Colorado

After 8 hours of driving, we arrived at Jeff and Brenna's house in Colorado! We were so happy to see family.

Jeff and Brenna had some fun adventures planned for us. Our first outing was to the top of a very high mountain peak. 

It was a windy road and we had to stop for some fresh air a few times. But the scenery was amazing! 

When we reached the top we got out to look around. It was very windy! And cold! And so hard to breathe. Our sea level lungs were struggling a little bit at this elevation.  

Mt. Evans. Elevation 14,130 feet. The highest point you can go without an airplane. The view was awesome!

We saw mountain goats.  

And snow.  

When we drove back down the mountain, we stopped for a picnic, some hiking and fishing.  

Right after this picture was taken, Jeff told Jake to wash his hands off in the river. As he was washing, he lost his balance and fell in! As you can see, he was wearing this big sweatshirt and it was weighing him down in the water. Thankfully Uncle Jeff jumped in and pulled him out. Then we went home. 

Then next day we went on a little road trip to Colorado Springs. We stopped at the Air Force Academy and took this picture. Maybe some day we will be assigned to this beautiful part of the world. 

Then we went on to The Garden of The God's and had fun hiking around.  

Brenna was such a good sport to host and go out on all of these outings at 37 weeks (I think) pregnant! All of the other hikers we saw were amazed by her. 

On our way home we stopped at one of our favorite restaurants, Rudy's! We had to get some sauce and big cups to take home to Aaron. 

After all of our adventures, we decided to spend a day relaxing in the backyard. Root beer floats, soccer and cousins. So fun!

Movie night.  

Jeff went fishing early one morning and came home with enough fish for fish tacos! And Jake liked helping clean the fish.  

Lucy and Janie dancing in their twirly dresses on the front lawn.  

I don't have a picture of this, but one of the things I loved about this part of our trip was going mountain biking with Jeff. I had never been mountain biking before and so Jeff took me to one of his favorite spots. It was so much fun and I really liked spending that time with my brother. 

We had a great time in beautiful Colorado. After 4 days of some great family time, lots of fun adventures, and some delicious food, we headed out once again. Another rental car and 8 more hours of driving. Next stop, Utah!