Colorado Trip

We left Monday morning from Nana's and headed to Pagosa Springs, Colorado.  Nine hours later (after stopping for lunch) we made it to our cabin.  It was located on the San Juan river.  The river was RIGHT out the back door!  Loved the smell of the woods and the sound of the river.  Perfect spot to be!! 

We stayed in a rustic 2 story cabin.  The kids loved the upstairs loft.  There were 2 bedrooms upstairs and a master down stairs.  It had a nice little kitchen, dining room and living room also down stairs.  No A/C so we kept the windows open with fans.  It got into the 80s during the day and 40s-50s at night.  

On Tuesday we drove up to Wolf Creek Pass.  There was still LOTS of snow there.  The kids loved playing in it.  

We stopped at a scenic lookout point and climbed onto some rocks for this amazing pics!  We had a picnic up there too.

We then climbed up to Treasure Falls.  So pretty!!

Boo was the only one brave enough to climb to the Misty Deck.  The mist was very cold and wet!  (I got this pick standing behind a tree.  HA!)

When we weren't out and about, there was plenty of things to do at the cabin.  There was a hot tub that Nana and the kids enjoyed.

We played games too!

Wednesday we drove to Durango and looked around a bit.  From there we rode a bus to Silverton.  Here's the only pic we got there.  It was raining the entire time.  We ate lunch and had some ice cream while in town.  

Then we caught the train back to Durango.   Luckily we booked an enclosed narration car.  A lady dressed in 1800s clothes told us stories about her family and the area.  Very interesting.

The sights were absolutely breathtaking.  The train ride was rather long and slow but we all enjoyed it.

Probably the highlight of the week for the kids was the water rafting!  They had so much fun.  Lanny was not too excited about squeezing into the wet suit...we decided we looked like dorks but there were 20 of us dressed exactly alike so we weren't the only ones.

 Before we got in we listened to a bit more training.

 Then we were off!  Two older ladies took the front, Karson and Lanny in the middle while Boo and I were in the back.  We stayed in these positions for most of the float.  There were several class 3 rapids the first 1/3 of the trip.  The middle was calm and more of a float.  We went right by our cabin and Nana got a cool video of us. :)  The last 1/3 went thru Pagosa Springs and the man-made rapids park.  The kids got to move up to the front for the last bit.  So FUN!   

Here is the after pic...tired but still smiling.  The kids LOVED it and Lanny and I enjoyed it as well.  Definitely a do again if given the chance!

The next morning we headed out for the 13 hour drive home.  Lanny was going a little too fast in New Mexico.  Oops...

We did have an excellent lunch in Clovis...our fav!!  

We had an awesome week full of beautiful sights, fun activities and great family time.  So glad Nana helped us on this amazing trip!  Memories were made for sure.  Awesome Christmas gift!!

The Big 4-0

Well...I turned 40 last week.  For some reason this birthday seems way older than the rest!  40 sounds so old!!!  It was a regular Wednesday...kids to work and camp and then to youth.  Lanny surprised me at youth with a Neiman Marcus cake and candles.  He's such a sweetie!  And I got to celebrate all week.

 He and the kids gave me tickets to the Medieval Times Castle in Dallas.  They took me on Friday in the pouring rain!  It was a fun time.

 Boo and I asked Karson to take a pic of us with the white horse in the background.  This is what I found on my phone.

 He did get us too.

 Boo took a selfie of us!

 The horsemanship and sword fights were so neat!

 They served a yummy meal...we had to eat with our hands!

 We had a knight that our section cheered for.  Ours was the black and white knight.  Everytime he won a challenge, he got flowers from the Princess.  Then he'd come to our section and throw them.  He threw one to Boo and she was so excited!

 Birthday Week continued on Sunday.  We went to Mom's before heading on our Colorado trip.  She invited the crew for a birthday supper.  She got Raisin Cane's chicken and LOTS of sauce!!!  My fav!!!!  We also managed to get some pics.  Pretty good lookin group if you ask me!

Stair step cousins!  They were excited to see each other. 

Slime

She finally made slime!  Reagyn came home wanting to make slime.  Some girl at school was making it and selling it for $1.  Rather than buy it, Boo looked at tons of recipes based on the ingredients we had at the house.  She made several batches that failed.  I finally got to the store and got some Borax.  That did the trick!  She was SO excited about making her very own slime!