Misc. fall things

Our new van and our new driveway.
Fishing at Red Feather with the kids. I really like this picture of M.
We went to free day at the zoo this week and this was the only picture I took. D. asked me to take this one of him.

D's birthday

On October 2nd, our little boy turned 5 years old. It is hard to believe. It seems like yesterday that our baby was born.


D. had a good birthday. He especially enjoyed playing with his friends and then hitting the pinata. I think he enjoyed the candy from the pinata even better than having a pinata. He isn't a cookie monster. He is a candy monster.
He enjoyed playing with his gifts. This year he got some playmobil toys from us. They were race cars, so he really enjoyed them.

Hike to Rocky Mountain National Park

On Saturday, September 25th, we headed to Rocky Mountain National Park for their free day. It became apparent to us, as we drove, that many hundreds of people had the same idea. We parked at the first possible location and decided to take the bus to where we wanted to hike.

We had to wait a while in line to get on the bus, but eventually we were on the road again. The kids always love to ride the bus, so it was a good ride. We reached the Glacier Gorge drop off and the kids picked up booklets to earn their Junior Ranger badges. We started down the trail. We decided to hike to Bear Lake. When we got to Bear Lake it was a little early to eat lunch, so we headed up another trail.

We stopped at Nymph Lake for our lunch. This was our view.
After lunch, we hurried back to Bear Lake so the kids could use the bathroom and then we headed back up the trail to the Glacier Gorge stop.



We waited for our bus ride back to the van and then we stopped at the RMNP visitor center so the kids could talk with the Ranger about what they had learned. They were all able to get their Junior Ranger badges that day.

We rushed down the mountain and for the first time ever, we didn't have to stop for someone to get some air and no one threw up!!:)