September 29, 2022

Dragon Boat Festival ~ 2022 (Videos!)

Pictures taken June 11 ~
Here are some pictures from the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival!



Video ~ Two dragon boats race at a time and row in sync with the sound of the beating drum at the front of the dragon boat.




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We went to a Chinese restaurant after the dragon boat races.

Monday, September 26, 2022

Outdoor Movie Night

Pictures taken June 10 ~
We had technical difficulties with our outdoor movie night with Grandma, but Jeff's cookout and Elli's concessions were great!



Saturday, September 17, 2022

Grand Canyon Trip ~ Day 5 (Videos!)

Pictures taken June 2 ~
We rode the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad through the Rocky Mountains and San Juan National Forest in Colorado!


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We had a picnic stop along the river at Cascade Canyon.




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Lodge at Wolf Creek Pass - the high mountain pass on the Continental Divide in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado.

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Grand Canyon Trip ~ Day 4

Pictures taken June 1 ~
We stopped at Four Corners and then went to Mesa Verde.
Four Corners.

Mesa Verde.



Cliff Palace.


Hotel pool.

Thursday, September 8, 2022

Grand Canyon Trip ~ Day 3

Pictures taken May 31 ~
We went on the Bright Angel bicycle ride!



We had some elk sightings.


We had a picnic at Grandview Point.

Monday, September 5, 2022

Grand Canyon Trip ~ Day 2 (Part 2)

Pictures taken May 30 ~
More Grand Canyon views!
This picture was taken at noon and the lighting looks like a painting!

Desert View Watchtower.

We had a picnic on the porch at Desert View Watchtower.



We got little cups of gelato at Grand Canyon Chocolate Factory.

Thursday, September 1, 2022

Grand Canyon Trip ~ Day 2 (Part 1)

Pictures taken May 30 ~
We went horseback riding at Apache Stables. It was a beautiful day and the same place we went horseback riding on our Grand Canyon trip with Kaitlyn and Brady in 2008!



Jeff's horse was "Skipper", Elli's horse was "Lobo", and my horse was "Ben K".
We had some true cowboys for our guides. One of the cowboys said Elli was "a rose between two thorns".