Vail Vacay-Day 2

We watched the Ranger game Saturday night :-( and had to drown our sorrows on the dance floor to the sounds of a crazy band from Boulder! Sunday morning, Eric surprised me with a gift certificate for a massage, which I desperately needed after biking and then dancing like a crazy woman!! After my hour of "me time," we loaded up a picnic and headed out for a Jeep trip! The skies were a brilliant blue! Gorgeous!!





After about 12 miles up the mountain road, we arrived at this picturesque location, Piney Lake! We had gourmet sandwiches prepared by the guys and soaked in the beauty around us! Just when we thought it couldn't be more enchanting, TWO bald eagles entertained us with a flight show over the water and through the trees!





Eric and I had the best seat in the Jeep! No roof over our heads...just a bird's eye view of our incredible surroundings!










On the way down the mountain, we saw a moose on the side of the road! We pulled over and it crossed behind us! While we were watching him, we saw another one waiting in the brush! They were both on the smaller side, but still HUGE! We all felt pretty certain that there was probably a momma moose keeping her eye on us!!





We watched the Rangers play a much better game that evening while we grilled steaks and enjoyed a cozy fire! We flew home on Monday and it turns out we left town just in the nick of time! Extreme weather change photos coming soon!!

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Vail Vacay-Day 1!

Eric & I were finally able to use our Christmas present from Daddy & Christy, which was two tickets on Southwest. This was our first trip without kids, so it was tough to finalize plans. We decided to visit Jamas in Vail while the weather was so nice! We arrived after dark on Friday night and woke up to a gorgeous mountain view!


We decided to take a bike tour, even though I was not looking forward to riding bikes with three fearless biking pros! We drove J's van to the top of Vail Pass and one of his coworkers drove it back to town. I was the only one who wore a helmet! Shocker!


Here we are about to start the 18 mile ride!!


We stopped around the halfway point for snacks. Carter and Jamas were excellent tour guides and hosts!


The boys did a little panning for gold and Eric returned with a couple of rocks that contained sizable pieces! The ride was gorgeous and I am so glad they talked me into it!


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Pirate Party!

My friend, Jamie (who also happens to be my job-share partner :-)), had a super-fun pirate party recently! Her mom was in town and they spent several days decorating the house and making sure everyone had appropriate pirate attire! We stopped by to visit G-Ma and PawPaw since they live a few houses down from Jamie. Eric and I were just going to wear our regular clothes, but his parents had their costume box out and ready! Edee's little outfit was made by G-Ma more than 30 years ago! They snapped a family picture before we headed off to the party! We don't have many pics of us ALL together!

Jamie's mom, who her grandkids call Lee-Lee, had costumes for everyone! She even had one waiting for Reed!

Jamie's nephew, James, and Reed had a "sword" fight! They are just a few days apart in age!

Undoubtedly, the BEST part of the festitivities was the pirate treasure hunt! The pirates had spent many hours hiding clues and burying their treasure! They delivered a map and the kids had a blast exploring every inch of the yard, treehouse, and creek bed looking for the loot! When they found the HUGE treasure chest, they were not disappointed! It was FILLED with booty...jewels, stickers, candy, etc.!!

What a perfect way to kick off FALL!!