a vaca

hey sonny boy. what's up? i still think of you often. the mailman hasn't brought the CIS approval, so our social worker is going to track it down. the paper, not the mailman. she says the lady processing them is new to her job, so she could be slower than normal. anyway, i wanted to tell you about the vaca that your dad and i are taking. we are headed to lovely colorado for about 10 days. i can't wait to get out of town for a bit.
we will be driving our new...

honda fit named ruby,

and stoping in...

leadville, CO so your dad can do the crazy 50 mile race,
with a grand finally of one of our favorite places on earth, Camp Kivu in Durango, Colorado. This is the place that your dad and i are pumped to take you to some day. it is near and dear to us. the place, but mostly the people, and also the crazy fun, and the parties, and the camp food, the kids, the staff, and the river, and the sounds, and the smells, the dodgeball, the 15 passenger vans, and the laughter, the mountains, valleys, bikes, hikes, yes...it will be good to introduce you to this some day. here are some photos from camp:

the braners...camp directors
the workout shed
the leadership girls

the river, great for fly fishing and floating