Hanging with the Thomas' (and a Hill too!)

Michael and I thought it might be fun to share photos of the different visitors who join us up here. Maribeth (my best friend from high school) and her husband Charlie, their daughter FrancesAnn and her husband Lucas all joined us for a week of fun in SW Colorado. The guys loved the fly fishing (Charlie caught 6 brown trout one afternoon...the big winner), they climbed Courthouse Mountain, ran a 10K in Ouray (Lucas' first 10K), and rafted on the Lower Arkansas (I think our guide was just a toddler when I last rafted the Lower Arkansas....not that I am getting old or anything!). Everyone had a fabulous time and I wouldn't be surprised to see them out here again (if FrancesAnn can find time once she starts med school this fall). Our next visitors are Kay and her son Brian who will be visiting colleges in the SW part of Colorado and will be staying a few nights with us.

Aaron and Peyee

The news is actually a few weeks old but it is never too late to share great news. Aaron called while we were out of town on vacation to tell of us his engagement to Peyee Chen. He and Peyee met at Northwestern where they both sang in the choir on campus. She will be relocating to the UK where she will attend grad school in York and they are planning a 2009 wedding in Evanston. We are thrilled to have Peyee joining the family and have taken the liberty of "borrowing" two photos from Aaron's flikr page to include here.