Family Time

September goes down as a great month. Mainly because we got to see all of our children right at the time we thought we'd only have one kid left at home. What a deal. We even got to see them all in the same spot on Earth at the same time, even if it was for just a couple hours, we'll take what we can get. So enjoy some pics. By the way, we have hot-bod, good looking girls, sons-in-laws and especially grandkids (not the hot-bod part).
All 13 1/2 of us. By March we will have added a Jimmy and a Whoknowswhat Linde.


Ally in her usual array of neckware. We especially liked the bellCousins deep in thought....hmmmmm. Well, maybe not.

Ram in his blessing outfit. He looked very manly.

The Roy girls!!!!




So the three pictures above are a series...Ally got hurt in the first picture, don't worry she's fine in the second but wants to be held and in the third picture of the Roy family you can probably tell CJ is holding Ram off behind Jamie but you probably can't tell Jamie is holding Ally off behind her too. Unless you notice the tiny little hand sticking out behind Charina's shoulder.

It was a great WEEKEND!!!!!!!! PS-Thanks everyone for getting there and may we forever be grateful for flying privileges!

More ascending!!!!

So our last post was about ascending and so shall this one be. The first great ascension is into the ranks of people who have male progenitors. Ours is named Isaac Ram Carter and he arrived perfect in every way. ct


He weighed in at 7lbs 15oz and was 20 inches long. He goes by "Ram" and is loved and adored by his big sisters Viana and Brooke. Ram has a cute dimple and very blonde hair and sports a cute old man mullet. I told Brooke (2) she was a big sister but she adamantly insists she is "little".


Our next ascension is Summer and I hiking Pikes Peak on a beautiful fall day. The air was crisp, the aspens in golden glory and the trail steep. Summer patiently walked with me to treeline and then booked it to the top and summited in 6hrs and 50 minutes. She did those last 3 miles above treeline (and above oxygen!) without water and in a blazing 1 hour 25 minutes. I summited at the age of 50 in 8 hours 2 minutes which was a PR by 1 hour and 23 minutes. It is such a total buzz to get to the top and look back down and realize what you've just done. Then, when you get home and look at that monster of a mountain you feel pretty accomplished knowing that you conquered its heights. It was AWESOME!!!!!! Summer and I at 5am.

We DID IT!!!!!!!

Jamie and LaDon and Ally were kind enough to come and pick us up at the top.


Our last great ascension is having the Lindes with us for the past few weeks. Ally is a total roving, blur of cuteness.



Doug loves hovering for handouts.

Ally totally knows what Grandbill says.