Kirk gets a new sandbox; Jordan & family spend the day with us; Dwight has a wet suit (and he's a real hit at the pool)!

We contracted with a neighbor to build a giant sandbox for Kirk this weekend, and are working on training him to understand that this is the place he's allowed to dig. We're hoping to stop Kirk from digging up the lawn, eating the trees and bushes, etc. So far, our neighbor has poured 30 50-lb bags of play sand into the box and another 40 bags will be added tomorrow. See pictures below of Kirk getting used to his special place.

Granddaughter Jordan and her brother Jaden and their parents came up Saturday for a fun day at the pool, including a picnic lunch, an afternoon of hangin' out and dinner together. Jordan and Jaden collected all of Kirk's toys from around the yard, put them in the sand box and buried some of the toys to help Kirk understand this is where he's allowed to dig. Kristi and Will took Sharon over to Home Depot to pick up an additional 40 bags of play sand for the sand box (and they unloaded it for us ... THANK YOU!) See picture below of Kristi, Jaden and Jordan.

Dwight bought a wet suit so he could swim outdoors this summer (cold water is debilitating for him so he can't use most pools, but this wet suit has done the trick!) He's been using the pool for physical therapy almost every day for the last couple of weeks. See picture below of Dwight in his new swimgear.

July 4th Weekend with Friends

We enjoyed a couple of restful days with friends Tom and Ruth Powers in Edwards (near Vail) over the weekend, including watching the Avon fireworks from above(!) on July 3rd. Here are a few pictures from our weekend:

Everything is so green in the mountains because Colorado has had so much rain. Truly beautiful!

Eagle River from an overlook on the Presbyterian Church site in Avon.

Dwight and Sharon enjoying a restful moment at that overlook.

Dwight, Tom & Ruth, outside their home in Edwards. We were on our way to see the fireworks.

Kirk was very glad to see us when we came to pick him up on the 4th. He did not like the fireworks and we spent several minutes on the floor trying to calm him that night even though we were in the house and the fireworks were a couple of miles away!