Adventures of Jonina

Imogene Pass Run

2014-09-16T11:47:00.005-07:00

This year Jon and I and some friends did the Imogene Pass Run. This run is 17 miles long and your elevation reaches up to 13,100 ft. This was the craziest run I have ever done. It was hard, beautiful and so nice to be with friends.

Family in Town

2014-09-16T11:47:00.004-07:00

My family came to town for a visit, including Brittney and Jamie who live in London.
We had some good fun hiking and boating and playing games. It has been 8 years since I had seen my younger sister.

BackPacking Trip

2014-09-16T11:47:00.003-07:00

Almost all of Jon's family came to Grand Junction and went on a backpacking trip. We headed to aspen to do the 4 pass loop. I believe this was the most spectacular place I have ever seen, the beauty around us was astounding. The trip was 30 miles long, we had a few hiccups along the way as got separated from each other for part of the trip, but we all ended up together before trips end and had an amazing time.

First day of School

2014-09-16T11:47:00.002-07:00

Both my kiddos are in preschool this fall! This is Easton's first year of preschool and Brooklyn's 3rd.. oh how she wishes to be a Kindergartner! However she has the greatest teacher and all her little friends with her at school. Easton has just now gotten used to the idea of going.. little mamma's boy!

Slip and Slide action

2014-09-16T11:47:00.001-07:00

Our friends had a massive slip slide party at their house for when school got out... my kids had a ball.

24th of July

2014-09-16T11:47:00.000-07:00

We went to Utah for the 24th of July this year, to celebrate of course more fireworks. Our friend met us there for part of the weekend. We got to stay at the Thompson's for the part of the trip and see Emily and the girls. We did some hikes, and splashpad and Mt. biking, went to the temple grounds, we just had a great time.

Fruita Rodeo

2014-09-16T11:46:00.000-07:00

We finally went to the Fruita Rodeo this summer.. I'm not going to lie it was crazy, Easton kept leaning close to the edge and I felt like he was going to fall through the bars straight with the bulls. Let's just say it was a short lived rodeo, however it was fun to be all dressed up and hear Brooklyn take her hat off and on and say Howdy Partner!

Red Rock Relay

2014-09-15T22:23:00.001-07:00

A group of us girls did the Moab Redrock Relay, the best part was that we had three teams so you always had two other people to run with. I feel lucky to have so many fun adventurous friends.

Anniversary Loving

2014-09-15T22:23:00.000-07:00

Jon and I had celebrated this year with some yummy food, and wrote down our goals for this year on airplanes, then we sent them off a cliff. I also had my nephew Rylan show up at the door with balloons and he did a funny poem asking Jon out for the night, he did awesome. Here's to another year!

1920's Birthday Party

2014-09-15T21:57:00.001-07:00

Our friend turned 40 this year and had a 1920's themed party. It was fun to get dressed up, we had yummy food, dancing and cards. What a fun night!

Paddle Boards and Kayaks

2014-09-15T21:40:00.001-07:00

This summer we have been so lucky to have such an awesome neighbor.. he takes us and the kids down to the lake and we paddle board and kayak and have great conversations.

St. George Trip

2014-09-15T21:34:00.002-07:00

We took a trip to St. George... I probably don't need to say more! WE love it there, we biked, we hiked, we hit up the splash pad, we got to spend great time with the Nelsons!

My Birthday Extravaganza!

2014-09-15T21:27:00.000-07:00

My birthday this year could not have been more perfect!
I planned a rafting day down the river, a bike ride down the river front to a yummy restaurant, I had breakfast with friends and got the best Mt. Bike ever from my hubby and went out on a ride! I'm thinking 33 is looking to be a good year for me!

4th of July

2014-09-15T21:23:00.000-07:00

I love the 4th of July, just everything about it. This year we went to Utah to celebrate with family. We discovered the waffle love truck, which quite possibly makes the best waffles ever!
We swam played with cousins, played games, watched fireworks, and hiked up to red pine. It was such a fun trip to be with family.

Camping at Island Lake

2014-09-15T21:17:00.000-07:00

We took a quick camping trip up to Island Lake just with our little pod. The best part was Brooklyn who sat still for a really long time trying to catch us a squirrel to make for dinner! We had a riot, but little sleep! The next day we took the kids and hiked up Crag's Crest.

Summer Fun

2014-09-15T21:11:00.002-07:00

I'm lumping a few summer posts into one here. Jon went and hiked a 14er out of Aspen in the snow.. totally awesome, we spent many days down at Highline lake playing in the sand and floating around. We had a fun ice cream night on the monument, and here are some of my favorite pics from summer.

Cataract Canyon

2014-09-15T21:02:00.001-07:00

Jon and I went on a rafting trip along with Jill, Connor, and Peyton. It was a 3 day long trip that started in Moab and ended in Lake Powell. The rapids were super fun and intense.. and a bit cold. In addition to rafting we had really great food and some fun hikes.

Nelson's Visit

2014-09-15T20:57:00.002-07:00

The Nelson's missed us so much that they came to visit us here in Grand Junction.
We had a great time, we went Mt. Biking, Road Biking, Trampoline park, Outdoor movies, Kid parties and hiking of course. We had so much fun with them here.

. We had so much fun with them here.

Summer Boating

2014-09-15T20:49:00.000-07:00

While I was on the fourth year backpacking trip for girls camp, Jon was having his own adventures with the kiddos.. which included boating. This was their first time of the season, and they loved it.

Rattlesnake Arches

2014-09-15T20:46:00.002-07:00

On the monument behind our house you can hike to the rattlesnake arches, they are really super impressive to see. We took the evening and hiked up with the Jones family for the evening.

Dodgeball

2014-09-15T20:36:00.001-07:00

Our friend Carla celebrated her birthday by having a dodge ball tournament, we had several teams that competed. This was seriously a riot even though sadly we lost, but I guess at least we lost with style.

Summer Bonfires and Movie Nights

2014-09-15T20:32:00.001-07:00

This summer was filled with many bonfire nights and back deck movie nights, can I say I love love summer!

Final Soccer Game

2014-09-15T20:16:00.001-07:00

Brooklyn loved playing soccer this season, she was always really excited to score and would look over at us with the thumbs up!
Melanie was a great coach also, and we ended the season with pizza and trophy's!

Brooklyn's Dance Recital

2014-09-03T17:16:00.001-07:00

Brooklyn finished off her year of dance with a big recital, it was so cute and really funny, she has loved to dance!

Easter 2014

2014-09-03T17:11:00.002-07:00

I love celebrating Easter with these cuties, they had a great weekend.