Our Trip to Colorado

After graduation Erik and I set out for another adventure. I woke up with a bad cold and we almost canceled our trip to Colorado but I stuck it out. It was about an eight hour drive to Littleton where we stopped for a visit with Erik's aunt Becky and uncle Eric. We enjoyed a nice evening dinner on their patio and had a good visit. Thanks Becky and Eric! Our next stop was to see Heather and Dan and to meet their new baby. Heather was so excited for us to meet Quintin that she ran us into his room late at night, and fortunately for us he was wide awake. He is so cute!

Heather and Dan took us on a few small hikes to show us the fun adventures in Colorado. Dan showed Erik his fun rock climbing courses and Heather and I caught up on good old times.

On our way out of town we stopped by the Air Force Academy to see the famous chapel. The Chapel is made out of aluminum with 17 spires, 12 representing the apostles and 5 representing the joint chiefs of staff. We had a blast in our whirlwind trip in Colorado!

Graduation!!!

Graduation was a great experience for all involved. Upon completion of my last final Karen picked me up and took me back to our apartment. I walked up to the door as I normally do and as I was about to put the key in the lock a bald, small, perplexed head popped up into view and scared the living daylights out of me.

When I came to my senses I saw my nephew Braden and my brother Cavin in the window! I had no idea they were coming down. What a wonderful suprise. This meant that our whole family (minus Tyler) would be around for a few days in celebration of my graduation. The graduation itself was a neat experience. President Hinckley, Elder Bednar, Elder Scott, and Vice President Dick Cheney were all on hand. The convocation for the School of Technology was the following morning and it was a bit of a surreal feeling knowing the numerous hours of homework, late nights, and term papers all went toward this degree I was being awarded. The best part of the whole experience though was having my family around and spending time with them. Hope you enjoy the pictures.

Love,

Karen and Erik

Hey everyone! Karen, Austin and I recently had the opportunity to attend the Saturday morning session of General Conference. We thoroughly enjoyed hearing the speakers (we couldn't really see them from where we were sitting) present to us the messages we all needed to hear. These pictures are taken from the 2nd floor balconly at the Conference Center. We love you all and hope you are all having a most splendid day.

Erik & Karen

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