My God is So Big

Ok, that title doesn't fit as well as the others, but I thought I had to keep up with theme, and really you could say that God is big about just about everything - and seeing all the beauty in Colorado is certainly something you can praise God for!

Our last day in Colorado, we headed to a pond on their land with a boat and some fishing rods. The dads took the kids paddling around the pond while all the kids took turns casting the fishing rod. It was a near tragedy when Meredith lost her butterfly bobber off her Barbie rod, but luckily she was loving everything else!

Very intent on fishing! She and Jude loved this part of the trip - and Jude was a serious pro!
Jillian thought fishing might be fun too!
Meredith and her boots head off on a hike- there were so many beautiful flowers and butterflies to be seen!
Look at that happy baby!

Meredith says the boat was her favorite part of the trip
Looks like Jillian was having fun with Daddy on her boat ride too!

You might think that after the ride Jackie and I had on the river the day before, the guys would have passed on that adventure, but instead we kind of used it to make them feel like they had to give it a shot! They were a little more scared than we were (just because we were a bit naive!) The guys all fell in a few times, luckily none of those falls including slamming their faces like Jackie did! Sadly, though, Neal's trip was a bit unlucky...look closely at the pictures, these will be the last pictures we will ever see of his hat, Mike's tube and his wedding ring. Ooops. He was able to recover the hat once, only to lose it again. He chased the tube down but was sadly unsuccessful - the tube chase distracted him just long enough for him to not notice that his wedding ring was gone until he was in the truck warming up. He was bummed, I cried a bit, but then we moved on and enjoyed the rest of the evening!

Bye, bye Auburn hat. Enjoy the rest of your ride down the river tube. You will be missed wedding ring.
The three guys heading out on their adventure
Sweet Maverick was a highlight of the trip for the kids, especially Jillian. He was such a good sport, we rewarded him with a squeaky bath toy that he had been drooling over!
Jillian showing love to Ruffles
As we were starting to pack up for our trip home the next morning, the kids started up a Kids Band on Rock Band.
True rockstars!

The next morning we headed home bright and early and had a really uneventful trip home - we stopped lots for food and potty breaks and even a trip to the playground - everyone was glad to be out of the car when we got home, but missing all the fun and beauty of Colorado! What an amazing trip!