Vacation Part 1

And we're back!  We flew two-thirds of the way across the country and back with 10 days of glorious vacation in between.  Snowmass Village, Colorado is my little piece of heaven on earth.  I have been going there to my grandparent's house for family vacations for 20 years and I made the genius suggestion of bringing Hubby T there on our honeymoon so that I could convince him that it could be his little piece of heaven too.  That little scheme worked and so we're back this summer to celebrate our fifth anniversary.  Will we be back for our tenth?  I can only hope so, but in the meantime, I'm going to focus on being grateful for the trip I just had! 

Oh goodness, where to start?  Well, let's talk about how the 7 hour + layover went on our way out there...

"I out!!!"  Yup, walking around in the stroller to try and bring on a nap did not work.  At least they had a fun children's play area in the airport.  It may be the only redeeming bit of goodness in Chicago O'Hare.  That and the Jamba Juice...

Flying the plane in the kid's playground at the airport

Once we got there, life was brilliant again.  I mean, who wouldn't love to play in a park with scenery like this?!  Apparently there was a hang glider who landed in this field five minutes before we got there...too bad we missed it!

The highlight of any trip with my family is, of course, time with family!  Even just hanging around the house is part of the delight of visiting Colorado...

 Playing on the deck

 Reading with Gigi at breakfast

Coloring before dinner

 

Pulling Grampa in the wagon

I look at these pictures now and can't help but feel like they don't do the experience justice.  You can't get the full magnitude of the magnificent view from the deck, you can't feel the perfectly warm but not hot or humid mountain air, you can't taste the delicious food my gramma makes (where do you think I get my cooking habits from?!)  Sigh.  Okay, sorry about that.  I hope you'll forgive me for my need to brag/boast/overflow with how wonderful it is up there.  I still wish I was there!  So, if you can put up with one more post, I'll share the most beautiful and scenic pictures from our trip in the next post.  I can only put so many pictures in one blog post, so our adventures outside the house will come next...stay tuned!!