Lions & Tigers & Bears, "Oh Yes! Sweet, Love it!!"

Thank you Bill, Sara, Cole, Carter & Mya for taking Colin and I to the zoo to check it out for later excursions with our family. Colin loved it! This is obvious in the following photos. This is the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and it overlooks the city. Amazing views! There is a lot more to see here than the Bever Park Zoo in Cedar Rapids!

Asian Tiger

Cole, Carter & Colin learning about the turtle. (Bill in the background)

All I could thhink about looking at this moose was how bad it can damage a van in Canada, remember Denny??

Yep, I made him mad. There are 4500-5000 of these mountain lions in the wild in Colorado.

OK, I'm not THAT brave. There is glass between us.

Giraffe eating out of my hand. Colin wasn't interested in this. I told him their big purple tongue only tickles your hand. Still not interested.

This monkey was hilarious the way he was sleeping.

Another monkey.

Upper Iowa University mascot, GO PEACOCKS!!

(my alma mater if you couldn't tell)

The Carousel, always a good time!

Overlooking the Springs

The Owl's Nest

LARGE scene or small boy? He's checking out the live chickens.

I hope Sandi and Hannah are ready for the next trip, it's a blast!

A Princess Night Out

Sandi preferred this picture. :)


I can't wait for Friday February 27th!! Click A Daughter's Heart and read more. It's a formal night on the town with just me and my Beautiful Princess. There will be a formal dinner, a guest speaker and dancing with just fathers and daughters. It will be a night we'll never forget!

Random Thoughts For Your Weekend

To follow in the Baumi Family tradition, here ya go.....

So there we were, driving in the Suburban (all 4 of us).

Colin's random thought went like this: "Mom, I didn't know you have a Verizon wireless phone. That's sweet!"

Hannah's was more like this: "ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ"

Hilarious!

Iowa, if you hit your -35 degree record today, that means we were 95 degrees warmer. Crazy. Stay warm!!

Cuddle Time.......

Hello everyone!! Sandi here, I wanted to sneek in and share a little something with you.

Dave works four 12 hour days and by day three the kids are really missing him. Colin follows him all around the house when he gets home and Hannah sings out until her daddy picks her up. One day Hannah was singing her little heart out trying to get her dad's attention and she says "my dad". It isn't often when Hannah speaks but when she does it is crystal clear!!

My favorite time of day is right before bed when we all snuggle. :) Well, on this particular night the kids BOTH wanted to snuggle with Dave. And it wasn't long before all three were sleeping.

Have a blessed weekend and to all our friends and family in Iowa - STAY WARM!!!!

Colorado Weather and Windy Visitors

8 JANUARY 2009 - 65 degrees and sunny in Colorado Springs.

It was awesome! That is Pike's Peak in the background.

9 JANUARY 2009 - Flurries, WINDY, 34 degrees and feels like 24 according to weather.com. In Iowa we had corn for scenery. Here in the mountains, not too far north of the desert, we have tumbleweed. Sometimes too much tumbleweed. So much that it blocks your front door. But we'll survive, back in the 50's later in the week.

A POST FROM SANDI

Hello everyone!! Just wanted to share a conversation I had with Colin during supper tonight.
Keep in mind as you read this that I wore my hair curly today!! :)

So we are in the middle of supper and Colin looks at me and waves his hand in dramatic fashion in a circle towards my head and says -

Mom- why did Jesus make your hair so crazy??

I replied with - Well that is a very good question and I plan to ask him that when I get to heaven!!

Colin says - Why don't you get on your knees (he sits on his feet in his chair to demonstrate) and look up to heaven and pray to God to give you straight hair like me.

What a hoot!!!

I love how he is beginning to see Jesus as the one to go to when we need something. He is starting to remind me of my niece, Sidney. Her heart is focused on Jesus!!!!

Enjoy your weekend!!!!

The Faces of Freedom

LTC RICHARD BERRETTINI (CAMP DR. & FRIEND)

SFC COLLIN BOWEN (GREAT FRIEND & WARRIOR)

SGT SHAWN HILL (OUTSTANDING FRIEND & FELLOW COMBAT ENGINEER)On 2 January 2008 in Khowst Province, Afghanistan, these 3 heroes from my camp were on a Ground Assault Convoy when their HMMWV struck an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). The explosion immediately killed SGT Hill and there was a huge fire. LTC Berrettini & SFC Bowen got out of the HMMWV, both badly burned. They were treated on scene and airlifted out of country through Germany to Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas. For 10 days LTC Berrettini fought hard but on Friday 11 January his injuries overcame him. SFC Bowen held on through several surgeries. Everyone was hopeful. But on 14 March 2008, over 70 days later, SFC Bowen died from his wounds.

My friends, my brothers, you may be gone but never forgotten!!