TOP TEN!! ...Beware ....some are disgusting!

10. Today is the anniversary of the train-bus accident that happened at my high school in 1995. It was amazing to see how many other people remembered it on Facebook, etc and how we can all remember the day so vividly. Here's to the SEVEN.

9. The return of Allison Swan to the HR world. Yeah for the unexpected!

8. This morning, Emma told me she needed a tampon for her "gina".....Aaron ran out of the room.

7. Aaron finished up his 2009 guiding season this weekend. Although, he has trips booked in November & December - the season is pretty much over and it was a sucessful year. Congrats to Aaron!!

6. We hosted an awesome Fall Staff Party at Seasons and it was absolutely wonderful!

5. We get a poster from each Telluride Bluegrass Festival that we attend - and we finally got them framed and hung in the house. It only took 7 years!

4. Emma has a very keen sense of smell. In fact, Emma's teacher at school told Aaron that Emma calls out a stinky fart at school before anyone else can smell it.

3. Our books are over-runneth the house...so Aaron built us a beautiful bookshelf that runs the length of our office. Now I can see the floor again!

2. Last weekend, Emma insisted on pushing her cabbage patch kid in a stroller to, at and from the Farmer's Market.

1. I caught Emma eating popcorn off the ground in the City Market parking lot!

Emma's New Sleeve

For Birdwell:

Girls' Weekend

This weekend, Aaron was busy on the river, so Emma and I had a girls' weekend. Although, we did nothing exciting or out of the ordinary, we took full advantage of the beautiful weather that we have been waiting for around here. On Saturday, we stopped by the Farmers Market, took Jackson to the Doctor (Emma asked me if he was scared?), hiked at the dog park and then went to the FLC volleyball game. We even made a random trip to Farmington to hit up Target. On Sunday, we ran with Jackson and then watched the FLC women's soccer team play. Even though we missed hanging out with Aaron, we both enjoyed doing things at a "girls" pace!

TOP TEN!!

10. We already picked our Halloween pumpkins and have Emma's Halloween costume. We feel like we are well ahead of the game!

9. Aaron speed read "Horton Hatches the Egg" in less than 10 minutes to Emma for bedtime.

8. I love when I travel to "big" cities and I can eat at places like Panera. I ate there twice in 1 day.

7. Aaron's client on Tuesday was drunk enough that he fell, broke Aaron's cooler, and almost fell out of the boat.

7. Emma likes to help Aaron with his "arts and crafts"...so she "organized" all of his fly tying material...I mean....I thought it was kinda funny!

6. Emma got her first big kid bed.

5. Emma got her first big kid bike, a 12" Trek pink Mystic.

4. We have set the date for "Hyderpalooza:Aaron & Erin Turn 30!"...So save the date you out-of-towners...February 19-21.

3. The other day, Emma said, "Mama, I have a penis". Then, later that day she said, "My vagina hurts"...and so I appropriately responded, "Well, obviously, it is because you are growing a penis." End of conversation.

2. Our friend, Kendra, complete her first marathon this weekend in Chicago. Way to go Team 4:20!

1. Our friends, Colleen & Jeff, got married this weekend in Dayton, OH and I was a proud participant. Congratulations Colleen & Jeff!!

Colleen & Jeff's Wedding

I was lucky enough to be a part of my great friend Colleen's wedding this weekend. I flew out to Dayton, OH on Wednesday night to spend some time with Coll before the real chaos erupted later on in the week. The wedding was absolutely beautiful held at the University of Dayton chapel and the reception was held at the Aviation Museum, which was really cool.
Colleen and Jeff put soooo much effort and thought in all of the details for the whole weekend, which made it so special. Thank you Colleen and Jeff for allowing me to be a part of your special day!

The Newlyweds!

The Pratt Family, Jen & me


Jeff & Colleen

Punkin' Pickin'

Last Sunday, the day after the big bike purchase, Aaron and I had planned a Farmington, NM errand day. The main purpose of the trip was to get Emma a twin bed and we successfully left NM with something tied to the roof of the Subaru! Emma was very excited to pick the mattresses out and she has been talking about her new big kid bed every day since...We're waiting on a frame and headboard for a little bit, but it works out nice that the mattresses are a little closer to the ground.

Then....the big weekend continued....at Sutherland Farms between Farmington and Durango. This is the second year that we have picked our Halloween pumpkins at this farm....Emma likes to play in the their corn pit, see the animals in the petting zoo and ride the tractor/hay ride! There was even a donkey, which Emma was extra excited about since she has Shrek memorized and got to see the real deal. Emma used an interesting tactic for her selection - she would pick a pumpkin up and then drop it.....I thought we were going to leave with 15 cracked pumpkins.

By the end of the day, we left with 3 nice sized pumpkins that are patiently waiting on our front porch to be carved. Hopefully, we can do that by Halloween!

Emma's New Bike

Last weekend, Emma and I headed over to Cortez. The plan was to get Emma a bike helmet at a bike store in Cortez with a gift card we had there and then go and hike in the Canyon of the Ancient. As we walked into the bike store, the first bike that you could see was an Emma-sized trek....and we left with it, too. I think I need to say we're not the kind of people that just buy what the kid wants, but we had been talking about when to get her the first "real" bike....and it all kinda just worked out! Anyways, Emma left with a 12" frame Trek with training wheels AND the purple helmet we came for.

It was hard to convince Emma to put the bike in the car and head over to hike in Sand Canyon, but we made it over there and hiked around for a little while. After we headed home and hit up some nap time, we went to the river trail where Emma rode her bike ALL by herself....We're still working on "look when you are pedaling" concept!