More Colorado Pictures

I'm still trying to catch up from July. Here are a few more highlights from the time we spent with Ray's family in Colorado.

Grandpa and Cora

Mandy and Tyler

Grandpa with the twins

Great Grandma Jean's dog Spooky

Uncle Andy

The girls

Andrew and Ray

Ray, swimming

Great Grandma F and Fern

Grandpa and Tyler

Ray, Andrew, Andy, Jinx, Grandpa

Grandma and Cora

Grandma and Ruby

Favorite Aunts

Jenn got one vote and Cynthia got one, but Lil got five as Cora's favorite aunt. (It was a cute picture of Lil and Cora.)

But Lil only got two votes as Ruby's favorite. Beth got one and someone just couldn't choose, so Jenn won with three votes. (Personally, I thought the best picture I put up was of Julie with Ruby.)
Here I am with Jenn and Lil. Lil took this picture, so it's her fault it's blurry. :-)

The 4th of July Pictures (I'm Slow)

The whole family (except Andy A)

Mandy with Will and Ruby

Grandpa and Grandma with all their grandkids

Andrew and Grandpa

Ray, enjoying the time with family

Julie, learning what it's like to hold two babies at once

Great Grandma with the grandkids

Aunt Carla with Ruby

Aunt Carla with Cora

Karysa and Cora

Cora and Aunts

I do have pictures of Cora with all of her aunts.

Aunt Cynthia

Aunt Julie

Aunt Mandy

Aunt Lil

Aunt Jenn

Aunt Beth

Ruby and Aunts

I thought I was doing so good until I realized I do not have a picture of Ruby with Aunt Cynthia. Here she is with all the rest of her aunts.

Aunt Beth

Aunt Lil

Aunt Mandy

Aunt Julie

Aunt Jenn

Cora's Favorite Uncle

Uncle Craig came out ahead, but it was a close race. Three votes for Uncle Craig, two for Uncle Andy M, and one for Uncle Roy.

Rant

The other day a friend of ours called. After I talked to him for a bit he made the comment, "I know you guys don't have an answering machine." We do have an answering machine so I asked why he thought that. It's because our machine is set to answer after six rings. He only ever lets a phone ring four or five times. That would explain why he never leaves messages.

Currently we are trying to sell a house. Phone numbers show up on our caller id without people leaving messages. Ray called one lady back and she said the machine never picked up. Most likely she only waited four or five rings.

Have people really become so impatient that they can't wait even 30 seconds for someone to answer the phone? I have our machine set at six rings so it gives me a few seconds longer to get to the phone since I am often delayed by babies. 30 seconds is hardly enough time to put the girls down and get to the other room to pick up the phone.

Maybe it's because my mom always told us to let the phone ring ten times (my parents don't have an answering machine). So I always do let it ring that long when I call them. It only takes one minute for the phone to ring ten times, making it about six seconds per ring. I don't find it to be unreasonable to expect people to wait 36 seconds to leave me a message. Maybe I'm not as impatient as I thought I was.