Author: Steve

Now it’s Ayla’s day.

A graduation from kindergarten to first grade.  Now to pick her out of all the kids.

There she is.

The graduates provided the entertainment.  There was singing and dancing.

…and happy people.

A huge crowd.

Austin in there somewhere.  There he is!

Looking for mom and dad.

And now he’s spotted us!

Speeches.  Applause.  Laughter.  The choir, orchestra, and band.  Names called out.

Almost there.

Austin Taylor.

It is his moment.

We are all very proud of him.

I don’t know what this is.

I’m not sure it is any one thing at all, but maybe a conglomeration of different parts from different vehicles welded together.

And it’s baby coot season!

Our anglophile kids, Taylor and David, are back to the states for a two-week vacation.  (Coincidentally, Teigan and Elise are at their house in Wales for two weeks, watching their cats.)  But I digress.

David and Taylor just announced that they got married at their favorite waterfall in Rocky Mountain National Park!

(Photo compliments of a passer-by.)

Not ones for elaborate ceremonies, although the graduation occasions in England were certainly something, they decided to go low-key and just do it themselves, which is perfectly legal in Colorado as long as you get a marriage license ahead of time, which they did.

So, congratulations to the happy couple.  David and Taylor VanderMeer.  I don’t think so.  Too traditional.  David and Taylor Alexander?  Probably not.  Some creative combination of the two last names?  Entirely possible.  I like AlexanderMeer.  Time will tell.