Boston

I just got back from a wonderful trip visiting my brother Joey in Massachusetts. We had five whole days all to ourselves and filled them with eating, shopping, kayaking, sightseeing, playing on the beach, and talking for hours.

Colorado

We just got home from a nine-day road trip through Colorado. Ty had a conference in Vail for a few days and we decided to make a family vacation out of it. We did a lot of exploring and sight-seeing.

Four Corners National Monument: where Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico meet.

Pagosa Springs: Natural hot springs flow into this river.

Some gorgeous waterfalls along the highway - we had to stop to take a picture.

The highway took us up on top of a mountain and we got to experience some winter weather in June. We were glad to have our heavy coats!

We stopped in Lake City at the store where Ty bought his first fly rod as a teenager. This is still one of his happiest memories.

We spent a lot of time playing outside since the weather was so gorgeous.

Lots of hotels means lots of hotel pools!

Ty and I took turns mountain biking in Crested Butte.  With the high elevation we were both huffing and puffing.

Pie-zans Pizza in Gunnison was delicious!

We took a shuttle through Vail Village and thoroughly explored the town. 

Another dinner at Blue Moose Cafe in Vail.

One of our hotels had a complimentary s'more bar and a fire pit to roast your marshmallows in.

Vail is a gorgeous town!

On our way home, we traveled through Utah and took a pit stop in Monticello to see the new temple.

Another fun break was in Blanding, Utah where we found an awesome dinosaur museum.