Recently we spent 9 wonderful days in one of our favorite places- Colorado. It was a welcome respite from the brutal triple digit temps in Texas. The weather was awesome, scenery was beautiful and we got to spend time with friends and family. We broke up the drive into 2 days and the girls were great. We spent some time in Denver visiting Grammie Great and our friends the Nelson's (pics to follow in another post). Then we headed west to Edwards (just outside of Vail) to meet up with Gigi, Papa, Aunt Lindsey & Uncle John, Aunt Lauren, and Lexa (Lauren's roommate) & our friends the Weaver's. We stayed in an incredible house next to the Eagle River and spent the week hiking, horse back riding, playing at the park and anything else outside simply because we could:-)
Audrey and I at Vail Market. I don't have pictures of it but she LOVED playing in the fountains all over vail. It was bordering on an obsession;-)
The Shoemake/Taylor crew getting ready for the Missouri Lakes hike. A beautiful 3 mile uphill hike, however not baby or 3 yr old friendly so obviously they did not take part. I volunteered to stay with them while they napped and I had an afternoon of quiet to read- so tough right?
A very happy Dad
Pretty amazing once you reach the top. Snow in August- love it!
This is the free pony ride at Beaver Creek. Didn't take long to learn why it was free. As Audrey put it, "the pony won't go!" Lucky for her she went on another pony ride at the top and Vail and this time the pony was much more cooperative.
Mount up! Our guide was awesome and I loved my first horseback riding adventure.
Madeleine and Papa intensely checking out the surroundings at Beaver Creek. Shortly after this picture, Madeleine got a hold of the flowers behind her and managed to put them in her mouth (like she does with everything these days) without anyone noticing...at least not right away.
Papa, Gigi, and Audrey in the gondola headed to the top of the Mountain at Vail. There was an outdoor concert along with lots of family activities. It was a great way to spend our last night in Colorado. While up there, our fearless 3 year old flew like a bird. Check out the link below:
Audrey with her new BFF's the Weaver's
Once the sun went down in was pretty chilly- Madeleine didn't seem to mind though. It's tough being a baby.
Lindsey, Lauren, Cory and Papa
I wish I had more pictures of Lindsey and John and our friend Lisa with the girls- they had so much fun with them & Audrey told us she was very sad when we left CO because all her friends were gone. I'm ready to go back...I've been told there are only 92 days until Thanksgiving break;-)
