Monday, October 5, 2009

Fall in the High Country

"The mountains are calling and I must go.” - John Muir

One of our favorite families flew all the way from Texas to Colorado to spend 5 blissful days with us. It was Cash's first trip via plane, and he did amazing! He just turned 6 months old and can already sit like a pro!

Ella was smitten right from the start. We had to teach her how to give gentle hugs.

The first two days were spent in Denver. Lacee and Ella enjoying jammie-time:

"I moose have a hug":

Whispering sweet nothings before visiting the Denver Aquarium:

Friday morning we got on the road early and headed for the cabin.

We could not have asked for prettier fall weather.

Robert with the canoe paddles:

Slalom-style:

John and Robert fly-fished from the canoe and the river. Lacee and I had our cameras ready for the off chance that the boat would flip when they got in. But, alas, we weren't lucky enough :)

Hot chocolate was definitely the staple item of the trip:

Friday night we stalked some elk:

Ella perfecting the gentle hug:

On Saturday we visited the shops at Grand Lake.

John did odd/random jobs like chop wood.

I indulged in my obsession of smelling/kissing/snuggling Cash's cheeks/hair/tummy:

Our little punkins:

It has been some time since we have enjoyed ourselves this much. From laughing fits to mountain locals that all seemed to resemble Willie Nelson to fireside chats (and many more that are not appropriate to mention)...this memorable trip is definitely going down in the books. We already miss them terribly.

1 comments:

LaceeDiann said...

Oh! This post is so good. I just love all the pics of Ella and Cash. I really hope they can play again soon. Thanks again for such an amazing time. You guys mean so much to us and we are so thankful to have you as friends.
Love always, Lacee