Lunch at 12,000ft

Our first hike in the Breckenridge area, way above tree level, nice views overlooking an alpine lake. Always cool to go on a hike in the middle of the day for our lunch break!

Our Colorado home

We feel very fortunate to have found this place in Breckenridge, Colorado where will be spending the rest of the month. Our days are split between working and hiking in this beautiful area.

Steph's office

Ben's office

And more!

the fire place

and of course the jacuzzi!

Crocs

Oliver's first pair of shoes, it's official!

Oliver's first hike

Oliver had a pretty good time on his first hike. He didn't do much of the hiking but got to talk, sing and fall asleep on the way back. A profound experience for Ben who got emotional about carrying his sleeping baby... as well as very sore for this first uphill hike with a 25 pounder.


Before                                                 After...

 Williams Lake off of Taos Ski Valley

And a video...

Our little house in Taos

Enchanted Taos New Mexico

We stopped in Taos, New Mexico for 3 nights on our way to Colorado. We rented this really cool little casita, right outside of Taos. It was nice having our own space, we loved listening to the desert silence when Oliver was asleep.

Walking!

Oliver is officially walking... Here is a snapshot in a hotel in Amarillo, TX half-way between Dallas and Taos.

Road Trip!

We just arrived in Colorado where we will be spending the rest of August away from the Texas heat.
We did a first stop in Dallas where we spent a few days hanging out at Amy's house and catching up with the cousins. Then we hit the road for good. First trip over 6 hours for Oliver. We were slightly worried as he really doesn't like to be stuck in the car seat. He did have some good times including here when he woke up from a nice morning nap with his favorite sssssssss sound.

Almost walking...

Oliver is getting very close to walk...

upside down

Did you know Oliver loves to be upside down? :)

Mosquitoes

Mosquitoes love sweet Oliver but it doesn't seem to bother him a bit. He comes back covered with bites but doesn't itch and an hour later the bites are gone...

Dinner time!

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Walkin with help

Oli dinner time

Drinking water.

Jerky and a grin.

New Swing!

At Barton

Steph and Oliver, hangin at Barton.

Multi-tasker

As Oliver learns more skills, he likes to combine them. The multi-tasking gene probably comes from his mum...

Big man

 

 

Je prends mon pieds

Oliver is still not a big fan of the car but he finds ways to entertain himself...
PS: The title is a joke that only French people can get.

Oliver crawling for Lola

Oliver is totally fascinated with the cats, probably because they are not just like any toy: they escape every time he tries to grab them.

Here is a short snap view of the dynamics between him and Lola. 

(Sorry for the shaky video, Lola was cuddling against me.)

Slowly making my way up...

Monologue

The boys

Friends and neighbors' sons riding the canoe while Oliver plays the shark.

Bay house trip

Another great trip at the Bay. Oliver is doing much better in the car now...

 bath in the kitchen sink

 

Boys fishing on the peer at sunset

Oliver and mama goofing with the reversed camera on my iphone

 Oliver eating sticks and grass as always...