Alex with his young cousin Patrick


Moon and clouds from our street


Alex with his Uncle Josh in the tie-dyes my mom made


Lisa with the birthday cake she made Alex


Our house - Roasted!  (A charity fundraiser kindly passed on to us by our friends)


Our family, Easter 04


Alex's summer rock-climbing class


Lisa and her mom Charlotte at Folks Fest


Alex and his friend Annika at Folks Fest


Our campsite at Folks Fest

Alex's two favorite things are....animals and amusement parks!

Alex with the "Folk Fest" on-site dog


Alex with the cat at Jazz's stable


Leading Jazz


Alex's first trail ride!! He was thrilled - this was taken after the ride.


Elitch's - Alex's first real amusement park since he has developed a passion for roller coasters.


One of the roller coasters we rode


A vacation to Gold Lake and Long Lake - Alex stayed with Gramma.


Long Lake trailhead






Gold Lake, near our cabin


Julie, Lisa, and Linda, best friends from college


A family trip to Rocky Mountain National Park....down low...


Lisa and Mike on the way to Estes Park


Getting higher...Rocky Mountain National Park




Climbing higher...


And Highest! 


Brrr!

  
Back at home, it's still fall for a few more months.


Alex outshines the fall color


This fall we lost our long-time kitty, Calvin.  Click here for pictures of Calvin when he was little.


Our family, Christmas '04


The Stroyans: Diana (Mike's sister) and husband Dave; Mom Marie; Mike, Alex, and Lisa; Vicki and Howard (Mike's brother) and Patrick


Alex with his Dad at our house


Lisa and Mike


Gramma with the grandkids


Awwww!