Rocky Mountain Halloween...Colorado

"Are you ready to scream and make a plane full of people agitated?"

Em & M share some Little Einstein time

"I totally made this beautiful bouquet of silk flowers...notice my autumn theme utilizing mums" - Mia's slightly talented

Emma one-up's her little sister

"Hooray for Fort Morgan, Colorado"

Mia and Maddie scheming

Em & M, Ice Breakers

"So what if we're 2nd cousins!"

Blaze likes what he sees.

Em & M with Great Grandpa and Grandma

Our quest to view life from Mia's perspective...

"Schlemeel, schlemazel, hasenfeffer incorporated"

Story time doesn't get much better

Denver has the Barrel Man and the Barrel girls...

Trick or Treating push

Mia bellys up

Milk cheers

No words...

Tom displays an adept ball-handling ability.

Em & M really took to bowling...Emma ended up getting multiple strikes. NO JOKE!

Jarman love

Lighter

These past few weeks have been tough for us, and for all those in the F-16 community.

We've said goodbye to 2 beautiful moms and fellow F-16 pilot. Left behind are 3 spouses, 5 children, and countless friends and family who are struggling to deal with the enormous loss we all feel.

Sara Sullivan is one of those gone MUCH too soon, and has become a major source of inspiration for countless people. Sara had breast cancer, and died at age 28 after having a baby just 2 weeks prior.

In honor of Sara, Jen went in on Saturday and got a haircut! The new do has lightened her heart a bit, too.

The ponytail was donated to Pantene's Great Lengths Program. They work together with the American Cancer Society to provide wigs to women with cancer.

For any of you who'd like to check out Sara's story, click here

http://bandssullivan.blogspot.com/

We are certainly holding each other a little tighter these days, and hope you will take the chance to love the ones you're with as well!

We love you all.

Life in Vermont...

The fam packed up and went north to enjoy a short vacay in Vermont while Tom flew with the Green Mountain Boys...

Between the trees, cheese and farms, everyone had a good time...we even had the opportunity of sharing an awesome case of the common cold. (Common refers to the fact we all stayed in one hotel room, thereby sharing the same air and living space.)

We all visited Shelburne Farms one morning...

This fence wasn't used to keep the sheep in, but keep Mia out.

Emma, Mia, and Jen walk to the chalet we stayed in for the week.

It was only 12,000 square feet...I thought I was a "Elite" Marriott Rewards member.

Honestly this is a barn...a real working, and enormous barn.

Mia and calf stare down...

"I got an egg and avian flu daddy" claims Emma.

Em & M were able to hunt the chicken coop for fresh eggs (in other words - free labor for the farm)

Somewhere in this torrent of hair & hurricane force winds is Emma.

78.8 miles per hour, and my hair gel is still working!

Mia, on the other hand, was not impressed.

"Picking apples is awesome, daddy"...eating them right off the tree is even better

Latest generation of a tree ladder

While visiting some friends, Mia immediately took the Beau, the chocolate lab.

Whether a dog, or the real thing, Mia loves anything chocolate.

Classic Colorado - Part 2; Too much Tom, too little lycra

Classic Colorado, Part 2

The fam took a short jaunt from Ft Morgan to the mountains...

P.S. By short jaunt, I am referring to the 4+ hour drive in stop & go traffic which is popular with children under the age of 4.

Welcome sign to the Courage Classic...

3 Days

160 miles

10,000'+ vertical feet of climbing

Father, Son & ...ME (Tom) taking it all on!

The Three Amigos...Dusty Bottoms (Dad), Little Ned (Brother Greg),

& Lucky Day

Spiral staircases make the best toys...and are completely safe.

"Throw your hands in the a-ir like you just don't ca-re!"

A mid-ride break with the fam before tackling Vail Pass...20 miles of sheer fun! Emma & Mia were decked out supporting Team "Forza Pagano" -- HOT!

Riding in from Day 1 ride...don't be jealous of my Buns of Steel.

Lucky, Ned and Dusty after completing Day 1, a ride from Leadville to Copper Mtn. The ride included climbs over Tennessee and Vail Pass -- 60 miles, and over 4,500 vertical feet.

Em teaches M all about horticulture and the effects of high altitude

The rewards of finishing Day 3...

...Hugs, Kisses, sore ass...(when you ride 160 miles, you can make wise comments)

Nothing but smiles from the Pagani, Virginia Chapter

Poppy, T, Em & M pose for post-ride pics.

Many thanks to all who donated & contributed on behalf of Team "Forza Pagano"...

Looking forward to the 2010 ride & hope to get more participants.

Fat Tire, Sam the Dog, Emma, and Jen make for good company post ride.

"One of these cousins is not like the other..."

Even had the energy to enjoy some "Splish-splash time" with Little E