Our July 2011 Family Vacation Part 1

Several months ago I booked a condominium in Frisco, Colorado to have this vacation. I asked Garry and Heidi if we could get the grandkids for a week and give them a weeks rest. Well the day finally arrived so we picked up Grandma Great Terry and left on July 2nd. From St. George it took us 8 1/2 hours to drive there. Garry and Heidi drove about 2 1/2 hours to bring the kids to us in Frisco. We arrived at this beautiful town and unloaded our stuff and headed to the grocery store to stock up on groceries for the week. Later that evening the kids arrived with Garry and Heidi and we had dinner together. Then it was time for them to leave the kids with us and return to Colorado Springs. We got the kids to bed just fine and had a good night. The next morning, we went to church at a cute little chapel that I found. The kids did great. Gavin and Lexi slept through most of sacrament meeting but all of them went to their classes in Primary with no fuss at all. Church was a very pleasant experience.

After church was over we just spent the rest of the day enjoying the beautiful setting of this mountain town. Some vacationers had these Ferrets and the kids had fun playing with them.

We belong to a travel group so this place was one on their list of places we could stay. We were not disappointed in the condo or the area. It was very beautiful. We had a 3 bedroom condo with a very large kitchen and living room combination. It also had a wrap around deck so we could bar-be-que there and play.

Here is a shot of Lexi and I. Grandma Great gave her this skirt and she wouldn't take it off for 3 days. She wore it over her clothes and even to bed. She's such a little sweetie!

There were beautiful flowers everywhere. Mom and I particularly liked these flowers in the background. They are lupine. They come in all colors.

Monday was the 4th of July. The day started out with a fishing derby for the kids at this pond. We bought fishing poles for each of the kids and they loved fishing with Grandpa. It was a gorgeous setting but very crowded that morning. There was also a little playground there so Lexi and Gavin took some time to play on that as well.