Back in August we were part of the first ever Vogt Family Fun Fest. Ryan's entire family headed to Winter Park, Colorado for family vacation. Papa and Grammy and all the aunts, uncles, and cousins!
It was beautiful there! The weather was awesome.
The first day we just looked around the valley to see what there was to do . . . and tried to adjust to the altitude. The girls found some shopping.
We found a place to get in the water, and throw rocks. Braden and Addyson thought this was awesome.
The littler girl cousins - of course our daughter would be the one NOT looking.
There were plenty of chances for climbing!
The cousins
Addyson posing . . .
Braden and Uncle Chris
Brett and Addyson playing at the park
The next day we drove a ways and took a little hike. Apparently it was too big for our two kids. They were hungry, tired, and hot by the time we got to the waterfall and water to play in. And they TOTALLY lost it. Ryan and I each carried one kid down kicking and screaming. They were beyond the point of control. I felt so bad for them; they were "not having fun" as Addyson was sure to tell me. They managed to get control eventually over our picnic lunch.
Another picture of the cousins
Brett and Braden
Playing in the water was fun, and when we left this part is when the real tantrum began.
But after lunch we kept driving into Rocky Mountain National Park and took Trail Ridge Road and Fall River Road while the kids napped.
We saw lots of God's beautiful creation.
There was even a mama and baby!!!
Then later these elk were right next to the road. They crossed the road in front of the car right in front of us. We had never seen them so close - they were HUGE!!!
And we saw a moose - it's kind of hard to see in the pictures but it's the dark spot!
It was a fun drive - one of my favorite parts of vacations is always looking at the beautiful scenery and enjoying the weather!
We made sure to watch the Olympics.
The Bolt
We headed to the resort for some fun the next day.
The alpine slide was our favorite. Addyson and Braden LOVED it. They wanted to go FAST. Addyson yelled and asked to go faster every time (each adult could take a rider so they loved riding along). Sometimes you would get stuck behind a slower driver and they did not enjoy that part.
Braden's absolute favorite was the "jumper". He wanted to go again and again.
This time the guy working there helped him jump super high and Braden thought it was the best!
Addyson finally decided she wanted to try so we got her all strapped up and ready to go.
She was barely big enough to do it. And this is all she did. She was scared. She told me "That was fun, but I don't want to do it again mama!!"
We rode the ski lift.
And saw the train come out of the tunnel!
These goofy kids were having fun! Amazing how much they have grown up since we did a similar thing last year. They enjoyed it so much more this summer!
I know Addyson is smaller than Braden, but these pictures make the difference seem incredible!
Then it was nap time!!!
The next day we went back to ride the "red buckets".
It was rainy and a little chilly! A nice change from the heat wave we were having in Kansas.
So we found puddles to jump in - and realized Addyson and Braden had no idea what a puddle was. There has been a drought the last 2 years so they haven't had much chance for rain much less puddles!!
Braden got his face painted - a blue tiger with glitter. Totally his pick!!
We went to a really fun rodeo later but I forgot to take any pictures. We all had fun!!
And here's the whole group!
It was a good time!!
(Thanks Julie for letting me use some of your pictures!)
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