It seems like a lifetime ago, before the weddings, before my fabulous beach vacation, and before taking Clay to college (in Tampa, and we are anxiously watching Hurricane Irma!), but way back in May, our then family of seven went on a short vacation to Denver, Colorado.
To our great surprise, the forecast was SNOW! It began snowing our second day there, and the blizzard continued until the entire area was covered in about three feet of snow! Definitely the most snowfall we have ever seen in our lives. It was beautiful! And so much fun to play in.
Our plan was to spend our days hiking the Rocky Mountains, but due to the snow, we got only one day of hiking in before the snowstorm hit. We tried to venture to the national park on one of the snow days, but it was too dangerous. We tried! And almost got stuck in the snowdrifts! So we headed back to our cabin and let the kids play in the snow there. They built Baymax and another snowman, and Sam built some sort of snow cave. It ended up being a relaxing vacation. We read books, played games, and ate some yummy food. It was a nice to get away before the crazy summer began.
airport selfie
We ran into Teri Maxwell of Titus2.com at the park! I recognized her and talked to her for a few minutes. She was so kind!
the weather forecast!
Julie, Sam, and Clay
Olivia
Leah, building her snowman
the finished snowman
Of course, Julie and Clay had to go for a run!
playing in so much snow!
That's the road behind Sam. That's why we couldn't drive through the park.
Julie and Leah
Sam in his snow cave
Sam, Jimmy, and Leah with Baymax
Moose in the road were a common sight.
It was a wonderful trip!
Amazing! I knew it could still snow in Denver in the spring, but WOW--that's a lot of snow. My husband has been to Colorado on fishing trips in July when it has snowed...but not that much. ;) That's amazing! Precious time together, too.
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We live about 18 hours north of Colorado, and when it snows here in May, nobody gets very excited. ;) But now that it's September when I'm reading this, and we're all tired of hot, sunny days, that snow looks pretty inviting! It's funny how perspective can change. What a fun and beautiful trip you guys had. I'm glad you had a chance to take a break before all the weddings! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm sure the locals were not excited! But for us Mississippians, it was delightful! :)
DeleteI love all the pictures of snow!! Hoping we get lots of it this winter here in Kansas! How fun that you ran into Terri Maxwell up there. I know she and her wonderful family spend a lot of time in Colorado. And by coincidence, we just got back from our Homeschool Family Camp in Iowa, where we got to spend a week with the five youngest Maxwell children! Well, certainly not children, all of them are young adults, John, Sarah, Anna, Mary & Jesse! The Maxwell's live about 30 minutes from us!
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