Our New Hobby

 Our new hobby this summer is bike riding!

At the beginning of the summer Ashtyn got a bigger bike and it took her only seconds to learn how to ride without training wheels, so this spiked her interest on wanting to go on bike rides all over Broomfield.  Matt found a bike for himself on Craig's List along with a trailer for Eli, whom has no interest in bike riding himself...and the new hobby started!

I remember bikes being my main way of transportation when I was growing up and its so fun to spend our summer nights pedaling from one place to another.  It's the best way to spend time doing something as a family and not to mention burning a couple calories all at the same time!

 On whatever trail we head out to its tradition to stop at the "creek" where Ashtyn and Eli have to play for a little bit...

 Then we are on our way to whatever park we come by...I am absolutely amazed at how many trails and parks there are in Broomfield - its endless!

I of course make sure to sport my sexy bike helmet - always setting a good example for my kids!!!

 My favorite trip so far has been up to Starbucks off 287 for an after dinner dessert - of course! 

It was a 6 mile bike ride and Ashtyn did great!  She handles dirt paths, up

hills and down hills so well for being a rookie, she even stands up when she needs too. 

We of course have had some close calls, where my heart literally stopped - but so far no broken limbs just scuffed up knees and elbows!

 This is Ashtyn's favorite outfit to wear while bike riding - it is definitely going to be on her Senior High School yearbook page - the knee highs get me every time!

Eli loves to ride in the trailer. 

We thought for sure he'd get jealous of Ashtyn and want to ride a bike just like her - but no!  He sits in his comfy little ride, with his hands tucked behind his head and cruises along! 

He's getting kicked out next summer though...

I'm loving our new family hobby!



CFD 2013

On Friday we headed up to Cheyenne to do a little camping and see our favorite country star, Jason Aldean, in concert with Jake Owen. 

It was awesome!

The Ohlheiser's joined us and we partied like rock stars as usual - maybe a little bit too much, because it too all weekend and part of Monday to recover!

Having been to several concerts up there before we knew the 2 hour drive home after the concert is brutal, so we checked into hotels way back in November to stay the night - no such luck!  It seems they sell out a year in advance or you can pay like $400 a night to stay in a very questionable Holiday Inn.  So we decided we would camp it - of course in our trailer, which is actually nicer then a hotel room!  Finding a camp ground was also difficult - again they sell out years in advance - except for a little place known as Last Chance Camp.  The name is quite fitting - basically its a farmer that owns a house and lots of land and opens it up just for the Frontier Days so people can camp and enjoy the rodeo!  It was quite humorous when we pulled up and saw a sea of trailers, tents and cowboys running around.  It was totally unorganized, chaotic, drunk people everywhere, and a crazy guy on a 4-wheeler - but so much fun!  We quickly parked our trailer in a row with several others and started the party.  We drank some beers...

 played some cards...

 drank some more beers...

 and some more beers!

 ...and then grilled some fantastic kabobs for dinner! 

In true Trujillo fashion we also survived a crazy storm that blew in from no where!  I swear everytime we do ANYTHING we are rained, hailed or snowed on - EVERYTIME!

This time it started out with a very black sky which then led to some questionable clouds which then formed into a funnel cloud which then quickly got the entire campsite up in arms - where would a 1,000 people go if an actual tornado hit the ground - thankfully the funnel cloud quickly dissipated, but then golf size hail fell from the sky damaging our trailer followed by a down pour of heavy rain all with in about twenty minutes.  It was absolute madness!  Of course a rainbow and sunny skies followed and the rest of the evening was perfect. 

 The campsite offered a shuttle service to and from the fairgrounds - great idea, since I'm pretty sure there were no sober people anywhere...so we boarded the "short" bus and made our way to the concert!

 Matt gave his Jell-O shot to this pretty girl from Texas - not sure what he was expecting in return, but he did get a picture with her! 

 We made it to our great front row seats and enjoyed every minute listening to Jake Owen and Jason Alder under a clear summer sky...and of course drank some more beers!

Stacey and I sported our knitted "beer" holders all night!

Jake Owen was amazing to watch! 

He was the perfect opener for Jason Aldean and had so much energy getting the record breaking crowd fired up!  He sang all my favorite songs - Barefoot Blue Jean Night, Summer Jam and 8 Second Ride!

He is very easy on the eyes as well!

Jason Aldean of course was AWESOME!  I think Matt enjoyed the show more then anybody and rocked out to every song - so much so, he lost his voice a little bit!

Getting back to our campsite was another adventure...

It was completely chaotic after the show and the "short" bus was no where to be found and the driver was not answering her phone - so we teamed up with some other people from our camp, flagged down a pick up truck, hopped in the back and paid the driver twenty bucks to take us back to camp - crazy, I know - but we got back to camp safely!  I don't think I've rode in the back of a truck since high school...

Our trip to Cheyenne Frontier Days was definitely the highlight of this summer! 

We had so, SO much fun and I can't wait to plan another trip back there next year - hopefully some good country stars will come again! 

Thanks to the Ohlheiser's for going with us and getting your country on!

There's nothing better then a weekend of camping with great friends surrounded by the world of country folk!  Love it... 

Life Lately

 We've gone through yet another schedule change...

This time not such a punch in the face, but still an adjustment!  Matt is now working nights, and Ashtyn is the one not dealing with it all that great this time around.  Bedtime is Matt and Ashtyn's "thing" so it's definitely been quite an adjustment for her, but I am trying my best to give the best baths and read the best bed time stories I possibly can, but I am sure I will never be as cool as her daddy is!  I on the other hand am not so upset with the schedule change - sure I miss having him home at night, but I might as well make the best out of it because this is the reality of our life.  Sundays nights are my favorite so far - I get the kids to bed, make a cup of coffee and some popcorn, snuggle up on the couch and watch Keeping Up with The Kardashians! 

Yes, I admit its my guilty pleasure and I enjoy all sixty minutes of it - uninterrupted!

The other great thing of our new schedule is Matt and I are home together on Mondays - all day and all night - Yay!  It's so nice having a normal day at home, so it makes the husband-less nights more manageable!  Until school starts we are making every Monday count with the kids, so we've been swimming and plan to take them bowling and 4-wheeling before the school bell rings!

While Matt's at work we stay busy going out to dinner with the family, hang out at the mall, go swimming - whatever wears them out!

Last Saturday night the kids and I went on a date!

We went to see Monster's University...the kids love Monster's Inc, so I knew they'd love a sequel!

This was Eli's first time to the Movie Theaters and he did fantastic.  He of course snuggled in my lap the whole time - no complaints - but made it through the whole movie with no whining or restlessness!

He was the cutest too when he walked out and kept repeating...

"That was really cool Mom!  The movie was so, so good!

And the screen was so, so Big.  I love the movies!

Everyone just looked at him with a big smile and laughed!

It was such a great evening with my kids - I love getting to take them on dates!

Next up is Airplanes - but this time Daddy is coming!

 Life lately has been pretty laid back...hanging around our home we love so much and soaking in as much summer as we possibly can before school starts in a few short weeks!

And of course taking naps on the floor on a pile of dirty clothes...

It's all good!

Americana

Happy 4th of July!

Celebrating the 4th is always fun...we headed over to the Ohlheiser's on the night before the 4th to watch the amazing firework display at Vista Ridge!

I made festive Jell-O shots for all the adults to enjoy - they were surprisingly easy to  make and tasted delicious!  Getting them out of the little dish however was very comical to watch...

 

 Stacey's mom made the cutest Oreo pops and my kids were in heaven - I heard they were very yummy, probably not as good as the Jell-O shots though...

 Before the actual show started Jason had his own little display of fireworks in the street. 

All the kids thought it was very cool - not going to lie, I've seen better...

 just kidding!  They were alright...

 

As usual Vista Ridge put on a great show! 

It's so fun to sit on a blanket in the grass, on a hot summer night, with friends and cold beers to watch fireworks - that is the complete definition of being an American!

Eli, however, was little scared at the beginning and snuggled up in the blanket with his head peaking out...he would peak out to see and once the firecracker went off with the big "BOOM" he'd cover his entire head with the blanket - it made Matt and I laugh!  For a kid whose rarely phased by much it was crazy how scared he got at first!  He did eventually warm up to the whole firecracker thing and then was sad when the show was over and was then ready for more!

Luckily, we'd be seeing Broomfield's the next night!

 On the 4th Matt headed to work and the kids and I joined the family at the lake...it was fun, but again missing my husband on the holiday.  Its just never the same...

We played cards, played in the water, rode on the tubes, had some good ol' American hot dogs and relaxed in the sun.

Perfect day at the lake!

 Brooke and Reece had so much fun tubing - they'd go around, and around, and around the lake! 

I'm not sure how their little arms could handle all that, but they were total rock stars!

 Ashtyn is always Brooke's little buddy and with no hesitation hopped right on the tube with her to join in on the fun.  She actually went pretty fast, but still didn't want to go over the wake...

 Eli perched in his favorite spot on the boat...

 The boat rocked my sweet boy to sleep...

...and apparently the lake puts Papa Bill to sleep as well! 

How many pictures do I have of him now sleeping in a chair at the lake?

We headed home early evening to get home and settled in time to see Broomfield's fireworks.  We were anxious to see if we would be able to see them from our back deck, because we do back up to Community Park, but we have HUGE, full trees that most likely would block our view.

We repaid the favor and invited the Ohlheiser's over to watch the fireworks along with us.

While Jason finished lighting all his fireworks off, the kids played with pop rocks, which Eli was fascinated with!  Next year I might need to get sparklers for the kiddos...

It turns out the trees did block our view, so we took our beers, popcorn and hopped the fence and had a little party on the side of Sheridan with a PERFECT view of the fireworks!

Broomfield also puts on a great show - little bummed we couldn't see it them from our deck, but we had one great popcorn party on the sidewalk! 

I always love celebrating the 4th of July, but it also means summer if half over and that stings a bit! 

Just better cram in as many pool dates, bike rides, BBQs and lake time before the school bell rings!

Happy Birthday America!