Our Lawn Boy!

We have a new lawn boy...his name-Dylan!! Dylan has taken over part of the outside duties. He mowes the yard, while Mike does all the "fun" stuff...edging, trimming, etc. The yard gets done in half the time now! Dylan has really done a good job and we hope he continues!!

Rafting & Paning for Gold

Our last day in Colorado was a busy one! Mike, Ashley & Dylan along with Ashley's team and some parents and siblings took to the water for a day of River Rafting down Clear Creek. The water was cold, but they had an unbelievable time. The river was too high for Megan to take on so she and I went to The Phoenix Mine. We went on a tour of the mine, paned for GOLD and the best part of our adventure were the chipmunks. Megan had fallen in love with chipmunks while we were at the cabin, but they would not come near her. When at the mine, we found a group of spoiled chipmunks that are treated very well and trained to eat out of guests hands. Needless to say, that was the highlight of Megan's vacation. After we all joined back up together, we headed into the town of Idaho Springs and ate lunch at Beau Jo's Pizza. The best Mountain Pies ever!! We treated ourselves to some ice cream and walked the streets of downtown. Such a cute little town with so much character!

Estes Park

After leaving Boulder we headed to Estes Park for a two hour horseback ride and a steak cook-out with all of the sides to go along with it. Our whole family was to go, but Megan got scared at the last minute so she stayed back with some other team parents that were not going. Our adventure started off in the rain, but ended up being a beautiful late afternoon ride. Ashley and her team went in a group in front of all of the parents and siblings. Ashley was the only one on her team that had never riden a horse. Long story short, I think that was Ashley's first and last ride. It was not her cup of tea! As one of her teammates told her, "Ashley, you are just a city girl!" Dylan however, did not want to get off of his horse. He and "Tulip" made quit the connection. It was an awesome experience for all of us and once again what a better place to ride a horse than the mountains of Colorado. BEAUTIFUL!! Megan felt bad that she did not make the ride with us, so when we got back to the hotel, she said, "look Mommy, I am not afraid to ride a horse anymore." Priceless!!