Colorado Fun

We went for our annual summer trip to Colorado July13 -19!  We had a great time and stayed pretty busy while we were there!

We got up early and packed (literally jammed) 4 kids and carseats and 2 adults into the car!

 The kids spent a ton of time in the hot tub and in my parents backyard!  Hadley really wouldn't get into the water- I don't know if it was too warm (even though she takes pretty hot baths) or that she was still hesitant from her experience with swim lessons.

We drove up Pikes Peak one morning and kayaked on the reservoir!  Hadley thought it was so fun just to play on the 'beach' and also to go out on the kayak with me.  She kept saying, "I'll help Mommy."  Then she kept grabbing the paddle to help!  I hadn't kayaked since our cruise in 2009 but we did just fine!  Unfortunately, the clouds came in pretty fast and it started to rain so we didn't get to stay as long as we wanted to :(

 We always go to the zoo, because it's my favorite!!  Hadley really liked the giraffes until one started getting a little close!  She loved the tiger and the wolves and was a little afraid of the gorillas :)  After we saw all the animals we rode the sky ride up the mountain and let the kids play up top for a while!

 The last days we headed to my grandparents cabin.  Hadley really loved it this year since she's older and much more independent.  The weather was amazing- cool and cloudy!!  We went a few mini hikes, played in the treehouse, had a fire, and ate lots of yummy food.  Hadley woke up really early in the morning due to all the commotion of my grandma and uncles so we got to sleep/cuddle in bed together for a little while- I loved it because that never happens!!