Snowmass, Part 3: Adventure!

We departed last Saturday morning for a big family gathering in Colorado!

Travel-weary girls watching a movie during an airport layover. 

Vacation Quotable  -  The flight attendant, as we were descending upon Denver, with no irony whatsoever: "And in case of emergency landing...leave everything."  WHAT?! Should that really be the last thing you say as you land?

Day 1: Nature Trail hike. The kids were tired from travel, so we took it slow (one mile in 2 hours!).

Teacher-Megan, can't resist any opportunity to sound like I know what I'm talking about.

2 momma ducks and 4 baby ducks.

Kids in the meadow.

Vacation Quotable  -  Isaac, as we drove from Aspen to Snowmass for the first time, looking at the beautiful countryside: "I want to live here FOREVER!"

Abby had quite an obsession with dandelions.

We "discovered" this abandoned log cabin.  If you could crouch down through the doorway, you could actually go inside.

Vacation Quotable  -  Lily, Aubrey, and Abby, the first morning from our condo balcony: "Look at that tree!  Look at that flower!  Look at that big rock!  Look at that mountain!"  Everything was so beautiful and we were so excited about it that we were like obnoxiously overzealous city slickers on our first trip to the countryside.

After seeing the warning signs, Isaac was so afraid we'd see a bear.  Thankfully, this was the closest we came.

That night we met the rest of the family at The Hickory House BBQ for dinner.

Day 2: we rode the gondola to the top of Snowmass Mountain and went on a  hike with Mimi and Boppa.

Abby being Abby.

Tired girls who just want to be carried.

Abby and her obsession.

And carried!

Boppa leading the way.

Abby in the daisies.

Isaac and Aunt Lindsay running through the courtyard of our condos.

We spent the afternoon at the park with the rest of the family.

I taught Isaac and Aubrey to roll down a hill.

(We don't do this in TX because the grass is not soft and I'm scared of fire ants!)

We take over the swing set.

Vacation Quotable  -  Isaac, on one of our van rides, dolling out his favor on his cousins: "Excuse me Julian, you can sit with me the next time we go.  And then after that, Lily can sit with me."  At the time, he had given that covetted privilege to Miles and Julian was quite upset.  He's so magnanimous.  ;)

Isaac and Miles taking a spill on the whirly-thing.

Memorable Moments

• Learning that DD has a weakness for onion rings.
• 4-in-a-bed-Lagoy-family nap time.
• Getting reconnected with my cousins that I don't get to see very often.
• The interview of DD and Papa keepsake DVD made by my cousin Matt.
• Playing spoons with my cousins.