Fancy

C + E

Rehearsal Dinner

Kirk and Amy are getting married tomorrow at the Black Canyon Resort in Estes Park.

Chris is an usher and Erica is a greeter.

Check out this gorgeous wedding site:

Open Sesame!

Invisible Fence

We had Invisible Fence put in the front and backyard on Monday. It is all installed, but not turned on yet until Zoey has her second training session after the holiday weekend.

We won't be able to leave the yard with her except by car for 6 weeks while she is learning the system.

The Rockies

We are learning Spanish!

Chris is learning Spanish and Erica is re-learning  Spanish.  You can pick other languages like German and French too.

Check out this application on the App Store:

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Sunflowers Soon

I started sunflower seeds way late this year, and am impatiently waiting for these guys to open. They are planted in a planter on our patio.

Light Up The Night

The backyard is all decked out in solar lights now (sorry for the poor quality night picture).  

The small lights are actually square "ice rocks".  They are smaller than an iPhone and just sit on the ground.  We really liked how they look and although not rated in great numbers on Amazon, the ratings were good.  We especially like how low profile they are:

Finding well rated, good quality solar lights is difficult when going off the ratings.  The uplight for the tree was one of the more expensive lights we looked at, but had some of the best reviews.  Common complaints include low light output and diminishing performance over time.  It will be interesting to see how they all hold up.

The Graduate

Zoey graduated Lil Beginner Obedience! She got a Graduation gown bandana and a certificate.

Chris is in Houston this week for work, so he missed out on the final exam tonight.

We were both a little shocked that she passed (I am not sure they actually fail anyone). Zoey likes to not pay attention to us at times and our trainer was a little bit at a loss as to why at times...

Thinking about enrolling in the Intermediate class. She has improved a lot over the past 6 weeks.

Chicago at Night

Walked to Millennium Park after eating deep dish pizza for dinner.

Old School Wrigley

Cubbies vs. Reds. Still 0-0 at the top of the 7th.