Colorado Adventures

We spent a week in Colorado earlier this month and had a great time.  Here's a bit of a look at our week. 

Day 1 on the road.  I grossly overestimated how long Miles would sleep in the car.  Each time we got going he slept for 30 minutes or less and then just fussed until the next stop.  So I spent a lot of time in the back with him to try to keep him happy.  We made it to Dalhart, Texas our first night and all slept well!

Our first stop in New Mexico.  Before we got on the highway we stopped so I could feed Miles.  While I fed him David and Cooper explored a little.  Cooper was determined that he was going to the top of the mountain in the background of this picture, but alas he did not ;). We made it to Denver Saturday evening and spent a little time at the home of our friends Lucas and Yali eating dinner and catching up.  When we decided to try to go to Colorado we knew we wanted to see them since we hadn't seen them since they moved last summer.

Sunday morning we met up with Lucas and Yali and the kids for a hike.  It was so fun exploring in Colorado!

Cooper and Leon. 

After our hike, they headed home and we went back to our hotel for nap time.  Cooper stayed up but it was good for Miles to get a good nap in that day after 2 days in the car!  We joined them for dinner again that night.  

Monday morning we met up to explore the Red Rock Amphitheater together.

I had to include this picture, because this was what it was like getting a family picture.  Cooper did not want to take pictures with us.  So he decided he wanted to go stand up 2 rows away from us.

Luckily Lucas snapped this one before Cooper moved away.  After this activity we parted ways with our friends.  It was so good to get to see them for a few days and catch up on life.  But then they headed home and we headed out to Breckenridge.  The views on the way to Breckenridge were amazing.  At one point you go through a tunnel and come out surrounded by snowcapped mountains... this was all of our reaction:

We stopped for lunch in Frisco when we got off the highway.  I had to snap this picture eating lunch with mountains in the background.  When we got to Breckenridge we got settled in our VRBO and I headed out to buy groceries.  We stayed in for the evening.

The next day we stayed close to our rented home.  Luckily there was a bunch of snow right outside our house!  So Cooper and David headed out to play while Miles napped.

Then after nap we all went out together.  Miles' first time seeing snow!

There was a pond behind our house and it had frozen on top so Cooper enjoyed checking it out.  

We also spent a little time walking around downtown and buying some Breckenridge souvenirs.  The rest of the day was spent resting after a few days of traveling and hiking.  David went to grab dinner and I snapped this picture of Cooper watching a show and Miles napping.

The next morning was one of our big family hikes.  We struggled a bit with the high altitude and honestly everyone was feeling a little under the weather, but we took it slow and steady and enjoyed the hike.

Just moments before I snapped this picture, Cooper was upside down laying on the side of this hill, but I just missed capturing it.  We had gotten off the trail and were trying to get back on it, but overestimated our ability to climb this slope to get there.  Luckily we caught up with the trail not far ahead of this.

The whole hike Cooper just wanted to head back to the water.  Even though it was cold, he wanted to play in the stream.  So we figured we'd let him right before we headed home so he could get warm/dry clothes after.  He didn't last long but was glad to be with the water.

After lunch we decided to drive up the Boreas Pass to the Continental Divide.  It is listed as one of the most scenic drives around Breckenridge.  Honestly at the beginning I was not sure I would make it because we were on the edge of a cliff with no railing and not enough room for 2 cars in some places, but after the first little bit the road widened and the drop off wasn't as steep.  And we were glad we checked it out!

It's hard to tell, but this is a picture of a Moose outside our house.  While he was eating breakfast on Thursday Cooper said "I just saw a Moose!" so I went and looked and sure enough one had walked right by us.

A family picture in our new Breckenridge shirts.

Sweetest brothers.

Then we headed out to hike around Lake Dillon.  This trail was a perfect hike for us and had beautiful views

Cooper wanted to get off the path to explore a bit and he did great.

Hiking with his Daddy!  We had several rough behavior moments on our trip, but we are still so glad we went on this trip together.  It was fun seeing Cooper explore in such a different setting than he was used to.  

On our way home we decided to make a stop at the Royal Gorge.  Cooper loved looking down between the slats in the bridge.

One last family picture before we left Colorado.  

We stayed another night in Dalhart on our way home and got home late Saturday evening.   It was a great time away together.  And it was a perfect trip for COVID days because we were able to spend most of it outside and away from crowds.  Thankful for the opportunity to check out a new state together!