Vail Village

So, yesterday I wrote my 1000th post! It sort of went unnoticed, as I knew it was coming and then totally forgot until I saw it this morning. That isn't a lot by big blogging standards, but it seems a little crazy to me. As kids get older and social media changes, I think a change may be on the horizon, but for now... I will keep chugging along... as nothing compares to the blog in terms of displaying both words and pictures in the way you want...

So, we had an opportunity to head to Vail for a soccer tournament at the end of July. We decided to make a little vacation out of it. The first night we walked around Vail Village. It is supposed to be fashioned after Bavarian Villages! Imagine my excitement when I learned that little tidbit, as I grew up in Germany. The village did bring back lots of memories in that respect, although there was a hint of Las Vegas in there as you sense it is a little bit of a tourist trap with t-shirt shops galore under pretty buildings! Still it was pretty and the weather was lovely.

Mostly hotels and shops to deal with the ski season, but the summer is lovely as well.








I had been to Vail only once before, skiing in college, so to see the ski slopes all green was interesting.


I was double excited to find a German restaurant with good reviews right in the village. Here we are headed to it... the umbrellas with the beer label ahead.








Max took a picture of us while moving the camera all around...




it was horrible food, by the way... such a disappointment.


So after dinner, we walked around some more. This is typical of places in my memory... words on building like this.


Since I grew up in Germany, versus visiting, I didn't pay attention as a young kid to what made it different from the US, so I thought that was interesting walking around up there. Just small things like the words on the building or pictures and flower pots like this struck something in me...











And for the sake of keeping it real, everyone was actually super grumpy this evening. So we headed back to our hotel early. blah, I blame the schnitzel.

Thunder Moon and Sewing

July's full moon was called the Thunder Moon, I think because thunderstorms are common in July. Anyway, one night I caught it pretty orange...



And Zoey and I had a sewing project this summer making headbands for her soccer team... I get distracted easily, so I took some pictures instead...

July Ten on the Tenth

The idea is to take ten photos on the tenth of the month and share it, documenting a day of your life and the ordinary moments. There is beauty in the ordinary.

July 10th... right in the middle of summer...

Starts with a walk with this guy. I love walking him in the summer though...


This was a crazy soccer day for Zoey. First, it was a crazy hot week! (monday hit 99 degrees) and Zoey was at all day camp!


Max and I dropped Zoey off at camp, and then he headed to golf class...


sometimes he looks so grown up in pictures and then sometimes he doesn't. I like the doesn't of these.


then, Max and I went to lunch! Always fun when it is one on one.


We picked Zoey up at camp and then she had three (3!) soccer games (5v5). It was a scheduled double header and then a make-up game!


Max wasn't happy about that, but he is a pretty good sport.



Ross met up with us at the soccer games and then we headed to Chick fil a... (it's what we do)




Almost the Thunder Moon.


Later.

Happy Fourth of July

So, I just sort of run about a month behind on here. Oh well... I realized that we could probably see fireworks right from our patio (they shoot them off over the lake that I am always taking pictures of, which is relatively close)! So I was excited. I love to see the fireworks, but don't want to fight any crowds or hang out in a park waiting for them. anyway, Ross's parents came up to eat some Fourth of July food, and we made s'mores, and then I realized I could probably take pictures of the fireworks, so I quickly looked it up on my phone and tried to set it up... It worked out okay, all things considered... God Bless America

3v3 Soccer

Zoey did a couple of 3v3 soccer tournaments this summer with some teammates. It is a neat tournament and definitely a different game from playing on the big field. 3 players per side, no goalie, fast play. They didn't always play with the same players (whoever wanted to and was available) but had fun and did well. They won one, came in second in one, and fourth in a regional.

I took some pictures one tournament.















Max gets a snowcone and a sweet set up

faces

I was practicing a new editing thing I learned and had to take some face shots...












Even Leo:)

silly dogs and clouds and stuff

crazy thunderstorms leave pretty rainbows! We had quarter size hail one day!



And Leo! Sometimes not so smart. His ball went on the other side of the table. He crawled under the table and at this point thinks he is stuck and can't get to it, so he whines and whines about it...


pretty clouds one evening


And still a little bit of snow on the mountains at the end of June!