Estes Beauty

We spent the morning doing the only 2 things we had on our agenda for this trip (besides Sarah's graduation)...a boat ride and miniature golfing. It was an absolutely perfect day for both! When we looked at the weather forecast before we came, we weren't sure we would get to do much of anything...it called for rain every day with highs in the 50s! But this morning it was clear and near 60 when we got to the lake. By the time we got to the golf course, we all shed our sweatshirts and enjoyed the sunshine!

 Jacob didn't want to come. He was too busy playing with the Legos and wanted to stay. But then we got on the boat and he quickly changed his mind!

 This was the main reason he changed his mind about coming...he got to drive the boat!!

 All three of the kids got a turn being Captain. They loved it.

 Isaac took his role very seriously.

 Golfing! The boys practically ran through the entire course, but they still had fun. :)

 Anna took her time and was very serious about her game. She remembers playing last summer and the lessons from Mr. Len and Ms. Kathy!

Bear hugs for the boys! :)

Colorado Visit

After the rodeo, we stopped at Elry & Carol's for supper.

Sarah just had surgery on her foot, so she was teaching Anna how to be an invalid! ;)

I packed a little backpack for Isaac on this trip and he thinks it's the coolest thing ever! He kept it on during church and looked so cute sitting there, I couldn't resist taking a picture. 

One afternoon we went up to the Baldpate Inn for pie. It's an old, historic (is that redundant?) inn on the top of a cliff. Their pie is delicious. President Roosevelt stayed there once, as well as other famous people. The kids enjoyed watching the humming birds and chipmunks. 

It's a gorgeous setting!

Monday we took the kids to the miniature golf course. They had so much fun!

This kid...he would hit it once from the start and then he would pick up his ball and put it inches from the hole. He had such a wonderful time!

Mr. Len & Miss Kathy gave Anna some lessons. 

She caught on pretty quickly to the whole concept. 

They're convinced she'll be on the LPGA before long. ;)

On the way back from golfing, we saw a herd of elk just grazing and lounging next to the road. 

We had to make a special detour and stop at the Anders Farm we discovered last year! Such delicious produce!! We loaded up today with corn, potatoes, onions, green beans, peppers, honey, salsa, pickles......mmmmmmm!