Labor Day

We sent the summer out with a bang at the cabin. We started our Saturday saying thank you to the South Fork volunteer fire department by donating funds at their annual fish fry. Usually the event takes place 4th of July weekend, but with the fire baring down on South Fork during that exact time they had no choice but to cancel and reschedule down the road. After a great meal of fried catfish, baked beans, cole slaw and cookies the kids posed by the fire truck and showed some love...

On our way into Alamosa we were amazed by all the signs that the locals had made in support of the fire fighters who had saved their town from burning to the ground. It made us proud to be a part of this community, if even only part of the year, and that we are showing our kids a different kind of life outside of the big city.

We arrived in Alamosa to show some more love to our friend Leonard who had his classic Caddy in the Labor Day car show. Last year Leonard asked me and a couple of other girls to "model" for a calender he made featuring his classic cars. I use the term "model" loosely because not one of us had any idea how to pose next to a car (I know this would make my daddy proud) and I think my pictures in particular came out a little awkard. OK, a lot awkward. But Cienna is a natural!

Sunday we spent the day with the Palmers and took them on their first rafting trip on the Mazotti family banana boat. The kids loved being able to sit on the tubes and play in the sooty water.

Monday we headed over to the Whistle Pig for the grand opening of Heather's parents gas station / bbq house. After buying candy, sodas, bbq and other things we probably shouldn't have been eating (but hey...it was going to a good cause!) we decided to test fate and go for our last rafting trip of the summer. We should have probably packed up and went home...because 20 minutes into our trip we were being rained on, freezing our butts off and wishing that we had better rain gear. Mazotti mishap? Maybe. Mazotti memory? For sure!

Thank you South Fork for another amazing summer full of memories. You are my favorite time of year!