Historic Tallman Ranch on our Windy Peak hike

Jude and I decided to do another hike in the mountains this weekend. We went a little further into the mountains mainly to escape the crowds and try something new. We decided on Windy Peak outside Golden and it was a beautiful hike. On the way down we passed historic Tallman Ranch with buildings from the 1870s when a Swede named Anders Tallman settled there. The home he built and several of the surrounding buildings are still standing today. Jude and I both thought this was  fascinating learning about their life.

Celebrating the end of school with a root beer float

While Anna doesn’t officially end school for two more weeks, because of online school Ricks extended the school year by two weeks. But Anna is staying on for a couple of classes and we let her wrap up the year as long as she does all the assigned work. So, Friday we had a little celebration to say goodbye to fifth grade. It was a crazy finish to the year and I think everyone is glad to be done with online school.

Digging the hole for his time capsule

This week, being Jude’s first week of summer break, he decided he wanted to capture this moment in time. So, he decided to create a time capsule and bury it in the backyard. This wasn’t just any little hole. He worked hard to dig down two feet. And he is gathering the items for his time capsule and will bury it this week. Anna thought this was a great idea and decided to do one herself. They intend to dig these up in five years time in the summer of 2025.

Relaxing with “Little O”

We didn’t do much else this weekend. Marcy spent almost the entire weekend doing yard work, Jude played soccer in the park and Anna had a sleepover at a neighbors house. Also, Marcy spent some time at the vet as Olive has not been feeling that well this week. She was throwing up a lot and had some GI discomfort, and so we wanted to get it checked out. They thought it might be a chicken allergy. By Sunday afternoon she was doing much better.