It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times

We arrived home from our Colorado trip yesterday. And like the post title says, it was the best of times and the worst of times. I love being with my sister and parents and we had such a great time with them. As Rhett is the youngest of the four cousins by about seven months, he wasn't able to really play with them, but it was really fun to watch him watch them. He was frequently found just staring at them. It was hysterical.

But as any other parent knows, traveling with kids is just hard. Rhett struggled with the time change and therefore I struggled with the time change. Let's just say I'm glad I already bought Thanksgiving plane tickets otherwise I'm not sure I would have after that trip.

And now for the pictures:

Celebrating Valentine's Day by making cookies.

Outside the library

At Ridgway State Park. Rhett LOVED the water! We only took him out of the lake because of his blue lips.

Surprisingly, he loved getting his fingers all ooey.

He didn't quite fit at the table. But he sure looked cute.

Celebrating Halloween. Notice how Miles is doing such a great job at keeping Rhett on the couch?!


At Black Canyon. Pretty cool.




At the cabin outside of Silverton. This place was at nearly 11,000 feet elevation. I'm embarrassed to admit that I think it affected me to the point that even sweeping winded me.

Inside the cabin.

Celebrating our unbirthdays! We all got little presents and sang to us. Fun.

Waiting for the train to arrive.

In Silverton. The high temperatures while we were there were in the low 60s. Awesome.

At Molas Pass, just outside of Silverton, on the other side of where we were staying.

Playing in the water.

In Ouray.

Picnicking in Ouray. This is the first time Rhett enjoyed one of these.

More picnicking.

More.

All the cousins on the last day.