Trip to Colorado

So, as many of you know, my parents bought a house in Loveland, CO and are planning to retire there. YEAH!!! :) They moved out at the beginning of this past week and we flew out to help them break-in the house (and boy are the kids breaking it in!). It's just me and the kids along with Tracie & Ava, and we're having a blast -- although we miss our husbands!! :}

We drove up to Estes Park yesterday to visit my Aunt Char & Uncle Mike and had a wonderful day! Mom stayed home with the two younger kids and Dad, Tracie, Emily & I went up for the day. It was absolutely beautiful!! :) (This is Long's Peak.)

Alex is just loving the outside -- and who can blame him?!

Emily found this sheep skin at Char's house and loved it! Isn't she cute?!

This is Dad enjoying his view from the backyard. You can see the foothills in this picture but you'll have to take my word for it that Mt. Hughes is behind that -- it is absolutely gorgeous!

And this is the view from their front yard. It's the Twin Sisters, and then Long's Peak is in the background. Breath-taking, right?!

We flew in on Tuesday and will be here until next week, assuming they can get us to leave this beautiful house with an amazing view! :)

And here is Aunt Char with me and the kids. It was a nice evening! :)

Emily just woke up from her nap when Char & Mike got there. Here she is warming up to Aunt Char and reading her new book. :)

"I love my Papa!"

And "we love snuggling with Nana"!

And here is sweet little Ava -- she is just a barrel of laughs!! She can be so serious and then instantly start laughing or crying and then change to serious again -- it's like a light switch! She's funny and absolutely adorable!! :)