Value of a Picture

I love this picture of Mike. Last summer we spent a week out in Colorado. We climbed four 14ers, spent time rock climbing and exploring mines with Ben & Julie, and just relaxed in the great outdoors. We have done this almost every summer since we were married in '99. This year will be a little different. We still hope to make it out to Colorado...only I won't be able to climb mountains and rock climb. Instead I'll get to spend time with my dear friend, Julie, while Ben and Mike "play" outside :)

Tyler called me the other day asking how old our baby has to be before we can take it mountain climbing. I told him that you're supposed to wait until he/she is a year old before you climb up to high altitudes with him/her. So Tyler told us to mark August 2007 on our calendar to take a backpacking trip with him and Ann and maybe Caleb & Audria and Dad & Mom. Tyler & Ann will be spending their honeymoon on a beach, so I think he's excited to get back to the mountains!

I don't blame him. I'm so thankful for pictures! There are some days where I long to see the majestic beauty of the mountains. Pictures aren't quite the same...but I can pull up some pictures and close my eyes and visualize myself in a beautiful, peaceful setting.

This may seem like a really random post, but today was one of those days where I pulled up pictures from our last Colorado trip and took a trip back down memory lane...