{Showing Off}

My parents played such a huge role in helping us be able to purchase All Pets Center and we will forever be grateful for all they did for us.  We were excited for them to see the practice and to see the town that we now call home.  We loved showing off all that Grand Junction had to offer!

My parents stayed in a hotel the first night, so we went to their hotel to swim.

Mya got to swim with granddad for a little bit, before the boys got a hold of him!

The boys hung all over my dad like he was an older brother!

My Dad showed them who's boss!

We spent two days touring the downtown Main street area.  It was fun going into all the little shops.  My dad was taken back a decade or two as he walked around a record store and was shocked to see pipes being sold there.  We probably came out of the store a little more happier than before we went in!!!

We met a new friend:

Mya wasn't too sure about him, but he sure was a pretty bird and he liked to be shown off!

The main street was filled with vendors and Ian fell in love with the long boards.  He now is requesting one of these for Christmas!

He had fun showing off his newly acquired skills!

Mya loved going for a roll!

The main street shows off "art" next to the stores. 

Ian and Owen's favorite downtown art display!

Our Bishop from church, owns Hart Music, so we went in there to play!  

We definitely jammed in that store for quite awhile!  The kids liked to show off their musical talent!  I couldn't get my kids to leave, until I told them the toy store was the next shop!

The toy store was just as much fun as the music store!  Getting Ge to leave this store was difficult!  Each of the kids fell in love with toys at the toy store and now have a lengthy Christmas list already!

Our next stop was to the candy store, which I can't believe I did not get a picture of.  It was like an old time candy store and the kids loved picking out candy from wooden barrels.  I came home with a bag full of taffy!

We called it a day after spending 2 days shopping downtown.  Its a great area and I can't wait to try out more of the restaurants.

We left the main street area and headed up to the Mesa where my parents got a room up at Powder Horn ski resort.  It was so beautiful and peaceful up there.  We had fun feeding the chipmunks peanuts and by the end of the week they were eating nuts from my dads hand and off my moms flip flop!

We celebrated Drew turning 10 and Mya turning 4 a little early.  Ge surprised Mya and Drew with the toys they wanted from the toy store downtown.  They were so excited to have a cinderella lego set and a new marble run to add to our collection.  

We played games into the night...and

swam in the huge bathtub!

We woke up to play more games and then went out and hiked around the beautiful Mesa countryside.

I have such fabulous, fun parents!

We loved being outdoors and I quickly grew to appreciate beautiful Colorado.

We found several red mushrooms and told the kids they found where the Smurfs live!

Owen and Mya believed me :)

Drew, in his element!

  We hiked along a beautiful trail around a lake.  The kids practiced skipping rocks.

Owen, our non nature boy, really started growing a love for the open outdoors!

Mya found the perfect stump to watch the canoe on the lake.

The whole day we were hiking, Ian kept saying he wanted to catch a fish.  Well unfortunately we didn't have any fishing gear, so we told him he would not be able to.  However, anything this kid sets his mind to, he usually accomplishes!  He found a string with a hook on it in some rocks and made his own little fishing pole out of a stick.  Sure enough...he caught a little fish!  We were very proud of him and he couldn't wait to show off his fish!

We played so hard while Ge and Grandad were here that we officially wore Grandad out!  He fell asleep on this picnic table after our lunch.  This is grandad's second picnic table nap that I know of!  His previous picnic table nap was in California at the park by our house.  I guess we tend to wear him out and he has to escape some how!  

We had such a great week with my parents and were sad to see them leave.  I am grateful that we live closer to them again, so we can spend more weeks together playing!

{All Pets Center}

Kenny's dream came true today!!!  After making the hard decision to leave California and finding a practice to buy in Colorado, Kenny is officially the owner to All Pets Veterinary Clinic.  We are so grateful that the negotiating and paperwork is finally done, so that he can go back to work! 

Day 1 - It took us two days to sign all the paperwork to make it official.  The owners to All Pets were John and Linda Heideman.  They were so fun to work with and genuinely sweet, generous, down to earth people.  We enjoyed eating lunch with them and getting to know them better.

 Day 2 - We waited hours for the money to pay the Heidemans to be wired through, so we spent several hours up at the vet clinic.  I made a ginormous friend in the waiting room while we waited!

 The money finally came through, so then the mountain of papers began to be signed!

 Dr. John has a huge smile on his face because he is about to make a lot of money!  Kenny looks a little more nervous!

 August 31st is the day!

 And there we have it!!  The final signature was made and Kenny is the new owner to All Pets Center!

The deal was done and they passed the keys to the place over to us.

 The following day Dr. John told me to take the kids with Kenny to his first day of work as an owner, just like we take our kids to school the first day.  We followed him and were surprised to see the marquee sign welcoming Dr. Summers to the practice.

 The kids hadn't seen the place yet, so they were eager for the first tour and to see where they would eventually be working to help their dad in the summers.

 Opening up for his first business day!

 The kids ran around looking all over the place.  Drew was most excited about the glass window looking into the surgery room.  He is planning on watching his dad hard at work from this view.


 The Heidemans daughter wrote us this letter.  We couldn't be happier to carry on the legacy at All Pets!

The Heidemans hosted a BBQ at their home for us and the staff, so we could all get to know each other.  They were great hosts and Dr. John really showed my kids a fun time!

 He shook the canoe and the kids squealed with delight as they got all wet.

The boys clothes were soaked from their boating adventure, so Dr. John gave them his shirts to wear.  Ian and Owen thought the shirts were so cool that they wanted to wear them to school the next day!  (I didn't let them)  Dr. John made quite an impression on my kids.  They all had a great time and as we drove home Owen said, "Mom, can we play with Dr. John again tomorrow?"