Independence Day

This 4th of July Wednesday the Gagon family had their annual bike ride down Veil Pass. It's about a 13 mile stretch that starts at the top of Veil and we ride down the mountain into Frisco and have a picnic lunch at a park. I haven't rode a bike for about 9 years. The last time was this same trip which included a crash and a bit of road rash. I was a little nervous, but I'm happy to report that all 17 bikers completed the trip without any mishaps (including me!). The picture above is Audrey, Marcella with her favorite toy bunny, Olivia and Austin. Olivia was watching Austin while we were packing up the cars and Audrey and Marcella wanted to jump in the back of the van too.

Happy Birthday Dylan! What a fun way to celebrate a birthday. Dylan turned 8 this fourth of July. He and Todd had a ton of fun riding together. Dylan is just like Olivia and just talked and talked the whole ride down.

JT took Marcella down the mountain.

She had lots of fun biking. She loved it when Emily and Audrey would ride beside her. It would make her squeal and bounce up and down in her seat. Marcella ended up falling asleep about half way though. She just swayed around in the back, nice and comfy.
Laura's boyfriend Mike, took Emily and Audrey down in the bike buggy.
They loved it when Mike would take them off-roading and they would put their hands up in the air, like a roller coaster, when they would go down a steep switchback.
Olivia was pretty nervous for the morning trip, so stayed behind to help Grandma and Austin set up for lunch. But when she saw how much fun everyone had and that no one got hurt, she was ready for the afternoon ride. Grandma, Ian and Todd and Olivia braved the second ride.
This is Todd and Olivia coming down one of the mild switchbacks. Olivia had a wonderful time! She just chatted away with Todd and loved all of the beautiful mountain scenery. Her goal is that next year she can do the ride all by herself. Thanks goes to Grandpa for all the time he spent getting all the bikes ready for the trip! We can't wait for next year!!

House Update!

Sunday, July 1st we drove up to Commerce City to check on the progress of our home. As you can see the outside is painted (Yeah, it's yellow!!) and the rock and tree's are in. I'm not a big fan of rock, but Todd has promised me that eventually we'll replace it all with mulch and flowers.
This is the second bathroom that our girls will be using. They had all the hardware in, the mirrors, sinks, faucets, everything! The only thing missing is the shelving in the closets.
This is the front entrance area. To the right of this picture is where the study is.
I'm so excited about the doors in my home. Aren't they pretty!?!
Our set closing date is July 20th, but the final walk through in July 13th. That means everything should be finished that weekend and then we point out anything we feel needs to be fixed before we close. Wish us luck!

Audrey's Fourth Birthday

To celebrate Audrey's Birthday all of the girls wanted to dress-up in their sundresses and new jewelry that they got from our Mexico trip.

Audrey's 4 years old! I can't believe how much she's grown in the last few months.

All of them wanted their pictures taken, so here's Emily...
And Olivia....Marcella wasn't about to sit or stand still for the camera.
After pictures, we broke out the bubbles and had some fun.

Marcella just loved the bubbles!

Towards the end, she got into the action too.It's party time! Check out the cake! Audrey asked for a Tinkerbell cake with flowers. So I taught myself how to make a simple icing rose this time around. It turned out pretty well, I think!
There's the birthday girl with her cake.
Olivia made the banner for the party.

Opening Presents...
Grandpa and Audrey. Audrey was so cute. When she would open a present from someone, she would run up and give them a hug and tell them thank you.
Olivia made Audrey a card, so Olivia got a hug too.

This present was the one Audrey was the most excited about, Ariel polly pockets!
Grandma and Grandpa just know Audrey so well. She loves to dress up!
Audrey trying to figure out exactly what this is...(it's a swim suit cover up from Mexico)
Marcella tried to sit on Audrey's new doll chair, but it didn't work too well.

This chair is much better!
Brittany and JT's baby Austin is crawling all over the place now. He and Marcella are great friends.
Time for all of these princesses to have some cake!
She almost got all of those candles out in one breath.
Brittany, Grandpa, Austin and Grandma

Dad cutting cake
Marcella loved the cake. But then she got a little crazy and ended up rubbing it all over, including her eyes. Into the tub for this little one.
Time to try out some presents. Dress up's a favorite.
Our beautiful Birthday Girl/Princess/Bride, Audrey!! It was such a fun day.

Ashley's Visit to Colorado

Ashley flew into Colorado Thursday, June 14 to take care of Olivia, Emily, Audrey and Marcella while Todd and I vacationed in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico! Our girls really loved having Aunt Ashley there for the week! Ashley took them to the park, swimming, and even braved a few stores with all of them. I'm sure she learned a lot from her week with 4 little girls. Thank you, thank you, thank you Ashley!!! We love you!

Look how cute Ashley is pregnant! Her baby boy really grew this past week!

Ashley took these cute pictures one day while visiting the park. What a good Aunt!!

SPRINKLER FUN!!

Saturday all of the Colorado Cousins got together to play with Reah and James. They had so much fun, especially running through the sprinklers! Some were more willing than others. Olivia was not too keen on running through cold water, even on a day that got into the 80's. But with a little help from her cousin Dylan, she managed to get a little wet.
Tori became the piggy-back expert. She had all of the kids taking turns riding on her back, while she ran them through the sprinklers.
James, Reah and Marcella did not join in on the sprinkler fun. But they had fun watching and playing outside all the same. Isn't James cute in his swim outfit?
Marcella is so cute in her hat!
Preston, Dylan and Tori probably got the wettest, although Emily was right there with them.

Emily loved to sit on the sprinklers. Here she is sitting...
Jumping....
And running!!!!
That's my girl!!!