Hope everyone had a wonderful and safe 4th of July! We are glad to be back home, but also very thankful that we had the opportunity to head to Colorado for 4 days to enjoy some amazing scenery and fantastic weather! The kids did great the entire trip and are really turning in to be some Road Warriors! They pretty much just go along with anything we do and as long as John and I show excitement, they get excited too.
We left Thursday morning for Cortez, CO. We stopped in Tuba City and were a little less than impressed. I remembered a huge Truck Stop that my parents used to stop at and I wanted to see it again. Apparently my childhood memories are a little off, because there is no Truck Stop in Tuba City. At least, none that we saw. We did stop at a little Trading Post though - and I'm not joking when I say little. It was more like a mini Circle K though except this store had burlap bags for sale too which I thought was kinda cool. Now I know where to go if I ever need a burlap bag.
The great thing about being on vacation is that you can pretty much do whatever you want and see whatever you want - so we detoured through Monument Valley. I am so glad we did because it was just as beautiful as I remembered it when I was little. It was a little overcast which I think added to the beauty and color of the monuments. After Monument Valley we stopped at Four Corners for a family photo op. And finally, we made it to our Campsite - er, Tee Pee site? - in Cortez, CO. Yep - it was a Tee Pee. Home sweet home for the next 4 days and 3 nights. It was a nice Tee Pee, minus the bare dirt floors (which Lexi LOVED!) and the Orioles Nest and constant bird chatter at the top of the Tee Pee. The Tee Pee was nice and roomy - we were able to fit two queen sized blow-up mattresses with no problem and walking room between. The first night was a little uncomfortable. The kids were excited and didn't want to wind down. Asa wanted on Lexi's bed and Lexi wanted on Asa's bed. Asa wanted to sleep with Mommy, then Daddy. Lexi just wanted to be wherever Asa was. It was a lot of back and forth. Finally they feel asleep and mommy & daddy could too! Except it was FREEZING cold (in the low 50's) and raining off and on all night. No rain got into the tent, but the tee pee doesn't come all the way down to floor level, so there was a little bit of a draft coming in the Tee Pee. The kids were warm and toasty in their fleece footed jammies and blankies, so we just had to layer ourselves up to stay warm. They slept pretty good the first night and the rest of the nights they were so exhausted from being on the go constantly that they pretty much feel asleep as soon as their sweet little heads hit the pillows (that was our goal - yeah it worked!).
Friday morning we left for breakfast and then headed off to Mesa Verde National Park. There are a few ruins that you can see from overlooks and some you have to have a ticket to go see or you need to walk to go see. We stopped at the Visitor Center first to get a little more info before heading further into the park. We decided to not get any tickets this time. Tickets are required for Balcony House and Cliff Palace. Both would be impossible to attempt with a 3 year old and a 22 month old. The Cliff Palace is a pretty steep walk, plus steps and ladders. The Balcony House is the same thing. We made the decision to not see these dwellings after we attempted to see the Spruce Tree House. Needless to say, there was no way that either John and I were in any condition to pull and/or push the stroller up and down a windy trail. We got about 1/4 way down and immediately turned around and headed back up. Definitely something to do when your kids are older - much older! The overlooks were just fine for us!
John and I took tons of pictures (almost an entire card worth). This time though I decided to create a slide show rather than attempt to post a bazillion pic's on the blog. Hope you enjoy it!
http://www.slide.com/r/ajuWlcU06z-ycIeaQvjUWlKGgCrnSg0O?previous_view=mscd_embedded_url&view=original
There are tons more pictures and I will get those on a slide show hopefully tomorrow night. It's my bed time and my pillow is calling my name. Love to you all!
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