Game Time

First pitch just moments away. Great seats tonight. Go Rockies!

5,283'

Yep. We are 5,283 feet above sea level for our seats this evening. For those of you familiar with Coors Field, we are one row above the purple row of seats. First pitch in 41 minutes. Don't think I needed to bring my glove.

Is This Heaven??

No, its Coors Field. Colorado Rockies 2011 season has begun!! No, these aren't our seats. Yes the beer is cold.  82 degrees currently at 20th and Blake. Play ball!

Jump!

In his first long jump attempt ever, Noah pulls a 10 feet 11 1/2 inches. He also ran the 200 in 34 seconds and the 400 in 1:24.  What a great night!

Stride

Look at that kid go!! Just finished 2nd in his heat in the 200. Noah is having a great afternoon and having fun. So proud of him! Only the long jump to go this evening.

Team Roth

Noah just finished the 400.  He did great. Finished strong. Don't have his official time yet. Nathanael and I were cheering him on!! Next even will be the long jump followed by the 200.  Run Noah run!

Pre-race

Noah getting psyched up for the 200 which should take place in a little less than an hour. The cheering section for Team Roth is playing on the playground next to the track.

Road Trip!

We are off to Ft. Collins to cheer on Noah in his second track meet. Wish it wasn't so windy out, but we are better prepared this week. Should be fun. Spring break for the kids starts in a little less then 24 hours.

Get Set....Go!!

Run Noah!! Finished in 1:24. We are all so proud of the kid!!

On Your Marks...

Finally, two hours after the start of the meet, Noah took his place for the start of the boys 400 meter dash.

Friends

The kids are being so good while waiting for their brothers event to start. These middle school track meets are organized chaos. How about the hair on these two guys??

Runner

Here he is! All set for two events  today: the 200 and the 400. He hopefully starts in a little less then 40 minutes.

Team Roth

Kids staying busy and warm waiting for brothers event. Need warmer clothing!!!

Mom

In the red sweatshirt doing the timing for Frontier. It is a bot chilly and windy here. Should have brought blankets and winter coats.

Screwtape!

My final birthday present arrived over the weekend, when Jen and I traveled to Colorado Springs for a stage performance of CS. Lewis's "The Screwtape Letters." It was an amazing single actor 90 minute production. The main actor also announced after the performance in a Q&A that they have purchased the rights to another great Lewis novel "The Great Divorce," which will hopefully be staged in late 2013.

After the play, we were trying to decide on a place for dinner. Could have chosen a local burger and fries joint, but thanks to the power of cell phones and Google, we located the only Ethiopian restaurant in all of Springs! And it was only 10 blocks away.

The dinner was amazing. The owner/hostess was even more so. We spent almost two hours eating and talking with her while she served us some of the most amazing food I have ever enjoyed. She not only owns the restaurant, but also runs a small school for adopted Ethiopian children and their forever families. We of course shared Wes and Kim's adoption story, and she said she would pray for them and their baby. She even packed up several small desserts for us to take back to the kids. Finally she presented us with the Book of Friends for us to leave a note and our thoughts in.What an amazing woman. Chef Maya can be found on the web at www.uchennalive.com . Like her slogan says:"Live! Love! Be Loved! Eat Well!"