Celebration in Colorado

Things have been a little quiet on the blog.

Irene was a seriously unwelcome houseguest.

To the tune of about a foot of water in our basement.

But the insurance adjuster just left,

and we think it's all going to be fine.

So... time to catch up a little here at But Wait, There's More!

We received a lovely invitation

to join our faraway family members

in a celebration of cousin J's bar mitzvah.

We said yes, and we arranged the trip

so that we got to fly with Grandpa!

(Show here explaining some cool math concept

to an appreciative D.)

I called my old friend J to see if she

had any recommendations for restaurants

in the Denver area,

and we got invited over for dinner!

(Thanks again, J!)

Everyone cleaned up quite nicely.

The Charter at Beaver Creek? Niiiiice!

The amazing Super G was intent on showing off

for big cousin D.

T & D working on some sketches,

waiting for the ceremony to begin.

Cousin J did a fantastic job with his Torah portion.

Everyone was spellbound.

And the downtime afterwards

was sweet!

Did we mention the pool?

How about the harnessed bungee jumping?

(D's hair gives him away.)

Any guesses as to who D

is watching bungee jump next?

Check it out!

Grandpa did a BACKFLIP!

The crowd went wild...

even total strangers stopped to cheer.

So that's a brief recap. It was wonderful to see so many members of the family together, sweet to reconnect with an old friend, fantastic to witness this important chapter in cousin J's journey, and totally amazing to see the look on Mr. D's face the first time he saw real mountains.... and then again when his grandfather flipped upside down!

(If you'd like to see more Colorado photos,

you could check out the set on Flickr.

Next up here on the blog: Adirondack Adventure)