The morning we were leaving the ranch, we passed Mrs. Hedstrom on the road out. She told us we should stop by the corral and watch them do some branding. This is a real, working ranch. They raise cows to sell for beef. The day before they had a “round up” and now they were going to brand the calves. This sounded like fun to us so we stopped…
Driving up to the corral…
Beautiful horses!
A few of the herd. Boy this was a noisy bunch!! I’ve never heard such mooing and bellowing in all my life!!
Rounding up the baby calves to be branded
This young lady was very good at what she did!
That smoke represented some pretty foul smells! ha!
Mr. Alvin Hedstrom is the one in the white shirt and white cowboy hat.
Yeowch!!
Momma cows were not happy to hear their baby’s crying!
So cute!
Garden of the God’s-Colorado Springs, CO
We had church in our hotel room via the internet-www.tarrantbiblemethodist.com. Afterwards we went to the Garden of the God’s State Park.
This is a beautiful place!!
Kissing Camels….(don’t you see it?)
Wow! Made by the “Master Designer!”
They have gorgeous birds out there!
We had to get a picture of daddy’s get-up! He was prepared for anything!
So was my mom!! Ha! Ha! (Actually she was having trouble with one of her eyes. The sun was really hurting it, so she had double sunglasses on and one of daddy’s hats.)
Hmmm…..
If you had a permit, they would let you climb the rocks. Otherwise you were in danger of a hefty fine!! No thanks!
Me with my oldest…
Love this young man so much!
The love of my life!
My dream come true….
He made it to the top! (Wonder if he knew we were taking pictures of him)
Father’s Day 2012
Happy Father’s Day to my Daddy!
My father-in-law doesn’t meet a stranger. He was getting the “low down” on rock climbing….
Kind of looks like a face to me…
Prickly Pear. You do NOT want to step on one of these!
Beautiful view of Pikes Peak from the Garden of the God’s
Pikes Peak
Getting ready for our ride on the Cog Railway up to Pike’s Peak
Jorden was carrying our back pack of jackets/hoodies to wear when we got to the top. It was hard to imagine needing them at that point. It was quite warm!
Beautiful waterfall we saw on the way up. The “guide” that was giving us interesting tidbits told us (before we saw this) that it was higher than Niagara Falls. We all laughed when we saw this, but she was right, our elevation was quite higher at this point than Niagara Falls.
Sorry about the “knob” in the picture. We had the windows up at this point. It was getting COLD on the train.
Takes my breath away!
The window is part way down here. Notice the slope?
Getting steeper…
Still…
One of the beautiful lakes we passed
Yellow-bellied Marmot
Isn’t he cute?
Purple mountains majesty…
The train in front of us.
Jacob calls him “friend” 
The words to “America the Beautiful” is on a large plaque at the top of Pike’s Peak
View from the top
The boys looking out over the top of Pike’s Peak
Notice the coats? It was pretty chilly up there when the wind blew!
On the top of the world
What a view!
Taylor had a little trouble breathing at the top. His asthma was acting up and the high elevation did not help.
This was a little too close to the edge for my comfort
Jeff, Jorden and Jacob climbing out on the rocks
Great family memory!! So glad we got to go there!
I can’t say enough about the beauty!
SNOW!!
Gold mines (they are still using them)
The train that passed us. It looked exactly like ours!
Focus on the Family
We visited the Visitor’s Center for Focus on the Family one day. The boys were so excited! They have grown up listening to “Adventures in Odyssey” and Jeff and I have enjoyed listening to the Focus on the Family Radio Broadcast and we own many books published by this wonderful Christian Ministry. They have a very nice visitor’s center.
Our boys couldn’t wait to see what the Adventure’s in Odyssey part would be like. There was a huge, swirly, slide that took you down to it. Jeff, Jorden and Jacob decided to try it out. (the rest of us took the stairs). Jeff was not thrilled when he came out. He said it was a little “tight” for a man his size. (I am glad I didn’t go that way!)
This took you into Odyssey…
One of our favorite stories on Adventures in Odyssey!
Pop as “Chris”
Taylor-“Whit”
Jacob “Eugene”
Pop-“Whit” & Jeff-“Connie”
Such a neat place!
Waiting on ice cream in the Soda Shop….
and milkshakes. (they even serve the Wodfamchocsod!) Not sure I spelled that right.
The whole family!
These pictures crack me up…
Looks like he stayed in the dryer too long!
I did not “photo shop” this picture…
Entering Narnia
Narnia!
The highlight of Jacob’s trip!
We were all so impressed by how well kept the grounds and buildings were, as well as the friendliness of the staff. Their book store was unbelievable! We could have stayed there for hours! There was so much to see, but we got there sort of late. I hope to go back one day and see where they do the recording. May God continue to bless this outstanding ministry!
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