Water nymphs

This is a snowmelt runoff stream in Manitou Springs. 

Old Bridge

This bridge was built around 1880. 

More pics of the Wilson Ladies

This was taken near Garden of the Gods National Park on Thanksgiving Day. 

In Our "Garden"

Marli and Caite at Garden of the Gods park. This was about 2 seconds before it started snowing. Brrrrrrr.
And no... it's not a typo. Caitlynn wants to go by "Caite" now.

Tooth Fairy Anyone?

The only vampire who can't keep her fangs in... ;-) 

Not-so Wicked Witch of Colorado Springs

 

Dreaming of the Sweet Stuff

Mmmmmmm..... Candy...... 

Halloween 2006

The girls in their home-made costumes. Sandy did a great job!

Silly

No pumpkins or green witches were hurt in the making of this picture.
Well, alright. The pumpkin wasn't too happy...

Kya in the snow

 

Backyard

 

Caitlynn enjoying her first snow storm

 

Rowan in the cul d'sac

 

Blizzard '06

It dumped between 18-24" of the white stuff and winds were blowing around 40mph. The next day was 60 degrees... go figure. 

The Droolmeister

Jake that is... Not my sis. 

His mom was right...

His face stuck that way. 

Hug? Strangle hold? You Be the Judge....

Danger, Guardog on Duty

Meet Kya, our 5-month-old yellow lab. With the girls getting older, I figured I needed some sharp teeth to keep all the teenage boys in check. Grrrr....

Somehow, I think I bought the wrong dog. ;-)

You might be a Floridian if...

• "Down South" means Key West.
• "Panhandling" means going to Pensacola.
• You think no one over 70 should be allowed to drive.
• Flip-flops are everyday wear.
• Shoes are for business meetings and church.
• No, wait, flip-flops are good for church too, unless it's Easter or Christmas.
• Sweet tea can be served at any meal.
• An alligator once walked through your neighborhood.
• You smirk when a game show's "Grand Prize" is a trip to or cruise to Florida.
• All the local festivals are named after a fruit, reptile or a pirate.
• A mountain is any hill 100 feet above sea level.
• You know the four seasons really are: almost summer, summer, not summer but really hot, and Christmas.
• Anything under 95 is just warm.
• You've hosted a hurricane party.
• You understand the futility of exterminating cockroaches.
• You understand why it's better to have a friend with a boat than have a boat yourself.

Big Man Jake

My nephew, Jake Bledsoe. Women love him. Diapers fear him.

My ladies...

Cute, no? 

Little Gymnast

Marli's Science Project

Marli got a "First Place" ribbon for her documentary on the Garden of the Gods. She took the pics and recorded the voice over, I used a video editor to put it all together. We're very proud of her!!!!

I just had PRK done on my eyes last Thursday. For the unknowing, this involves:
1) Polishing your lens with a motorized brush.
2) Using a laser to reshape the cornea.

Side effects? You can smell the laser burning your cornea away and you're extremely light sensitive.
Good part? Lots and lots of legal drugs and a week off work. ;-)

Da Krewe

Since Gasparilla is looming in Tampa, I wanted to take a moment to remember Ye Ol Krewe from Fort Walton Beach. Arrrrr........

 

 

Up On High

Cait, Marli & Grandpa Wilson on top of Pikes Peak.