Colorado is my kind of place!

Family trip to Snow Mountain Ranch 

This is our 5th time to YMCA of the Rockies. 

This is our 5 bedroom house we stayed in. Plenty of bunk beds and room for all 12 of us.

 Nama and Poppy enjoyed the whole trip. All the fun memories we made and excitement throughout the week. So many stories and hundreds of pictures...

Here we are on a hike to the waterfalls. Total 3 miles there and back.

Cousins:

Mattie Sue and Ryan

Malyn with her milk shake that Poppy treated everyone to. 

Sammy, our warrior that let all the bears know where we were so they stayed away until Sammy went to sleep.

Eli was full of smiles and was a real trooper! He loved everything and touched everything. 

Look mom, no hands. Here is Stacy loving the Alpine Slide.

Auntie Jenny painted a picture with Mattie Sue, Ryan, and Malyn. She also had a paint night with me, Jessica, and Stacy. So fun, so talented, we are blessed.

Rod and Jessica getting ready to hike or was it Zip Line day?

Boo helping Malyn with her walking stick. This was one of my favorite things to do. 

Thanks dad our Mountain man. So glad you love it here and wanted to share it with us.

Five grandkids sitting on the bench on the wrap around porch.

Cousins making memories.

Poppy brought two of the binoculars and Malyn and Ryan loved looking for anything and everything that came near our cabin.

Thumbs up for Ryan and his sweet mom.

Ryan on the Zip Line at Winter Park.

Sammy on the Zip Line at Winter Park.

Ryan and Sammy playing knock down the pile of checkers we just piled up. 

Auntie Jenny and Mattie Sue heading up to the top of the Alpine Slide.

Ryan jumping on the trampoline.

Chesley and Jessica after making walking sticks. 

Great pizza dinner after our day at Winter Park.

Boo was called back to shot the "Gray's Anatomy" episode.  That was sad he had to go but glad he got the part.

All of us were taking a well needed break and hoping that the waterfalls was going to be worth it. 

Yes we are as pooped as we look. 

It was worth it. Sammy and Eli are a little more refreshed as they traveled up to the falls on their dad's back. :) Rod gave Mattie Sue, Malyn, and Ryan the last few yards up on his back. 

Mattie Sue's painting she did with Auntie Jenny. :) Only half done. I'll try to get each picture posted. 

This would be the famous bear that visited us our first 3 nights. Chesley sat in his car the second night with camera in hand waiting for the bear to check out what we had for dinner that night. 

I might add on the first night he came, I opened the door that was 15 feet away from him and we checked each other out. Eye to eye contact. WHAT WAS I THINKING??? I also pushed Chesley and Stacy out the door and pulled them back just as fast. I wanted someone else to witness that the bear was really there.Turned out he was more interested in the food and not us.

Adult Zip Line: I'll go first (Jessica) That's my girl, step right up! No fear!

and down they go one by one....

Poppy with his crew and their walking sticks.

Got a glimpse of the actor (Boo Arnold's wife. Stacy) walking through the park with her milk shake. Son, Eli watches on as he is hoping for a taste of the rich chocolate thick shake. Will she share?

Precious Mattie Sue with brother Eli and sister Malyn near the falls.

Arnold's loving nature.

 Love these girls! I have a picture I took of them like this 24 yrs ago. 

Thank you family for wanting to go with dad and I. That was the most precious gift of all. We did have some laughs and although we adults had to spread out to sleep with the scared kids from the bear it was still an enjoyable trip.

I'll pass on the condo at the beach or the lake house on the lake. Give me a cabin in the mountains and I'll be in heaven.