We were headed to New York & got a call 2 days before our flight that we needed to come to Iowa. Our Great Grandpa Pearson had passed away. So we repacked & hit the road. We left a day early & stayed at our favorite hotel in Kearney, NE. We had fun playing on…

Wyatt had a little performance at the end of his camp. Check it out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRn2ORrnlPc

We went to Elitch Garden’s one day & spent most of the day there. Caden had camp, so he didn’t get to go. Mom & I rode some slides that I haven’t been on yet. 

I’m waiting at the hair salon for a cut playing with Tristan.

Mom & I camped out in Estes that night. We had a (weak) fire because we didn’t get enough wood. Jodi, Kelly, Tristan & Zeek came to hang out with us by the fire. We woke up the next morning to this deer walking by our tent. She had an injured back leg, which made…

On our way back down, we came across this beautiful rainbow. We could see it from end to end. It was amazing!

Soon after seeing the sheep, we came across some Elk. It was freezing on top of the mountain & a storm was starting to come through. We had to check it out anyway. They were awesome!

After our hike, we decided to drive up through the park. We didn’t see any wildlife until we got to the top. We saw these Big Horn Sheep just off the side of the road.

Our final destination was Emerald Lake. It was beautiful! We sat and enjoyed the view while eating a snack before heading back down.

We climbed off the path up this rock following the waterfall.