Thursday, June 17, 2010

WHAT ARE WE UP TO IN COLORADO

WHEN WE GOT HERE IT SNOWED FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF MORNINGS.  THE FIRST DAY WE WERE HERE WE DECIDED TO RIDE THE TRAIN AND THEN TO SHOP SINCE IT WAS SO COLD.  THE BOYS LOVED THE TRAIN.  THEY WERE VERY CUTE.  AFTER THAT WE WENT TO A FEW OF THE OUTLETS.  AT OLD NAVY I GOT 29 SHIRTS FOR 2O DOLLARS.  WE GOT SEVERAL OTHER GOOD DEALS THAT DAY TOO.  THE NEXT MORNING IT SNOWED AGAIN SO WE DECIDED TO HEAD TO GRAND LAKE IN HOPES THAT THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK MIGHT OPEN THAT AFTERNOON.  LUCKILY IT STOPPED SNOWING AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO HEAD ON INTO RMNP.  WHEN WE GET THERE (NO ONE WAS TAKING MONEY.  WOO HOO) PHILLIP WAS TALKING ABOUT HOW HE WANTED TO SEE A MOOSE.  ELK AND DEER ARE EASY TO FIND BUT A MOOSE IS A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT.  WE SAW 3!!!  THE NEXT DAY IT WAS NOT SNOWING AT ALL.  SO WE RODE THE 4-WHEELERS.  WE RODE IN THE MOUNTAINS NEAR WHERE WE ARE STAYING AT WINTER PARK AND SAW LOTS AND LOTS OF SNOW AND ANOTHER MOOSE.  AT ONE POINT THE GREEN 4-WHEELER GOT STUCK SO PHILLIP AND JACOB, AND I HAD TO PULL NATHAN AND BOPA OUT OF THE SNOW.  ON OUR WAY DOWN THE MOUNTAIN TO THE TRUCK WE SAW SOME PEOPLE WALKING.  THEY HAD DECIDED TO TRY THE TRAIL IN THEIR TRUCK.  NEEDLESS TO SAY THEY WERE IN THE DITCH.  WE TRIED TO PULL THEM OUT WITH THE 4-WHEELER AND ACTUALLY MOVED THEM QUITE A BIT BUT COULDN'T GET ENOUGH TRACTION TO GET THEM OUT OF THE SNOW COMPLETLEY.  THEY ENDED UP USING OUR PHONE TO CALL A TOW TRUCK.  THEY SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER THEY WERE FROM COLORADO.  SO AFTER THAT WE JUST HUNG OUT AT THE HOTEL.  YESTERDAY WE WENT TO TINY TOWN WHICH HAD A LITTLE KIDS TRAIN.  THE BOYS HAD SO MUCH FUN PLAYING IN THE KID SIZED HOUSES.  NATHAN, JACOB AND PHILLIP RODE THE TRAIN TWICE.  WE ALSO FOUND A HOUSE THAT MY PARENTS ARE PUTTING AN OFFER ON.  OH WE ALSO SAW A MOUNTAIN GOAT.  TODAY WE LOOKED AROUND DOWN TOWN AND GOT SOME YUMMY PIZZA HUT.  NATHAN IS RIDING 4-WHEELERS WITH MY PARENTS SO WE GOT TO SPEND SOME TIME ALONE WITH BELLE AND JACOB.  THIS AFTERNOON WE ARE GOING TO BE RAFTING. 

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  1. Nathan said he had lots of fun!! Sounds refreshing after being outside here!

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