We were able to take advantage of another great trip up to our friend's Chris & Todd's cabin in Glen Haven, CO. It is near Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park! We are so grateful to these guys for being so generous to let us use it!
Last year was our first year up there. I surprised Coleman for our Anniversary last August! Elia, Coleman's sister, was coming sometime in August to visit so we told her to come that same weekend so that she could enjoy the cabin too!
Since last year was so fun having visitors with us at the cabin we decided to invite people again this year. So we invited Coleman's parents to come out. They had been (and still are) doing a lot of traveling so we were not sure if they would be able to make it! We were so happy that they were able to squeeze us in their busy plans! Elia actually was able to get off work and come too! But since there was 3 of them and 3 of us they had to rent a car at the airport (our car only holds 5). Coleman's Mom, Nada's, brother and sister in law were also going to be in town that weekend, so we invited them up to the cabin as well. It was a full cabin, but there was plenty of room for us all.
Elia's birthday was a little over a week away so we surprised her with some birthday festivities when she arrived--BBQ lunch, cheesecake, balloons, flowers, a few decorations, and of course gifts! After the party we headed to Estes Park to do some window shopping in all the little stores. It was fun and items were even purchased. It really wears you out walking up and down those streets though (at least I was pretty worn out by the end of the day, being pregnant really slows me down a bit). Coleman's Uncle Floyd and Aunt Carol met us at the shops and we went to dinner! It was a fun day and evening.
There is a little store near the cabin that makes HUGE yummy Cinnamon rolls, so we ordered some for breakfast Saturday! Man they were tasty. After our tummies were full of the yummy rolls we drove into Rocky Mountain National Park to see the sights and try to see wildlife! We saw Bull and Cow Elk, Marmots, Stellar's Jays, and lots of other little critters. At one point along the way you can get out at a stop and climb another 200 feet or so and be at the highest point tourist can easily get to. I decided to stay in the car with Makadie while Coleman, his Dad, and Sister decided to make the trek! While at the top Coleman spotted a herd of Big Horn Sheep! They loved the view and felt that seeing the sheep made the high altitude climb worth it. (It was like 12,283 feet or something like that).
Saturday night we all came back to the cabin for steaks on the grill! They were yummy but we were all starving by the time the food was ready!
Floyd and Carol left for Utah in the morning while the rest of us cleaned up the cabin and enjoyed the peace and quiet of Glen Haven.
It was a very lovely weekend and we are so glad that all of our visitors were able to come and spend those 3 quick days with us!
We were lazy and did not take many pictures of our little vacation. Sorry guys! But Coleman's sister did! She has a blog as well. We will let you know when she gets pictures back!
2 comments:
I don't know, this was pushing it. Now everyone will be expecting me to get pictures up soon. I should probably do that, eh?
Sounds like a wonderful time! Isn't it great to get away AND be with family? Almost as good as being with us. jk!
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