Aspen

Our second day with Carey and her family we headed to Aspen. We were heading up there to see Ward's job and show off a part of Colorado they had never seen. The drive was beautiful like always and the best part for me was getting to see Ward in the middle of the day!! The girls loved being able to wear hard hats, they were disappointed when they had to give them back. We weren't able to spend much time with Ward because he was headed into a meeting, so we hung around the parking lot playing ping pong and checking out a huge plastic ball. The girls loved climbing inside the ball. It was too long of a drive to turn around and head back home so we stopped got ice cream and headed to our favorite park. The kids had a great time playing at the park and running around. We couldn't be at a beautiful park and not take lots of pictures. I was taking pictures of the girls with Carey when the girls decided to take pictures of Carey and I. It was very entertaining! Both girls told us where to stand, how to stand, to keep our eyes open, to smile bigger, where to look, we couldn't stop laughing!! Now I know how I sound to them!

A Day of Hiking

We had a great first day when my was sister here. We headed up to Glenwood Springs for lunch, drove through the canyon to see how magnificent it is. We walked around at the rest stop, watching the river and seeing all the damage from the flooding. The weather couldn't have been any better, it was beautiful. We headed back to Glenwood Springs to hike Potter's Field to see Doc. Holiday's grave. I love this hike, I love the view, the scenery, the peace and the history this hike represents. We walked around seeing all the dates, the different types of headstones, all the flowers, and answered many questions from the girls. One the way down it began to sprinkle, then the raindrops got bigger and we got wetter! We had so much fun. As we were coming down the hill, Jolene was holding my hand laughing and said, "Mom, we are making a memory!! " I love that girl. We had such a wonderful day all of us together, making a memory!

Good~bye

We all meet up at the Golden Corral for breakfast with Grandma before we all headed our different directions.  It was a nice visit that of course wasn't long enough.  This was the trip before Christopher heads off on his mission.  He will be leaving at the end of the Summer, he will serve in Nevada.  It is such an exciting time for him, so much to look forward to.  I am glad our schedules worked out for us to beable to spend some time with them and let the kids get to know each other a little better.