A fun family vacation in Colorado....

Hello Out There!!!

We have been gone to Colorado for about a week and we have been having a lot of fun!! We spent a day at Sprague Lake and all of us hiked the 1 mile trail (even Bubba). The kid's favorite parts of the trail were the baby ducks at the edge of the lake and the chipmunk. Blake called the chipmunk a "me-munk" and he's been talking about it ever since. Claire enjoyed climbing all the rocks, so the trail took twice as long, but it was FUN!!











We also spent some time on Trail Ridge Road. It's the road that takes you up to the high mountains where there's snow still-- even all summer long!! The elevation there is 12,000 ft. above sea level and the road has up to 35 ft. drifts in the winter and the winds are up to 150 mph!! The road opens for a few months a year, so we were here are just the right time (the road opened at the end of May). Claire was so tired and she fell asleep for our picnic. When she woke up we played in the snow...she didn't look too happy about it. Ha!!









Blake's favorite part of the vacation has been the wildlife and the scenery. He has noticed all the animals, quickly even before us most of the time!! We have seen "melk" (elk), deer, duckies,"ishies" (fishies), puppies, lots of cows (any animal he doesn't know the name of), trees, and "no" (snow). Claire is quick to correct him if he's wrong--big surprise!! We've been staying at a cabin at the YMCA of the Rockies, so we have had lots of opportunities for having hands-on bones, hooves, horns, etc. which the kids have loved, along with the playground. Also a hit!! :)








I will post a few more pictures but I haven't had time yet. We have had a great time, but we are definitely looking forward to being home on Thursday!