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The four of us at our friend Kristine's wedding on Dec 15,
2001.
Happy Holidays to all our friends and family.
Please scroll down for more photos.
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The year 2001 was all about horses for Lorrie.
Lorrie is pictured here with her great friend Laura Kochan
and their two horses Trucker and Chippie on Laura's ranch.
Click below for more photos with the Kochan's.
Spotlight on the Kochans
Xmas Party with CCC
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Lorrie's parents Carol and Jim(Brady) with Tarrah, Nate &
Lorrie at the COS airport as they depart back to Ohio.
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Nov 2001. Our dream mountain home came true this year. It
took over 18 months to complete and ran way over budget, but
the finished product is spectacular.
We will try to rent it out to help pay the mortgage. For
more photos, check out the website dedicated to this property
below:
http://www.cabinsincolorado.com
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Inside our mountain home, this is the view from the dining
table. That is a "14'er" seen though the window
which is a mountain that is over 14,000 feet high. Colorado
has 53 fourteeners.
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July 2001
Nate at a mountain lake in the San Juan mountains. Near Creede
Colorado.
We fished this crystal clear lake for a couple hours, but
did not catch a thing. Our friends did catch 3 trout.
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Al proudly shows off "The Grill" during our week
long camping trip to Creede and the San Juan mountains. Note
the freshly caught mountain trout wrapped in fold. Yummy.
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Mid July.
This photo is of a mountain formation typical of the area
near Creede, CO. This photo shows a great camping spot in
the foregound that we will visit next year!
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Mid July.
A jeep trail near Creede, CO just north of the Rio Grande
River headwaters.
Al and his friend Mark Kochan rode their dirt bikes for 40
miles this day, including a trip above tree line to a glacial
lake. The scenery was fantastic.
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Mid July.
Near Lake City, CO just north of Creede. This is Colorado's
largest waterfall.
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Dec.
Al & Lorrie at the Air Force Academy Chapel. Our dear
friend Kristine Kenney(K2) was married on Dec 15th, Congrads
K2!
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Fall 2001.
Nathan and Dad ready for their first Cub Scout meeting of
the season.
Al is Den Leader this year and Nate is a Bear Cub.
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Best friends for this summer.
Pictured from left are Tarrah, Delaney Kochan, Micheal Kochan,
Nathan & Dillon Witte.
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Summer
Our next door neighbors Cheri and Roger Kort pictured with
Lorrie at our neighborhood summer party.
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Late summer
Lorrie and Al.
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Summer
Lorrie and Tarrah celebrating Tarrah's first "Yatzee"
(getting all five dice the same number in three rolls.)
This picture is in the Artic Fox RV. "Go Yatzee, Go
Yatzee!"
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Thanksgiving
Our homecoming trip to Ohio for Thanksgiving included a nice
visit with Al's parents, George & Virginia.
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Summer
Lorrie with sweet little quarter horse "Chippie"
at the Black Forest Saddle Club.
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Thanksgiving
A trip home to Ohio is complete when we party with old friends
- "Suebert" and Jeff. Just like college!
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Summer
We enjoyed our annual trip to the Sand Dunes in the San Juans
this year with The Wittes. The weather was perfect and the
water running through the basin of the dunes was warm.
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Fall
Yeeehaa - Celebrating with Sensei Mike - Al & Lorrie
earn their purple belt and Tarrah & Nathan earn their
high blue.
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Summer
Dirt Bike Nate shows off his armour. Al has a hard time keeping
up with the little dude - Evil NateKnevial!
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Fall
Tarrah shows what it takes at Scott Elementary's track day.
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Summer
The vivid colors of the hot air balloons are highlighted
by the blue skies at the Colorado Springs Labor Day celebration.
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Summer
Here we are taking a break after our nature hike while camping
with the Callahans and the Maderes at Mueller State Park.
Zack Madere won the quote of the weekend by commenting to
Brady - Lorrie's Dad "Wow, you are the coolest old guy
I've ever met!"
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Thanksgiving
We surprised Lorrie's parents with a portrait of their eight
grandchildren. Here they are between shots working on their
"bratty faces!" Needless to say, when the gang is
together - the decibels are high and the entertainment never
ends!
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Fall
The first day of school with fashion-plate Tarrah(4th grade)
and Nate's(3rd grade) with his favorite shirt - it says "Bite
Me!" on it.
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Summer
"Hey I my name is Al - its my birthday, make me a Margarita!"
Al's self-portrait at the Jimmy Buffet concert. It is a good
thing that the camera has auto-focus!
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Winter
Tarrah and Delaney get their awards from the Black Forest
Saddle Club at the Christmas Party. Way to go girls! Future
rodeo queens.
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Summer
Tarrah shows off her blue ribbon at the Black Forest Saddle
Club. Nate wins in the "Greatest number of freeze-pops
eaten from the snack bar" category!
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Fall
Hanging out in our mountain cabin - come on out an join us!
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Summer
Working the barrels on Chippie.
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Thanksgiving
Visiting Lorrie's Pappy(Age 94) and still going strong.
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Fall
Rock formation along the Mt. Herman jeep trail, just West
of Colorado Springs.
Al took numerous mid-day motorcycle rides up Mt Herman this
year.
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Thanksgiving
Al, Cro & Hub - a couple of good old boys reminising
about the good old days.
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