Chloe in Colorado #3

 Chloe wrapped up her summer in Colorado with more of her favorite things. 

Checking out the Rocky Mountains looking like the Smokey Mountains

Lunch with Kyle

Shopping

Sitting on the front porch

Morning "hikes"

And keeping up with the local news

Chloe in Colorado (Flower Power #2)

 Chloe's search for the most beautiful flowers has continued.  

Job Requirements

 Kyle's job seems to include more than I assumed it would.

Of course he's bussing tables.

But his job description also seems to include petting all the dogs that come in to sit on the patio.

And hanging out with Spiderman.

And not to worry, he still has plenty of time to fish.

Chloe in Colorado #2

 Chloe is staying busy in Colorado.

She made herself the center of attention in the center of town. 

She visited the top of the mountain.

She went to see the troll. 

And her favorite, enjoyed some cold mountain water. 

Chipmunk Buffet Update

 These chipmunks are driving Chloe crazy.

Also, I found out not all of my buffet patrons are chipmunks.  

Debbie and the girls are here visiting and Emily said that this one right here is a golden mantled ground squirrel (you know these things when you're getting a wildlife biology degree).

Chipmunk Buffet

 We used to go each summer and feed the chipmunks. They would eat out of our hands, and it was awesome. But, like everything fun, they put a stop to it by putting up barriers so you can't get down to the chipmunks to feed them. 

So I decided to open up my own chipmunk buffet at my house.

And let me tell you, they are happy I'm open for business. 

When I started I would only have to refill their bowl every few days. Now these little piggies are cleaning out a bowl in an hour. 

And they're rude about it too! When they're finished they throw their bowl over  (Chloe does the same when her bowl at home is empty).

I guess I've attracted the squirrels too because we had a very serious Chloe vs squirrel situation the other day.  All I could think about was Christmas Vacation and this squirrel flying right into my face.

After this video she climbed up the hot tub stairs in an effort to leap off the porch and into the tree. 

I've run out of sunflower seeds so I'm now feeding everybody leftover crackers.  We'll see if those work or if I'm going to have to go buy more seeds. 

Golden's Summer

 I'm still keeping up with this one on insta.

But he did send me a pic with the guitarist from our favorite cover band! 

Bears with a View

 Reed didn't go to Colorado this year because he wanted to go to running camp in North Carolina. 

Being a man of few words, I got one text from Reed while he was at camp, and it was this picture.

Because a mama bear and her babies is exactly what you hope your child is encountering on their trail runs! 

We also got this picture on the last day of camp when they gained a measly 1,000 ft elevation on their run. 

These are all the kids that went from their team together.  I got this picture from the cross country parent group. 

All I can think is they all need to eat a sandwich...or three!

Time Well Spent

 If you think Kyle's been spending his time in Colorado hiking and fly fishing...well, you'd be right.

But he also landed himself a job as a host at one of the restaurants on Main Street.

Chloe in Colorado (Flower Power)

 Chloe has been on a mission to find the prettiest flowering pots in all of Breckenridge. 

 She's definitely off to a good start! 

So Fly

 Jason and Kyle went fly fishing and had a very successful trip on the Antero Reservoir. 

They caught about 15 rainbow trout and 5 brown trout, and they just happen to catch these at the same time so they could get a picture.  Apparently, Kyle's brown trout is "a monster".

(All the fish got thrown back.)

And if the "excitement" of fishing wasn't enough, they even saw a herd of elk on their way.

Chloe in Colorado #1

 Chloe has made it to Colorado.

The drive was fairly easy, and even included lunch at The Big Texan.

On arrival, she immediately started practicing her mountain goating.

And she's already ridden the gondola and enjoyed a mountain view brunch.

Video Evidence

 So here are the promised tubing videos.  I've edited out the boring parts and divided them up into categories for your viewing pleasure. 

Here is the video of them falling off.

Here is the video where you think they are going to fall off, but they somehow stay on. 

Here is the video of Kyle doing tricks on the tube. 

And here's Granny Sherry!

July 3 and 4

We rounded out 4th of July vacation with golf for this bunch.

I'm including the score card for archival purposes because I can't begin to tell you the number of times our mini golf scores from spring break 2021 have been looked up and argued about. 

There was more beaching

And it was nice to be able to sit on our front porch and see the firework show. 

This one had to work, and as you can see, it was a tough day at the office. 

Fourth Decor

I definitely flexed my 4th of July decorating skills this year.

I decorated Zachary's bike for his annual parade. 

 Here we are doing our traditional ta-da. 

I was super excited to get the text that we had won (again)

And I didn't stop at bikes, I also decorated the house this year.  Which I thought came out cute. 

And best of all, it was Chloe approved.