A grand vacation

Going to Colorado again after eight years brought a flood of emotions. I felt so, so grateful for my time there as a missionary. I felt so grateful for my husband and kids and how blessed we have been. I felt grateful for good examples and help getting out on a mission. I felt an overwhelming love for the people I came in contact with. Thank you to all who let me visit, Tiffany, Ed, Palmers, Ellen, Sister Lee, Kayla and Temi. Temi, I think my visit was divinely guided. I only felt sad that I could not visit everyone. I can sing again the theme song, " Colorado, I love you."

We visited an butterfly and insect museum. Mitch loved the different butterflies but, Monte didn't get into it. I told Dave I would not hold his hand after that gross thing was touching it.

Not too far from Denver is Buffalo Bill's grave site. We visited and got a few adorable pictures of our two cowboys. Buffalo had a great view from his grave.

In a town called Glenwood springs there is a natural hot springs right off the freeway. I saw it one time on my mission and thought, when I'm not a missionary that is where I want to go." Well, I got to go. It was fun. Mitch went on a huge slide with Dad. The veiw was terrific and the hot springs were very relaxing.

One of the last touristy things we did was to visit Rocky Mountian National forest. It was beautiful and we were unprepared for the snow that was clearly still up there. Mitch and Dave had a snow ball fight. This picture of Monte was a good story. I was behind him holding him up when Dave took the picture. He was sitting on a seven foot stone wall (7 ft on the back side). Well and car drove up full of people the were gasping that Dave put this little baby on the wall until I popped up and everyone started laughing because they did not see that I was behind him supporting his back.

On the way home from Colorado we spent one day in Salt Lake City. We had a nice visit with my Grandpa, who was in good spirits and showing so much faith. We also visited one of Dave's missionary converts (we forgot to take a picture of Yolanda's Family). Of course we also ate at Wingers diner and thought of Mark. We also made a stop off at temple square. Dave want's to take his boys to their first Priesthood session of conference in the conference center. I think that is a great idea. Mitch really liked the statue of Christ. I thought he might be frightened by it but, he wasen't. He wanted the picture by it.

We ended the trip with a beautiful train ride home. Mitch loved it and everyone loved him in his enginers hat. Monte enjoyed it too because he could move around. We got a room and slept on the train. It was so much fun to eat in the diner and watch the mountians roll by. Other then the lateness of the train I would ride the train for a long trip again in a heart beat. We loved it.