big snowstorms & Oklahoma visitors! We love hosting friends and family who come to visit! Our beautiful state has so much to offer in terms of scenery, activities, and tourist destinations. So when Jami's dear college friend (and sorority pledge daughter) Kellie and her little boy Blake from Oklahoma planned a visit, we had a full itinerary planned with fun spring outings of hiking, seeing the sights, and enjoying our beautiful spring weather. Only problem was the weather had another plan and decided to remind us that snow can still fall in April, as we watched nearly 16 inches accumulate over 2+ days. Visual below.
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow ... in April!
Reid & Blake survey the action of the YMCA pool.
Time to conquer the slide!
Blake and Kellie after a dip in the pool.
We traded in our swimsuits for snowsuits in the afternoon. After hours of snow, it stopped for just an hour or so ... long enough for the sun to peek through and for our crew to head outside for some snowy adventures.
Luke uncovered this bat in an archaeological snow dig in the backyard!
Blake & Kellie enjoyed the snow!
Anyone for some snow baseball?
Blake is quite the lil' slugger already, and he's not even 2 yet!
He's got amazing eye-hand coordination and a level swing.
He was smashing the snowballs! It's no surprise though ...
his dad Chris is a baseball coach!
After spending most of Friday at home, our cabin fever pushed us to brave the outdoors and venture into the city. Downtown Colorado Springs hardly had any snow compared to our neighborhood to the north. First stop, we watched Luke play (and Scott coach) in an indoor soccer game at the Downtown YMCA.
Coach Leahy with Luke and his teammates
A post-game lunch at Salsa Brava
Even though there was snow, rain, and wind blowing,
we still worked in some sightseeing for our Oklahoma visitors.
Kellie works at Vance Air Force Base, so we toured the
Air Force Academy (where many of their pilots got their start.)
The weather was blustery, but we managed to snap this pic
of Kellie in front of the Cadet Chapel.
Mothers inspiring young artists...
Girls Night Out! We left the boys behind with Scott (and the roads were clear enough) to visit one of our local favorites -- the 2nd Street Art Market & Wine Bar in Monument. What fun to sip & share more stories! We even tried a Chocolate Zinfandel.
When we arrived home, the lil' guys were all to happy to see us!
Since Scott and I both knew Kellie in college, she's one of those friends that's like family to us. Now that she has a family of her own, we were excited to spend time with Blake and watch our boys play together. This weekend was full of so many wonderful moments & memories. We can't wait to see them again!
Good friends...
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