The Fam Visits! Part 2

Here is Part 2 of the family visit!

These first two pictures are from Charlie's phone - it takes panoramic views!! How awesome. The first shot is from the top of Horsetooth. The second is from our hike on Devil's Backbone. Very cool.

This is what it looked like this morning when we woke up. Hello! It's a blizzard here, and it was 70 degrees this weekend on our hike. What in the world. Needless to say, I was totally depresso that the fam had to leave a few hours early to get a head start on the storm! Oh well - it is really pretty outside today.

Snuggling with Laney by the fire, with coffee and in our jammies still. Mornings were my favorite part this week, just relaxing together - talking with my Mom, or snuggling with Elena before she woke up completely, or chasing Sarge around. Really sweet time.

Another shot of us enjoying the new patio furniture. LOVE to make s'mores!

All the girls got pedis this week! Even Elena, who sat very still for hers. She was fascinated by what the lady was doing to my feet, sitting on my lap in the pedi chair!

While the big girls dried their toes, Laney took over the rolling chair.

Ruth, Liz and Mom relaxing.

Laney getting her pedi.

Shopping in the downtown part of Estes. Lots of cute shops and candy stores!

Case in point, Laney enjoys part of my caramel apple. She was absolutely covered in stickiness afterwards but it kept her entertained for an hour while we browsed, so it was totally worth the mess :)

The official family portrait from the week, outside Rocky Mountain National Park.

Sisters and beloved toddler on an overlook in RMNP.

Another picture of the whole fam-damily in RMNP. It was freezing up there!

Self portrait with the baby! Sporting one of her many new outfits from the Carter's outlet.

One night we went out to eat at our favorite bbq place, Nordy's, and Uncle Mike won Laney over big time by tiding her over with bbq sauce on her binky!! She would suck it off, then hand her bink to him and say "more!" :)

"Helping" me in my office one afternoon. How can you resist that grin? I'd give her the world!

My siblings and me overlooking Fort Collins on Horsetooth Rock. A long, tiring 5 mile hike - but SUCH cool views.

The Apostle fam on Horsetooth.

Charlie and Laney reading books. They are so cute! I love how she calls him "Charla."

The Looten family near Devil's Backbone. Laney wasn't too sure of the backpack, but she did love being outside!

So that's it! What a stinkin' fun week we had together. Best time ever, seriously. I loved hearing Elena say all of our names - "Muck, Jesh, Sarsh, Mama, Dadda, Charla, Roof, Gabbah (Grandma) and Cake (Kate)" - SUPER cute!! We laughed so much this week, and more than a few tears were shed upon them leaving to go home this morning :) But I wouldn't have changed a thing.....it was our best time with my family yet. As Mike and I love to say, "it just keeps getting better." The same holds true for my fam. Love you guys. THANK YOU for coming out to see us!