Bickford Family

Christmas with Matthew's Half - '05

2006-04-16T18:00:00.000-07:00

After returning from the mountains, we visited Matthew's family, and good times were had by all!

Christmas with Nicole's Half - '05

2006-04-16T17:53:00.000-07:00

Once again we were able to go to mountains and get some skiing in for Christmas. And when we are not skiing, puzzles are formost on our minds.

Steve's Annual Holiday Party

2006-02-19T11:58:00.000-08:00

Once again, come one, come all to the best gift exchange and holiday party that we have ever been a part of. Every year the gifts get a little more creative; from the practical to the, "How did you get that without getting caught?" We also learned that you do not have to own real sized dogs to be a real sized man.

Steve's 30th Birthday - Dec. '05

2006-02-19T11:51:00.000-08:00

Steve is the first of our friends to brave a new decade called your 30's. It was a fun night out on the town, the drinks sure helped...

Dana and Andrew's Engagement

2006-02-01T10:07:00.000-08:00

During early December our friends Dana and Andrew became engaged. They invited friends out for dinner to celebrate their big news!

Thanksgiving '05

2005-12-11T07:56:00.000-08:00

Once again we hosted Thanksgiving at our house. It was wonderful to have our families over for a great dinner! It was also the first time we ever brined a turkey before cooking it. If you ever have a chance to brine your turkey, we highly suggest it. Later that same weekend we went to Steve's house for a party and games.

Halloween '05

2005-12-10T09:14:00.000-08:00

Matthew had a chance to visit his cousins on Halloween weekend and watch them carve their pumpkins. The pumpkin featured in the photos is Nicole's.

Co-workers Wedding

2005-11-27T19:53:00.000-08:00

A co-worker of Nicole's had her wedding in Lyons. It was a wonderful event! We only knew the bride and groom, but had fun meeting new people. The ceremony was half buddhist which made it very unique.

The Trees Are Falling!

2005-11-27T19:44:00.000-08:00

After returning home from our wonderful vacation, a fall snow storm hit our area. Most of the trees still had their leaves, which in turn was too heavy for the tree branches and brought a lot of them down. The city of Aurora opened a mulching site and we took four loads of tree branches to the site.

Our Trip to Switzerland Come to an End...

2005-11-05T09:51:00.000-08:00

Alas, all good things must come to an end...when you run out of money and vacation time...
Photos of the Swiss alps from the plane home to Colorado.

Zurich

2005-11-05T09:41:00.000-08:00

Before the flight home, we spent the day in Zurich. We must of walked up and down every street in that city.

Family Over the Pond

2005-11-05T09:09:00.000-08:00

Near the end of our trip we visited Nicole's extended family. It was great to see them and no matter what they say, their English is fantastic!

Arosa

2005-11-05T08:59:00.000-08:00

One day we took a little side trip to Arosa, a resort town. We picked it because it had snowed there the night before and we thought playing in the snow would be fun!

Flims

2005-11-05T08:31:00.000-08:00

Continuing from St. Moritz, we travelled to Flims outside of Chur. It was a small mountain side town with hiking trails going everywhere. It also has many ski areas during the winter. It rained and snowed while we stayed there. Pictued are an old church, built around 1496, our hotel in town, and Matthew on one of the trails around town.

St. Moritz

2005-11-02T17:27:00.000-08:00

While in St. Mortiz, we went on a great hike that took us along side a valley that ended in Italy. During the hike we were bombarded with natural chestnuts and acorns, luckly no one was hurt...

Glacier Express (Zermatt to St. Moritz)

2005-11-02T17:16:00.000-08:00

From Zermatt we took the Glacier Express all the way across southern Switzerland to St. Moritz. It is a wonderful train ride that travels over some of Switzerland's best mountain passes. It is an all day event! For part of the ride we were in the very last train and I was able to get a photo of the train going over one of the many stone bridges into a tunnel.

Zermatt

2005-10-19T17:36:00.000-07:00

After Grindelwald we traveled to Zermatt where (as you can see from the photo) you have a great view of the north and east faces of the Matterhorn.

One day we rode a train to the top of Gornergrat (a smaller mountain above Zermatt) and saw more outstanding views of the Matterhorn. At the top were a pair of St. Bernard dogs. The male was three years old and weighed over 200 lbs and the female was eight years old and was about 150 lbs. They were beautiful dogs! We then walked down from the top back down into town. It took us about five hours because we kept taking the more interesting and longer path.

I attempted to be artful and took a black and white photo of Nicole in front of Monta Rosa.

Grindelwald

2005-10-10T18:46:00.000-07:00

After Luzern we traveled to Grindelwald at the base of the Eigar. The photo to the right is of Nicole looking out from our room the day we arrived.

The photo on the left is of the two of us in front of the Jungfrau. It was a beautiful day and the sun was very bright.

We walked (slowly) through some ice caves and watched climbers summit the Monch through a telescope. The little dots on the ridge-line are the climbers.

Our Trip To Switzerland Begins...

2005-10-10T18:30:00.000-07:00

We went to Switzerland and had a wonderful time! I will have to put up photos over several posts.

We started our vacation in Luzern. It was a wonderful city! There is also nothing like a good beer after a really long flight. We walked through old town, went up to the top of Mt. Pilatus, and saw the lion.

Loveland and Rocky Mountain National Park - Sept. '05

2005-09-14T09:28:00.000-07:00

Along with spending time at the Loveland Sculpture park we spent time with my parents at a local farm, picking and buying fresh flowers, fruits, and vegetables. The next day we were able to do some hiking in RMNP.

Loveland Sculpture Park - Sept. '05

2005-09-13T12:43:00.000-07:00

While visiting my parents for a weekend, we stopped by and walked around the Loveland Sculpture park. It was a wonderful assortment of art. There was something for everyone and what was great was the designers left room for more pieces of art to be added later. I hope they keep it up!

Keystone Wine Festival - Aug '05

2005-09-13T12:36:00.000-07:00

For the second year in a row we went to the Keystone Wine Festival and this year we convinced our friends to join us. A good time was had by all, maybe a little too much. We were able to try many different wines and attended a short seminar on Italian wines (not from Tuscany).

Fly Fishing

2005-09-13T12:31:00.000-07:00

In early August we were able to get away for a weekend and go fly fishing "Somewhere near Golden, Colorado..." While driving home Kate, Nicole, and I picked some apricots.

Summer Activities

2005-09-13T08:12:00.000-07:00

Also during the summer we went with my sister and Jumin to the Blues Traveler concert at Red Rocks. That band can still play!!

We also were invited to the grand opening of the Downtown Aquarium. It was a fun event with lots of food, drinks, and half dressed models...Nicole was also able to spend some time with some old co-volunteers from Ocean Journey.

Nicole's Friend - Wedding

2005-09-13T08:02:00.000-07:00

Mid-summer we went to the wedding of Nicole's best friend from high school. It was a very nice wedding.

The view from the reception was great! We both really miss the sunsets in Boulder.

At the wedding I ran into one of my old roommates from my last year at college. It was completely random that we were both there, as neither of us know the bride or groom.

Moab (May '05)

2005-09-06T13:11:00.000-07:00

The flowers were in full bloom!

A small artistic attempt...

Nicole is taking a rest and enjoying the canyon views.

Getting Started

2005-09-06T08:09:00.000-07:00

I hope to use this site for some photos. Here are two of Nicole and I in Moab (May '05)