Mainely Kramer: Colorado Adventures

At the end of June / beginning of July Leah and I were fortunate enough to spend a week visiting our very dear friends, Deborah, Julian, and Kate, in Glenwood Springs, Colorado! We had a fabulous time! The best part was just hanging out together, but as you'll see, we ventured out on some fun excursions, too.

Kate, Deborah, and Leah on a walk

Kate with shades and a gorilla (what was his name?)

Leah adored Big Man - the most kid-friendly cat I've ever met!

Bath time fun times two!!!

Celebrating Leah's 1.5 birthday (I'll admit I realized this after the fact...)

Kate enjoying mint chocolate chip ice cream - this one is for the alumnae magazine!

Leah didn't leave much for mom!

Grocery shopping has never been so much fun (and easy for the moms!)

View of Mt. Sopris from Red Bluffs

We visited a local fish hatchery and the girls had fun feeding the fish. This video is cute - notice the matching outfits!

Feeding the fish was fun, but Leah really wanted to get in the water herself! This summer we can't keep her out of puddles, pools, fountains, and the lake - we love it!

We were so lucky to get the chance to hang out with Shawn and her daughter Quinn during our visit, too. We are so appreciative that they made the trip over the mountains from Loveland! Leah is just 3 months older than Quinn, and they had lots of fun together on a hike up to Hanging Lake. They burned some energy walking to the trail head, babbled to each other (and themselves) from their packs, enjoyed lunch and wading in the lake at the top, slept much of the way down, and shared a post-hike snack of graham crackers and goldfish!

Leah on a mission to get to the trail head