colorado 2016

First thing first, we sold the Waco house on our way out of the state.

Then we hit the road for Colorado.

Some of the kids favorite activities were digging in the dirt, driving the jeep, playing on their beds behind the curtains in the cabin, and climbing kid mountain. Elle was so proud of herself for getting to the "princess chair" by herself. That's the part of the mountain that Aunt Elaine would play on when she was a little girl. Todd was so brave and went all the way to the top by himself. Reese got some time to drive the jeep this year too. She'll be ready to go next year.

We took the kids up to the top of the reservoir and to the flumes to show them what their Great-Grandad helped design, and the reason we get to enjoy the cabin each year.

We went on a couple of little hikes. We've got to condition them so nothing too long.

We celebrated the 4th with the annual parade. This year Chris, Elle and Todd rode on the fire truck. They loved getting all the candy too! Chris also got a chance to preach at church on Sunday. He did a wonderful job!

cabin trip 2015 (part 3)

A huge part of this trip was spending time with cousin Weston! Elle prays every night for her family, friends, and cousins. Cousins rank so high with her and she loves them all! The kids were so excited and couldn't wait for Weston to get to the cabin. They had so much fun playing in the cabins, and all over the mountains. Just wish we had more time to spend with Weston and Kathy. Todd and Weston loved being able to play rescue bots together, and Elle roped Weston into playing lots of things. Can't wait to see what these kids get into in the future! Thanks to Aunt Kathy for taking most of these cute pictures!

One of my favorite pictures!

cabin trip 2015 (part 2)

Another great life lesson the kids encountered while at the cabin was this colt that was only a few hours old. The mother is one of Pat's horses and they brought her and the colt to the old coral near the cabin.  We got to watch it still trying to get it's legs underneath it. Mom sat down once, but as soon as baby got up so did she to be right by it. The next day they ventured into our yard to eat. Mom would let someone pat her, but not get too close to the colt. 

One great part of this year's trip was getting to be there with so much family. Chris' aunt Elaine, uncle Steve and aunt Gloria, and his sister Kathy and our nephew Weston were able to be there also. One afternoon we joined Steve on one of his wanderings to find a stream to fish. While he fished the kids found part of the stream to play in. Do you know how cold that water is?! It was snow shortly before they played in it! We couldn't keep Reese out of it, of course, and eventually had to take her jeans off. They all quickly kicked off their shoes and played and played!

Grandad arranged for a ride on the town's fire engine. It was a big hit with the kiddos! Elle even found those cool shades!