Aaron on his run bike!

I took Aaron to a pump track today. It's a park designed for bmx and this one includes some trials-riding obstacles.  As I recall, it was also the first time he rode his bike off pavement (other than the rocks and grass along our driveway), so it was quite exciting for him.  We had it to ourselves for the most part and Aaron was quite enthralled.  I had my phone with me, so here is some video of him on the bumps. Enjoy.

Edit: I tried to fix a couple of the videos and add one of Aaron riding a "skinny."

Crested Butte 2012

I can't believe it has taken me this long to write about our Crested Butte trip! We had another wonderful trip to Crested Butte this year! Crested Butte is my family's favorite mountain town. There is so much to love about the area. Gorgeous views, lots of hiking and mountain biking, a quaint downtown with plenty of fantastic restaurants. 

The only sad part was that John was too swamped at work to join all of us. As much fun as we had, I kept wishing he was with us! Thank you John for working hard to provide for our family! You are a hard worker and wonderful husband. I appreciate your selflessness and that you were happy for Aaron and I to have a good time. We love you!

My brother rode with Aaron and I. It is a 6 1/2 hour drive for us so I was glad to have the company and the help. The three of us joined my parents, grandparents and aunts and uncles. I was wonderful (as always) to spend time with everyone.  I am so thankful for my wonderful family. It is truly a blessing to be with you all!

We packed in as much fun in as we possibly could! We mountain biked, hiked played games and enjoyed the town. One of the days I was out the door by 7 for a three hour hike. After returning to the house for a quick bit my brother aunt and I were out the door for a mountain bike ride. The funny part is that this pales in comparison to my brother going on three mountain bike rides a day!

Aaron hiked with us one of the days and did awesome! It was a three hour hike and he did most of it on his own. I was especially glad he hiked so far because he is getting heavy to carry in the Deuter pack! I think the pack with him in it weighs about 50lbs so it was great to not have to carry him for long! 

It was a wonderful trip but it went too fast. We are all quite attached to Crested Butte. There are already plans being made for next year. I am already looking forward to it!

Wild flowers! Monks hood, Common harebell, Sneeze weed, Mountain blue bell, Elephant head, Blue flax and Monkey flower. There were not quite as many wild flowers this year due to dry weather.

 Hiking Scarp Ridge with my mom and aunt. It was a beautiful hike on a gorgeous day. From the ridge we could see four mountain ranges! It was amazing.

 Aaron did awesome hiking as usual!