Thursday, May 28, 2009

Deric's parents come to visit! May 2-9

We were so blessed to have Deric's parents, Bob and Janelle, come to vacation in Alamosa and visit us from May 2nd to May 9th.  It was a week full of adventures and quality fellowship.



They arrived Saturday evening and one of the first sights they saw was a gorgeous full-bowed rainbow. This photo was taken from our front yard.

Sunday after church, we ventured to the infamous "COLORADO GATORS" Alligator Farm.  It was quite the experience!





We saw hundreds of alligators!  It actually began to give me the heebie-jeebies after awhile.  

For the most part, they laid there absolutely still.  It wasn't until Bob bravely grabbed a dead fish and tossed it into them that we saw some serious jaw-snapping action. 

Here I am with two "African Tortises." Pretty cool.

We got to hold a 3-month old gator, which gave me quite the adrenaline rush.




Bob noticed he smelled a bit funny.


On our way home, we stopped by our new church building, 
which we're hoping to move into by September. 
Ta-da! :)

On Tuesday afternoon we visited the Stillings' Ranch, where Glen and Mary Lynn took us asparagus hunting and we shot arrows at random stationary targets (tree stumps, cattails, and yes, even asparagus). It was a blast!



Janelle was a sharp-shooter, and landed a bulls-eye!

On Wednesday, May 6th, we spent the afternoon exploring the Great Sand Dunes.  The last time Deric and I were there was with Lisa back in early March, and it was snowy, cold, and windy.  This time the weather was absolutely PERFECT: in the 70's, sunny and only a slight breeze.  Plus, the mountain-melt creek was flowing, so it was the perfect time to go!  We enjoyed our time there.












After our hike, we enjoyed a picnic supper.  That's only half of the sandwich!




Friday evening, in honor of our final evening together, we grilled steaks in our backyard.