Career day/week.

So. Last week we had a visitor. Nathan's cousin Theresa came and hung out with us for the week and it was awesome. On Wednesday, we headed up to Rocky Mountain National Park to show off the Rockies. We walked around Bear Lake (one of the boys' favorite walks/hikes):

And went to the Alluvial Fan area (another favorite, though we didn't do any rock climbing/scrambling this time, lol) and enjoyed the water a wee bit:

And then we did lunch in town...then caved and played some miniature golf and went down the giant slide:

(Yes, Noah stayed at the bottom and took this picture.) All in all, it was a grand day (and we're so thankful that the weather cooperated, as the forecast had called for afternoon thunderstorms). 

Beyond our trip to Rocky Mountain National Park, we enjoyed chatting with Theresa and doing some shopping and playing games and just hanging out. And then, on Friday, we went to the circus. Did I mention that Theresa was in town because she works with the circus? :) Yup, she's the head wardrobe person for the Gold Tour (with Ringling Brothers). So. We got to hear all about what that entails (which is really kind of fascinating) and how her day to day life unfolds usually and what it's like to be in a different city each week. Uh-huh...the homeschooler in me was totally thinking "career day!" and is so glad the boys get to experience things like this. 

Oh. And the circus was fantastic. The boys, as usual, loved it! (Click here and scroll to the middle of the post for pictures from the last time Theresa was here.) During the pre-show, Asher was the only one of the boys willing to participate in some of the fun activities, like the low-wire:

And the giant limbo line:

Yes, Asher's really, really good at limbo contests. ;)

And then we sat in our seats and watched the show:

And it was cool. :)

So. That was our week with Theresa in a nutshell. She's in Eugene this week and hopefully enjoying some Newman's Fish and Chips for Nathan and me (as we used to live in Eugene and greatly miss the food there, lol). 

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[jen]

how cool ... love that you got to see Theresa when she was in town!