Yesterday we took our very first train ride on the road to celebrate my birthday. Y’all. It was so hot and pretty miserable. It didn’t even occur to me that it wouldn’t be air conditioned when we booked it. We coped ok until we went through the woods and all the mosquitos hopped on board too. 😣 The views were beautiful on the Heber Creeper though!
Today we celebrated the sweetest of little 4th of July celebrations in the sweetest of little towns. This place has definitely landed on our short *we might want to live here someday* list. In a world that feels closed down we were so thankful to land here for this celebration.
We ate outside and snuck in a quick campfire tonight before the rain came in. This spot was amazing and we wish we could stay longer, but tonight is our last night in Colorado until we return in October. We are off to Utah first thing in the morning.
We woke up to a beautiful snow day! This is such a treat for these Texas kids! Today was described as “The day free fun fell from the sky!” I am so thankful for this time with them.
Getting 6 people snow ready in a tiny space is a huge job! We knew the snow was coming so last night I assigned each kid a dining room chair and we set out their gear: warm clothes, scarves, hats, mittens, boots. One thing we do for snow is utilize rain gear. We bundle up underneath in warm clothes then add it on top. It keeps them dry and we don’t have to store bulky […]
Total accident! I try and take the kids out during Jason’s daily morning meetings so he can have some peace and quiet. Today we decided to drive up the mountain just a little to see if we could find some snow for the kids to play in. Our camp host said we’d need to go about 10 miles. So, off we went! We keep going up and up (I have altitude sickness and it was getting worse and worse). But the views were stunning so we kept going! Finally we see a bunch of cars on the top and decide to stop there too. Turns out it was the continental divide! We […]
Our first new national park this year! And it did not disappoint! See, views for days! Did you know that if you put the Empire State Building on the Canyon floor it would reach about the 1/2 way point in the Canyon? It’s pretty impressive!
