Moab trip

A trip to Moab

Indy finding the Country Western channels

Indy setting up the tent

Using the hammer

Hiking towards Corona arch (in the background)

Corona arch

Sept pics

It looks like we have a COWBOY

Some random summer pictures

Some random summer pictures

Lake City, CO

Engineer pass.  After breakfast with Mom and Dad, I started on my way from Lake City at 9:15am.  After 8 hours, 4,000 vertical feet, 2 sippy cups and a diaper change I was at the top !  My front wheel is worn through!

I LOOOVE biking!!!

New tradition at the Ratzlaff's household in Minturn:

every evening after dinner, Indy comes to mommy and... give her his helmet,

as to say:

"Mommy! It's time: let's GET OUT!!!"

Nuova tradizione a casa Ratzlaff in Minturn:

ogni sera, dopo cena, Indy viene dalla mamma per... darle il suo caschetto,

come per dire:

"Mammina! E' ora: USCIAMO!!!"

So we all go. Dad, mom, Indy and his trike.

E cosi' usciamo tutti. Papa', mamma, Indy ed il suo triciclo.

 Since he wouldn't wear his helmet right away... 

we watched these two videos of kids wearing helmets:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FgqNLgZWms

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK3JXice-Jo,

He loved the latest one the most!

Visto che non voleva subito indossare il caschetto...

ci siamo guardati un paio di video di bimbi col caschetto (vedi sopra).

Gli piaceva molto piu' il secondo!

 You can see how interested he was in it! :)

Potete vedere quanto fosse interessato!  :)

And off he went!!!

E... partenzaaa!!!

Well... with a little help:

can't yet reach the pedals. 

Beh... con un po' d'aiuto:

non posso ancora spingere i pedali.

Ooover a bump.

Oooltre una gobba.

Where, oh where now???

Decisions, decisions.

Dove, oh dove ora???

Decisioni, decisioni.

Over to mommy!!!

Dalla mamma!!!

Now it's her turn to push me!

Ora tocca a lei, a spingermi!

Crystal City & Marble (CO)

Ma che bello il campeggio! / Having fun camping!

Imparo a soffiare i semini del tarassaco: quasi. Facevo prima scuotendoli!

Learning how to blow on the dandelion seeds: kinda. I did much better shaking them!

Quanta voglia di saltare nel fiume: pero' mamma & papa' m'hanno "recintato"!

How I'd love to jump into the river: but mom & dad "fenced" me in!

Quanto marmo qui a Marble! / Lots of marble here in Marble!

(http://marbletourismassociation.org/attractions/yule-marble-quarry)

Marmo pronto per la spedizione: tra questi c'e' pure quello che rimpiazzera' il marmo danneggiato della Tomba del Milite Ignoto (Arlington, VA).

Marble ready to be shipped: within these is also the one that will replace the damaged marble of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Arlington, VA)

Il vecchio stabilimento dove scolpivano il marmo

The old marble fabricating mill site

(http://marbletourismassociation.org/attractions/mill-site)

Allungamento alla postazione del disc golf / Stretching at the disc golf post

Ma quanto siamo piccolini! / How little are we???

Cava di marmo: quel che si riesce a vedere. Ora e' di proprieta' Italiana!

Marble quarry: what we could see. Now it's owned by Italians!

(http://marbletourismassociation.org/attractions/yule-marble-quarry)

Un po' di divertimento: ci sono pure caduto per la felicita' di mamma & papa'.  ;o)

Having fun: I also fell in it for mom & dad's happiness. ;o)

Parte d'arte locale / Part of local art

Ciaooo dalla nostra famigliola al Crystal Mill!!! / Ciaooo from our family at Crystal Mill!!!

(Questo e' il mulino piu' fotografato del Colorado! / The most photographed mill in Colorado!)

(http://marbletourismassociation.org/attractions/crystal-mill)