What Jon has been up to

Jon just recently became a woodworker in his spare time.  He started with the chopping block/island that he made for our kitchen.

For my birthday this year, he made me a recipe box with a granite top, and 2 drawers...so feel free to help me fill it up!!!

 

Next came the End Table for our living room, with an antler handle that Macie loves!!!

Trick or Treat!!!

I had to post these cute halloween pictures!  I wish I could have been there to see when Grandpa tried giving them potatoes instead of Candy!

My B-Day Weekend @ Home!!

So for my 26th birthday present all I wanted was to be able to fly home to Indiana and spend some time with my family, and this is what I got!  After some flight delays I finally made it to the Ft. Wayne airport where I was welcomed home by my favorite people!  My parents were there as well as Dan & Miss, and the Emma & Ethan. E&E had made me a WELCOME HOME KRISTY! sign, which was adorable!!  

Ethan loved riding around on the baggage claim belt, apparently more than my luggage did, because it didn't show up!!  Anyway it was a great weekend home filled with lots of surprises!! One of them being my Mom surprised me with Reba McEntire & Kelly Clarkson Concert Tickets!!! It was the best concert EVER!!! 

While I was home, Emma and I had a slumber party!!  We played dollhouse, checkers, Battleship, watched movies, we made a fort and g'ma brought us snacks! Not much sleep happened, but it was fun!! 

Emma trying on her new HOT pink clogs - her present for staying the night with me!

Then on the Saturday before I had to leave my mom planned a BBQ and almost the whole Gentis clan showed up!  We had quite the feast and a bonfire.  It was so great to see everyone, especially all the new babies!! I finally got to meet Raleigh.  

Wow, our family is growing!!  I can't wait to go home for Thanksgiving in about 25 days!!!

Our Weekend GetAway

Jon and I took a little trip away..  We were going to hike up to hanging lake, but as soon as we got there it started pouring rain!  So this is as far as we got.

So we continued our trip down to Denver.  We hung out for a little while at Champps waiting for our table at P.F. Changs which was delicious!!  Then we called it an early night cause we had to get up bright and early!  We spent the morning shopping, using some gift cards we still had from the wedding!  And got our dogs a treat at PetSmart!!  These should keep them busy for a while!!

Sunday afternoon we made our way to the Broncos game with Mike.  We took a fun little trolley to the game.  The Bronocs beat the New Orleans Saints 34-32.  It was no Colts game, but still pretty fun!  

On the Trolley.

My New Bike!

I got a new mountain bike and it's great!  This is one of the trails around Steamboat that I have been cruising around on.  And of course Jon has his mountain bike too so it's something fun that we can do together. 

Who Loves Short Shorts!?!?

So maybe we are crazy, or just really bored!!

Pizza Party!

It was so nice to have a looong holiday weekend.  Jon's Brother, David & his Sister-In-Law, Bethany came up to visit from Fort Worth Texas.  We had them out for a nice little visit and had some of Oak Creek's best Pizza! 

My Graduation

I know, I know this is way past due...But I finally found the cord to get my pictures off my camera!!  So here are some pictures from my graduation banquet and also the graduation.  Weird, I am now Dr. Kristy!!  :)

A Wedding on the Mountain

On Saturday one of Jon's high school friends got married at the top of the mountain. So, we got to ride the gondola up to the top

 and watch the wedding and the sunset. CONGRATS Cate & Mike :)

Devil's Causeway

Yes, there is still snow ALLLLL the way up there!

Today we all decided to take a hike up and see Devil's Causeway which is a narrow rock bridge across a mountain peak.  Looking down on either side is 100's of feet from the ground.  Kinda scary!  But we did and we had a picnic on the other side.  We took lots of pictures on our camera but are experiencing technical difficulties, but here are a few pics we took with our phones.  

The Rodeo

Out on the town for some good ol' Colorado Rodeo Fun!  We all put on our cowboy hats and boots and enjoyed watching the horses, bulls, sheep and everything else there were out there roppin'!  

Fish Creek Falls

We had a busy weekend with everything that was going on in town, yet we still made some time to hike up to Fish Creek Falls.  It was beautiful!!  Jon and I got a picnic set as a wedding gift, I think we will have to make another trip up there again soon and enjoy the view!  

Hot Air Balloon Rodeo

So this weekend was the 28th Annual Hot Air Balloon Rodeo, and it was so worth getting up at 5 am to see!! There were over 40 balloons launched up into the air, and my uncle Dan got some great pics that I wanted ya'll to see!  

Wedding Reception Part II

So, we finally were able to celebrate our wedding with everyone out here in CO that was unable to attend the wedding in Indiana. We had a fun little Western BBQ, the food was great and my boots were a BIG hit!  Thanks for planning the party Susie! And thanks to everyone who joined us for the shin-dig, especially my family that came all the way from Bluffton, Indiana!