Ellie loves Johnny!

So we have had some pretty exciting stuff happen around the Mayer household. Yesterday John climbed Longs Peak, the highest peak in Rocky Mountain National Park. I am so flippin proud of him!! It is 14,259 feet, and the furthest north of Colorado’s fourteeners. They had amazingly good weather for such a dreary day on the ground. He said that they had a little drizzle at one point, but nothing that looked like a storm. I am so happy that John was able to fulfill his longing for a serious physical accomplishment in God’s great outdoors. He said that is was harder than he imagined, and that he is so happy that he did it. My dad told him that he is passing his title, of the Hikemaster, down to John. This means that he will be the caboose on every hike, and that he will be our guide for our children’s generation. Hiking and Estes are so important to my daddy, and I am so happy, as is he, that John will carry on that legacy. Another high point that was just decided today, is that my baby sissy, Alison, is coming with us to Montana for a week. I am so thrilled I can hardly stand it!! We are going to have so much fun hanging out and cooking new and fun meals for Johnny. My family knows nothing really about the military except for what John has taught them. So it will be fun to show Alison what the Air Force is all about. I am also excited to show her off to my friends. I am sure that they will love meeting her. Plus two of our friends just got new puppies for her to play with. So she is going to be overwhelmed with fun. Well, tonight is our last night in Colorado, and we all are going to a nice dinner, so I should go make myself pretty. I love and miss you all terribly!!