We took our annual trip to Estes Park (aka our happy place) a little bit earlier this summer since traveling in early September might be frowned upon for Mommy! The weather was beautiful and as usual we had a great trip. The kids love it out there as much as we do and we have so much fun exploring the town and having lots of good family time. We drove this year for the first time. The trip out went really well but the trip back was a little rough for Max, but we survived! For the first 4 days of our trip it was just the 4 of us and then my parents and Annie joined us for the last 3 days. I am sad to say I took all of my pictures at the beginning of the trip, but I promise they were there and we had a great time. Here are some pictures.
Some before bedtime snuggles on the best couch ever!
At the trailhead for the Alberta Falls trail. This was Molly's first real hike (about 2 miles) and she did great! She didn't have to be carried once and was so proud of herself (and tired). We used one of the hiking carriers for Max. He loved it, even falling asleep on the way up.
She was so proud of herself for getting to the top of the waterfall and loved climbing around the rocks at the top. A girl after her Mom's own heart. Daddy was safely on the ground at this point.
Me and my girl.
I managed to get Mike to climb up a little ways for a family picture. He was not thrilled.
And he was having a full on panic attack in this picture thinking I was going to drop Max right into the plunging waterfall.
Relaxing on the porch after the long morning hike.
There is a family fun park in town that Molly absolutely loves. It costs a fortune, but we always manage to squeeze in one trip. The bumper cars are her favorite, she squeals the whole time.
I thought taking both kids on the bumper boats was a good idea. Wrong.
This year for the first time we went out and explored Lake Estes. We rented a pontoon. The kids didn't last too long because they were annoyed with the life jackets they had to wear, but the scenery was beautiful. I could have stayed out there all day!
These pictures are from my favorite place in Rocky Mountain National Park, the Alluvial Fan. I had so much fun here this year because Molly was so much more able to climb up on the boulders with me. We had a great time. Poor Daddy got stuck hanging out on the ground trying to keep Max from jumping in the water.
We also did our annual pony ride at the Glacier Lodge next to our cabin. Molly has ridden Duke the past few years, but he has since retired. She was sad to miss him, but quickly made friends with Little Joe who gave her a great ride.
We feel so blessed to have this heavenly place to escape to each summer and love making memories there with our kids. Until next year Estes Park!
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