Sister Camp 2018

Our kids have been busy with various camps this summer, so I decided to create my own camp and dubbed it "sister camp". So while Trace and Kianna went to church camp, I flew out to Colorado to spend those same days with Debi. Trevor and Kaylee held down the fort back home. Kaylee spent the week relaxing with friends and having sleepovers, while Trevor had his own "work camp". He said his camp was not near as fun...

I flew into Denver on Monday and Debi picked me up at the airport. We drove to Breckinridge to spend the night with Katie and Jonathan. Katie loves to cook and made us a lovely meal. It was great catching up with them and getting to know Jonathan a little better. We finished off the night with a hot game of peanuts.

The next day, we drove to Rocky Mountain National Park. We had a yummy lunch in Grand Lake, CO before entering the park. Within minutes of entering the park, we saw two moose, a mom and baby, along the road. They were standing near a stream with the mountains behind them. We drove from one side of the massive park to the other, enjoying the beautiful mountains and scenery along the way. It was an absolutely beautiful drive. We setup our campsite and then headed into Estes Park for a little exploring before dinner.

On Wednesday, we got up early and set off to do some hiking. We decided to take the shuttle bus to the trailhead, which ended up being the plan of about a hundred of our closest friends. Needlesstosay, it took a bit longer than we had expected. We did meet a gal traveling solo from Cedar Rapids. Her travel buddies had backed out on her at the last minute, so she eagerly accepted our invitation to hike with us. The three of us hiked to Bear Lake, to Nymph Lake (lots of lily pads), to Dream Lake and to Emerald Lake which was at the base of Longs Peak. We had an awesome time enjoying the beauty of God's creation. I'm so thankful He chose to bless us with a beautiful world to enjoy. He could have made everything brown and dreary...

We drove to Colorado Springs after lunch where I was able to meet Libby's boyfriend, Kevin, while spending time with Dad and Libby too. We played some peanuts with Kevin and had some laughs. The rest of our time was spent playing cards, visiting, doing a bit of gardening, giving massages, and getting pedicures. Sister camp was so awesome, we are thinking of making it an annual event!