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.

Preschool Graduation

Elliot and Audrey are finished with preschool! They loved being in Mrs. Goodrich's class so much. Next stop - Kindergarten!

Their teacher had them do a self-portrait on the first day of school and again on the last. It's amazing to see how much they improved.

Jack's Last Week of School

Jack's last week of school was very busy. One night, the whole school had a history fair and invited the families to come watch a performance. Jakc's class studied the history of television so they sang some old TV show theme songs and then displayed some art projects for us to see.

There was also a spelling bee that week and Jack was the winner for second grade! 

On Career Day, Ty visited Jack's class to teach them about what it's like to work for the FBI.

Water day was also a ton of fun. 

Mother's Day

For Mother's Day, we were lucky enough to have Granna and Papa with us. Cody and JoEllen got to join us in the evening and all the boys made a delicious dinner.

These boys all had to show off their new mountain bikes. I don't know if there's anything they love doing more than being together out on a trail.

Jack's First Backpacking Trip

Over Spring break, Ty took Jack on his first overnight backpacking trip. They drove to Pine Mountain and hiked an 11-mile loop over two days. They returned home dirty and tired but with the biggest smiles on their faces. Even Toby enjoyed the trip.

I'm not sure if Jack was more excited about the hiking or the freeze-dried dinner.

Jack at the summit!

Easter Activities

Easter egg hunts, coloring eggs, enjoying the beautiful weather, and watching conference - these are some of the things we did on Easter weekend.

Audrey was the only one brave enough to sit on the Easter bunny's lap.

Easter Best

Since Conference was on Easter Sunday this year, we wore our Easter outfits the Sunday before. I don't know how much longer the kids will let me match and coordinate them, so I need to enjoy this while it lasts!