Off to Denver

On the way from Keystone to Denver we got an awesome look at the Continental Divide.

It was chilly!

Visiting cousin Becky in Denver

Breakfast with the Kendricks

Anna gets some Maya cuddles

cool girl

Happy to be heading home to Texas!

Colorado Bound

In mid-July we had the chance to attend a conference in Keystone, Colorado. We did this trip in the car, though. We ended up staying the night with the Hanson's in Amarillo on the way there and back to break up the trip a little. Here are some pics of our trip...

Ahh...nothing like Texas skies

The Colorado skyline isn't too bad either

Maya takes the wheel

Lunch in Breckenridge

We made it!

Keystone, CO

Aunt Shan plays with Maya

Love this look

Can't handle the cuteness!

She must be concentrating on something

Love the watermelon top

On the gondala headed to the top for a hike

This was a speed hike because we almost missed the lift going back down. It closed at 5. Barely made it!

Beautiful!

Becca's Wedding

After Arkansas, we headed down to Georgetown for Becca and Ty's wedding. It was SO FUN to finally see her again, as well as lots of old college friends. 

Reunion with my old roommates!

A gorgeous bride!

On to Arkansas!

Shortly after we got back from New York we left for Arkansas to visit Gigi and the Kendricks. Here are some pics of all of us at the Old Mill in North Little Rock.

Maya got into this habit of flinging herself backward when anyone was holding her. Here she is performing her trick :)

Love the hat!

The cheeks! The cheeks!

A job well done, Meredith!

Maya can hardly contain the excitement!

Maya sees her first horse at Uncle Bill and Aunt Carol's

She's a Cutie!

Some absolutely irresistable pics of Maya...

Hangin with the Drew man...

Fun in the Big Apple!

We took the Long Island Railroad from Aunt Dale's house into the city a few times. The first day we met Aunt Jan, Pastor Lloyd, David, and Aaron Syvertsen at a diner in Times Square. It was SOOOO great to reconnect with them! They were by far our closest family friends growing up, we spent holidays with them, went apple picking together and up to West Point every year, took trips up to Spofford together...they were like family to us!

After lunch with the Syverstsens we headed over to Central Park with Ash and Dave.

In front of Central Park

Taking a stroll through the park

After Central Park we went over to the Museum of Natural History where we spent a good portion of the day.

Ash and MJ seem to be a little bit nervous

Nothing more fun than walking the streets of NYC!

We didn't see Letterman but Ashley and David did!

View of Central Park

After a long day of seeing the sights of NYC we were all pretty wiped out. Ash and Dave let us stay in their hotel room with them so that we didn't have to take the train all the way back to Long Island. The four of us squeezed into one bed and little Maya slept peacefully on a palate on the floor. (Sorry, Maya!) The next morning we went to see Saint Patrick's Cathedral and Rockefeller Center and that afternoon Uncle Pete and Aunt Dawn took us to see the Statue of Liberty and South Street Seaport.

St. Patrick's Cathedral

Rockefeller Center

Subway station - Ash insisted we take a picture

Headed to Lady Liberty

Lady Liberty is looking a little masculine today

South Street Seaport