first day of school

ava and jake started school yesterday !! ava has moved up to the first grade and jake is in his second year of pre-school .....they both were very excited and had a great first day !!!!




i will also be updating the first blog periodically ........so check back often to get a glimpse of what we do for 7 weeks !!!

our summer vacation

Hello family and friends,

We just returned from our 7 week summer adventure and wanted to share some highlights with you all. more to come soon !


Our first adventure was with all 12 Zollinger's to The North Fork Ranch in Shawnee, Colorado for Rob's mother's 70th birthday celebration. What a fabulous experience !!!


orientation at the stables before our first ride


a view from our first ride


ava and cousin isabelle


a view of the stables , the ranch owner's home and mountains


ava, jake and cousins james and isabelle with elise (the kids wrangler)


rob, ray and grandmama during their fly-fishing lesson


emily with the only catch of the day


cowboy jake


cowgirl ava