Steve, Beth, Grace and Ava visit Colorado!

Son Steve, Beth, Grace (3-1/2) and Ava (will be 2 in Oct) spent last week with us and we have wonderful news to report! Steve has received a call to be the new pastor at the Presbyterian Church in Byers, about 30 miles east of Aurora, so they will only be about an hour away from us, YAHOO! It's a PT position, includes a house and will give Steve time to pursue his educational goals (MSW - Master/Social Work) so it works well for them. Grace is already enrolled in preschool and the move will happen quickly! Here are a few photos from their visit:

First stop: Western Welcome Week Parade in Littleton. We parked our chairs on the lawn of First Presbyterian Church and enjoyed the fun.



Next, a morning at the Denver Zoo. There's one picture below that could well be named ("Komodo Dragon Eyes Ava ... Looking for Lunch?")!






Sharon brought the family up to Lakewood to say hello to her co-workers at City Hall and it was amazing! Grace and Ava got to sit on Abraham Lincoln's lap!


Then we were off to the library to read and check out some books. Grace loves Dora the Explorer and Ava loves the fish!



Lucky for us, there were also some quiet times at home (very loose definition of "quiet"!) and Granddad got to look at animal pictures with Grace.


We enjoyed a family gathering and BBQ, too. Granddaughter Kyra and her mom, Angela, cousins Bill, Steffani and Connor all joined us to congratulate Steve on his new call to Byers.