red rock canyon

yesterday we made plans to be up and out of the house by 8:00 to head over to red rock canyon for some rock climbing. laura had never been climbing in the great outdoors (just some gym climbing) and was on board for a fun day. The 5 of us were loaded in the car, teeth brushed, hair brushed (well, most of us....see the last pic of this post!), and ready to go at 7:59! I was super impressed, and ready for some fun....until 5 minutes later when my pager went off. I'm the "back up" doc this weekend, which means i have to be ready to go in 24/7 for the whole week if someone needs a hand in L&D or the OR. soooo.....detour to the hospital, quick c-section...healthy 8 pound baby "Liam" delivered safely, and then back in the car to head up the climbing spot....we ended up about 2 hours behind schedule, but we were all still excited to hit the rock.
Laura bravely conquered her first route relatively effortlessly (she certainly fits right into the colorado life!) made it to the top of the first route...

and then rappelled back down like a pro!!! TONS of fun!

Gotta love the double stroller at the crag! :)

Juneau makin' her daddy proud! J-bg was totally geared out! check out the chalk bag! haha! love it!

Nova really was pretty fearless, and did extremely well...at least until she hit the crux of the 5.5 route we put her up on! :)

hanging with daddy while he belays

poor nova....where is this child's mother?! Her face is dirty, her hair is all matted down, she's tired, hungry, and hasn't bathed in days!! haha! well, that's just how we have to roll around here sometimes :)