2012 Memories

Happy New Years (Eve)! I think I say this at the end of every year but man did this year fly by! 2012 was a great year!! 7 vacations, lot's of friends having babies (or getting ready to), preparing to move, lots of great times with friends/family! I'd say 2012 was a great success! Here are some highlights :)

January

*Took our first trip to the Austin Zoo*

Hey look - it's January and we actually have jackets on!

February

*Went to the San Antonio Rodeo to see Keith Urban!!*

Who would have thought this would be our last (crazy) trip before these 2 become parents??

March

*Audrey's First Birthday*

Can't believe how much this girl has grown!

April

*Spent Easter in New England for my Grandpa's Memorial*

It was nice to spend Easter with family in Connecticut

*My cousins came to visit (minus Jim & Jill)*

"We segwayed the shit out of Austin"


May

*Trip to Alaska!*

Probably the most beautiful place I've ever been!

June

*Painting with a Twist With Rachel*

Who would have thought you could paint like this while drinking wine Arbor Mist??

July

*Spent 4th of July in Mexico with both our families and some friends*

Can't wait to go back next year!

August

*Visit from the triplets*

Can you say messy eaters??

September

*Colorado Springs Trip*

We had a packed 3 day weekend to explore the city where I was born

October

*2nd Anniversary trip to Fredericksburg*

We had a fun and relaxing weekend

November

*Co-Hosted a Baby Shower for Christine*

Love this pic!

*Trip to Connecticut & NYC for Thanksgiving*

We had a great time visiting family and exploring New York on our own!

December

*Trip to DisneyWorld & Universal Studios*

Had such a fun time with Justin, Rachel, Lauren & my parents!

*Christmas 2012*

Trojacek Family Picture

*Vegas baby!*

Girls Trip!

Here's to a FABULOUS 2013!!

Colorado Springs: Cheyenne Mountain Zoo & Air Force Academy

It's hard to believe but my last two posts were from everything we did SATURDAY...we crammed all that into one exhausting (but fun!) day. Sunday we drove by the very first house I lived in, went to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, and visited the Air Force Academy. 

The first house I lived in!

The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is appropriately named because it is located on the side of Cheyenne Mountain at an elevation of 6,800 feet. This was by far one of my favorite zoos I've ever been too. There's beautiful views and tons of great exhibits. My mom used to come here all the time when she was pregnant with me...not sure how she did it with all the hills going up the mountain! She even pretended to go into labor here a week before my due date when she was here with some friends! We had lots of fun and saw a lot of animals up close! If you ever go to Colorado Springs this is a must visit!

Giraffes up close & personal

Love this guy

Check out that tongue

Pretty habitat

Love the meerkat on the lookout!

Moose! They are so big!

Justin is clearly scared of the bear

I just want a bear hug!

Pacing tiger

These bears were SO fun to watch!

Mr. Peacock

Hahaha I love him

Probably one of my fav pictures of the day...he looks like he's either about to attack or give a speech

Justin & I on the way down

Hippo

Penguins!

View of Colorado Springs from the Sky Tram

Dad & I went because Mom & Justin chickened out

View of the giraffes on the way down

After the zoo we headed over to the Air Force Academy. The grounds are massive and of course beautiful with the mountains in the background. We made a few of the scenic stops and "hiked" up to the church. We had to wait for a few minutes for it to open but it was totally worth it - it's beautiful inside. Pictures definitely don't do it justice.

Air Force Academy

They were making fun of my parking job but look...there's NO other cars around so it's fine :)

Chapel

Very neat architecture

Huge organ!!

Really neat stained glass

Some of the dorms

Pretty day

Massive plane!

Finally a jumping picture! I wanted to do this at the top of Pikes Peak but the altitude sickness got me

After the Air Force Academy we drove back up to Denver and spent the night with our old Round Rock neighbors. They live in a super nice and pretty part of Denver so we were able to enjoy the evening and next morning with them. Our flight was at 2pm so it was nice to not have to rush to get home for a change. We crammed a lot into a few days but I'm glad I was finally able to visit where I was born. Justin and I were questioning my parents why they ever left because we loved it there!!

Here are my only Denver pictures taken Monday morning with my iphone...Happy Labor Day :)

Perfect weather for a morning walk in the neighborhood!

Beautiful trees!

They have a tree IN their house!!