Guess what?

I'm going to be Aunt!!!

Jennifer and Russell are expecting a baby around Jan. 21st, so it looks like Skylar will have to start sharing the grandbaby limelight. We are really excited!!

This past weekend Kristy and Micah did the 32 mile Elephant Rock Ride in Castle Rock. Johnny Haynes (who gets credit for all action photography pictured below) rode up with us and then his wife Michelle joined us later. Here are Johnny and Andy hanging out while the duo gets ready:
Andy taking a group shot....or a self portrait, not sure which.We aren't sure if there's an actual "elephant rock" or where it is....but there was a real elephant, which was way cooler than a rock anyway. Skylar wanted to touch it so badly, but it didn't give her the time of day because she couldn't hang on to the grass long enough to feed it.
Skylar wrestles with Kristy like she does with Micah. She doesn't do that with me....

Even though it was a "fun ride" and not a race, Kristy and Micah just couldn't squelch their competitive natures. They passed everyone else and tried to beat each other the whole time.Can you see the focus?
And determination?
Don't let these smiles fool you, they were out for blood.

Meanwhile Skylar was pretty worn out. She had to have a wardrobe change after messy snacks, lunch and way too many cliff bar samples that she chewed up and spit back out. She made it into a third outfit after her blow-out diaper in the car on the way home. (We'll blame that on the cliff bars too.)
Skylar has barely seen Nicole for two weeks since she was in South Carolina, and then working pretty much everyday since returning. They finally got to spend a litle quality time. Nicole knows how to speak Skylar's love language: reading books ... naked ... with a giraffe hat on. Gayle got the giraffe hat for Skylar and she always asks to wear it.
Except when she can't because Kristy is wearing it: