Dillon and Keystone, CO

We stayed with Scott's sister, Stacey on Wed, and Thurs. nights.  Right behind their house is a national forest.  It's amazing.  We hiked Thursday morning and the kids loved it.  We found fresh strawberries on the hike and also a little stream to play in. 

This is right off their back porch

My little hikers

 

This water was cold!!

 

After our hike, we packed a lunch and went to the Keystone Resort area.  We kayaked, paddle boated, fed ducks, played in the sand and just had a fun time. 

 

After Keystone, we went back to the house to relax and watch a movie. We cooked out for dinner and then Molly made cupcakes with Stacey and Kristen-they put the strawberries that they picked on top. While those cooked, we took a quick dip in the pool and hot tub. My kids never get tired of swimming.

 

We finished the evening by watching Frozen.  Stacey had never seen it before!  Both kids ended up falling asleep and Bentley cuddle up with them.

Golden, CO

Wednesday morning after we picked Scott up from the airport, we headed to Golden, CO.  We went to Heritage Square.  It's like a mini fair/amusement park.  We mini putted, rode go carts, went out in the paddle boats and bumper boats, the kids rode some rides, zip lined, and did some other fun activities.  We spent a good 5 hours there.  It was fun!

These ducks were the paddle boats

 

My try at a selfie in our go cart

 

Molly really wanted to do in this ball.  We were surprised, but she waited in line a half hr for her turn.  Once in the ball, she was a little nervous and mostly just sat.  Other kids would try walking in it, but would fall and she didn't want to do that.  I was glad she tried something new.

This is Tyler and Scott zip lining.  When Tyler finished he said it was Epic and fun, but he wouldn't go again.  I had a ticket to go with him, but he wouldn't.  I gave it to my mom instead and she loved it.   I don't have a picture since I was taking video with her phone.

Molly loved this banana ride and went on it over and over!

My Mom rode some rides by herself.  I can't do spinney rides anymore and Tyler said they made him dizzy just watching Grandma. 

When we were finished at Heritage Square, we drove through the Red Rocks and then stopped at Lookout Point. My mom's family used to come and have weenie roasts here when she was growing up. 

From there, we drove up to Dillon to meet Scott's sister, Stacey and her friend, Kristen for dinner.  The drive there was filled with gorgeous views.

This is Dillon Lake

My parents headed up to Vail after dinner and we stayed at Stacey's for the next two nights.  More posts about that coming up. 

Colorado Springs

Tuesday we were in Colorado Springs. We headed up on the Cog Railway to the top of Pikes Peak.  It took about an hour and a half and it was freezing up there. The views were amazing!

This is a cog train coming down as we're going up

The rock area there is a gold mine that mines 1 million dollars worth of gold a day

 

 

 

After a delicious lunch at Rocky Mountain Brewery Company, we headed to Garden of the Gods.  The kids absolutely loved it.  The climbed and climbed!!

 

This is one of the balancing rocks they have there.

After Garden of the Gods, we headed back to Denver to have dinner with my cousin, Jerri.  At our hotel that night, the kids swam and were getting very excited for Daddy to join us Wed. morning. 

Estes Park, CO

Sunday after Molly and I arrived in Co, we headed for Estes Park. 

This is the view from our balcony.  The kids had fun swimming in the pool too.

Monday morning we headed in to town to look around for a bit before our Jeep Tour of Rocky Mountain National Park. 

 

The Jeep Tour was 3 1/2 hours long and wonderful!  Our driver/guide was very knowledgeable and we saw some amazing views.  We stopped for a hike, snow, and at the Continental Divide.  It was definitely one of the highlights of our trip. 

We hiked down to this waterfall.  The kids loved hiking. 

 

 

 

 

 

Tyler thought he was funny hitting us all with snowballs

 

 

 

 

 After the tour, we had lunch and shopped for souvenirs before heading to Colorado Springs for the night.