Well, sort of. The weather has been just about perfect the last couple of weekends and we’ve taken advantage of it as much as possible. Last week we took the canoe out for the first time to Aurora Reservoir. This is a nice lake-sized reservoir about 5 miles east of our house and it was picture perfect. (We even took some pictures, so check out the new gallery.) There was no wind and they don’t allow gas-powered boats on the water, so we were able to paddle across and back with ease.

This weekend we took the time to go up to visit some dear friends of ours, Gil and Susan Smith, aka Papa Gil and Mama Susan. Along the way we stopped in Idaho Springs for our favorite pizza, Beau Jo’s. For those that haven’t had a chance to experience this pizza, you’re missing out on something good. For those of you who plan to visit us or other friends out here in Colorado, its worth the trip. Unfortunately, we had too much cheesy garlic bread to start the meal so we had to take some of the pizza out in a box... Fortunately, it didn’t last until we got home. Ben and Madeline both scarfed it up before we even got back to Denver!

We also got to see a herd of male mountain goats. This was pretty cool because, as I’ve been told, the males usually don’t come near human areas. We got some good pics of them, too.

Ben’s scan are next week. This is, as most of you know, a time of anxiety around our household. Please keep us all, especially Ben, in your prayers. I know he’s going to come through this with negative results, at least I pray he does, but it still trying...

One more thing: We’re finishing our basement so we have a place for future guests to sleep in peace. This is a slow process since we have taken on the most of the building ourselves. We did break down and hire a framer, which made the job go much quicker. One word to the wise: Always make sure the wire you’re cutting is really the dead wire and not the live one to the garage... Thank God for rubber handled pliers!

Thats all the news I have for now. Sarah will no doubt have more to post during scan-week.

Love to all,

The Brewers