Saturday, May 17, 2008

Glenwood Springs: Day 1

When the day finally came for us to leave, both Vince and Amy were in high spirits!
Combine this with being pre-packed and our departure experience was easy and uneventful. Hoo-wee!
As usual, our first stop was the lonely little rest stop on State Road 6. (The same one from our Moab Trip.)







Vince was jazzed to see the stream full and flowing. I tried explaining how it was all meltwater from the Winter, but I think he was just happy to throw rocks...






...and play with Grandpa.










Six short hours later (yeah, the trip went by pretty quickly), we arrived in Glenwood and checked into the Hot Springs Lodge.







Unfortunately, Vince got a huge view of the pool on the way in...








...so he was bouncing off the wall to get unpacked and out to the wet stuff. When the time came for us to go, we were in such a rush that I forgot the camera. (D'oh!)







After a couple of hours of swimming (just getting warmed up), we met up with Great Grandma Beatrice and Great Aunt Anne and went out for some Italian.






Sadly, we had a bit of a wait, so Vince, Grandpa and I trundled down to the riverside to take in the view.







Little did Vince know that he'd be treated to an up-front view of a freight train!







He got a huuuuge kick out of that.
He's such a railhead.









Finally our number came up and we were treated to some of the best Italian food around. The place is called the Italian Underground and it has some of the best cannoli I've ever eaten.

But why is Vince bummed out? That's easy. He wanted to go swimming...again.
How could I say no? We were out until 10 pm! ;-)

Ok, blog fans! More to come tomorrow, including Amy's first dip in the pool!

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Colorado Bound!!!

For my children, all is right in the world.

Grandpa is visiting us from NC!
Needless to say, my son jumped into Kev's arms as soon as he saw him.

Amelia however, was a bit more cautious. But once she saw how much her brother loved him, she began to jockey for affection too. It was adorable.

But that's not even the best part. Tomorrow, the fam and I will be traveling to Glenwood Springs CO for the weekend!
It's going to be awesome. We'll be staying in the Lodge, which means pool admission is paid for. On top of that, the Boy and I are going to scooter down the Glenwood Canyon Recreation Trail right alongside the Colorado River.

I can't wait for the fun. And don't worry, I'll take plenty of pictures.

Update Coming Soon....

School is finally out and the Summer has begun!

Our family's got tons of plans for the Summer, so be ready for a big update coming soon!

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Amelia's Baptism Weekend... (11-16-07 thru 11-18-07)

I know this is out of order, but I just had to celebrate my Baby Girl's baptism in Mid-November.

The Godparents were my brother, Eddie and our good friend, Meaghan.
It was great to see my bro and his family. They motored up here all the way from CA!

When the baptism was done, the lot of us went out to Big Cottonwood Canyon for lunch at the Silver Fork Lodge. That's where Eddie got greased by a disgruntled waitress. ;-)

A White Christmas!!! 12-25-2007

Christmas was a total blast.
The kids made out like bandits, the food was terrific and it even snowed!

Check it out!