This picture shows the sun rising over Denver International Airport on our first day back in Denver. We drove from Des Moines to Denver on August 7th, staying at an airport hotel before moving in to our new home the following day. After more than seven months away we were finally back to Denver, and we rented a place just four blocks from our old home in Park Hill.

On our first weekend back they had the annual Park Hill bike parade where Jude decided to get his face painted with a shark. He looks kind of scary.

Since getting back Jude and Anna have been on their scooters a lot, probably even more than their bikes. Last week Marcy took both kids to Wash Park where they spent a long time hurtling around the park on their scooters. Both kids have shown a tremendous improvement in just the last two weeks.

Both Marcy and I miss Sydney. The proximity to beaches and the harbour was something we took advantage of regularly. So, we have decided we want to take advantage of the great things that Colorado offers. This means heading up in to the foothills or mountains at every opportunity. So yesterday we headed to Lair of the Bear, a great hiking area just west of Denver. Jude went hiking all the way to the top of the hill, quite an achievement. Here is Jude playing by the river before tackling the hike.