Friday, July 9, 2021

Rocky Mountain National Park


Our Amazing View at our House














































We spent three days in Estes Park, Colorado hiking at Rocky Mountain National Park. The first day, we hiked right outside of the park at a nice trail. The second day, we hiked to Bear Lake, Nymph Lake, Dream Lake and Emerald Lake. The views are absolutely breathtaking. The third day, we hiked the Ute Trail. It was a much flatter hike than the other hikes, but beautiful in its own right. The kids were able find some snow, which was pretty cool. We packed a picnic and ate lunch at the end of the trail. Trace struggled with bloody noses while here, getting 2-3/day. He had a bad one on our hike and we joked that the blood made a Hitler like mustache.

We stayed at an amazing house with a mountain view on the Big Thompson River. We loved listening to the babbling water through the windows. It was so peaceful. We enjoyed playing cards, shopping and eating yummy food in town. An added bonus was meeting up with my cousin, Lauren and her family for dinner one night. It was so great visiting with them and meeting her kids and husband. We loved our time in Estes Park. Now off to Colorado Springs to visit family...

Sunday, July 4, 2021

Iowa

 

Always good to be "home"


Amana Colonies

Dessert Heaven


Gaskill Reunion















                                        








We spent 9 days in Iowa. Trevor worked most of that time, but was able to still enjoy time with friends and family. 

Highlights of our time in Iowa include:
  • Dinner with Grandma Becki and Langfald's at the Amana Colonies. Yummy!
  • Trace playing "balloon" with Grandma GG. She loved it and didn't want him to stop.
  • Playing golf with my dad.
  • Watching Aliyah play softball at her senior night and yelling "that's my niece".
  • Taking Bryker and Bruxen to AirFX with us. We all had a blast climbing the newest challenges. It was scary but fun!
  • Trevor enjoyed time with Anthony.
  • Kaylee enjoyed time with Brittney, Lily and Chloe.
  • Trace loves his sleepovers with Bryker and Bruxen.
  • Playing cards with Grandma Sue and Grandpa Wayne.
  • Playdate with Angela, Chloe and Zach.
  • Floating down the river on the 4th of July with my mom, Bree, Matt, Aliyah, Shelli, Bryker and Bruxen.
We thoroughly enjoyed our time in Iowa, now off to Colorado...