Our stop in Colorado Springs was short but sweet. We stayed the night at Paul's aunt and uncle's house and ended up - in a surprising twist - getting to see all three of his cousins in Denver for lunch the next day. When I talk about how much I love Minnesota and how it is the people that make the trip, this family is a huge part of that! I didn't do a great job taking pictures on this leg of our trip, but here is evidence we were there!
Mark and Sue have great toys for Lucy to dive into, though we had to be a little careful with the chess set they got in Peru - Incans vs. Spanish settlers. And off to Lucy's side is their dog, Sapo; Lucy talked about him for days after we left!
The next morning, after steaks, (many) cocktails, dessert and staying up late talking, Savannah and Lucy were up BRIGHT and EARLY. That's how it goes, right? But lucky for us a beautiful sunrise and a great playground made this unanticipated early morning totally worth it.
The next day we went to lunch at True Food in Cherry Creek and I don't know why we didn't get a picture of the whole crew (Mark, Jules, Liz, George, Nora, and our family of four) but Nora took this sweet picture of Lucy so it will have to serve as the reminder of our fun lunch!
We were fortunate to spend the end of June and early July in the beautiful mountains of Colorado. We broke this lengthy road trip into three parts spanning the southern part of the state, followed by a short stay in Colorado Springs and then we finally made our way up to Rocky Mountain National Park, in Estes Park.
The first part was our family of four spending a few days in Cuchara, Colorado. Paul's aunt and uncle have a condo there and they are so kind about sharing this little gem in the mountains. Paul and I have been there before, waaaaay back before we were even engaged, but this was Lucy and Savannah's first trip down there. We had a great time hiking, fishing, watching movies, spending time in the little town of Cuchara, lounging around, playing games, enjoying cocktail hour (while both kids napped!) and cooking. It was the perfect relaxing way to start this trip.
Below: Exhibit A and B of Savannah laughing, per the mention of this skill in her six
month post. This helium-filled balloon accidentally got caught in the ceiling
fan while Lucy was playing with it and when we saw how funny Savannah thought
it was, we of course got out the video camera and continued to watch her laugh at the balloon
entertainment.I dare you not to
smile.
