We didn't have ideal weather, it was rainy most afternoons and sometimes at night, but nothing like that really matters when you get cousins together who adore each other and adults that enjoy just being together.
It was wonderful to be with Doug and his wife Heather, as they are expecting their first baby in September. We managed to accommodate everyone at the cabin this year because we slept in a borrowed tent trailer, Chris' folks slept in a borrowed motor home and Sage and Mike slept in a tent (they could have slept in the cabin, there was room in there...but the tent was working out, so they stayed put.
It is so laborious to get the pics all in the right order, so I'm not going to bother...I'll just write about each one. Also, there were some amazing pictures taken by Pam for all of us of the family all together and some great ones at Nana's party, but I have misplaced the disc and so they will have to be posted later. For the sake of remembering...the order of the trip went like this: Ft. Collins: Nana's Party, Podre River float, Water World, Cabin in Colorado Springs.
Chris loves his Nana! He was growing out a goatee in order to take an intentionally tacky family picture (you'll have to wait for the Christmas cards, folks) and wasn't thrilled that he was sporting the facial hair in this pic with Nana.
Nana meets Betsey for the first time!
Nana doesn't usually cry...rather, never does...but she was really moved by the surprise. Here she is with her two kids, Bill and Sydney.
All the family and some of her old friends submitted memories of Nana...NINETY memories total, and Pam did an amazing job compiling them along with lovely pictures in a very special book for Nana. The picture on the cover is the sign on the cabin Nana and her husband bought years ago for family enjoyment. We still go there every year!
Sometimes when it rains and everyone (18 people total) has to be in a one room cabin, a movie for the kids really hits the spot.
Here are some of the people who went to Water World in Denver. I didn't go because it wouldn't have been fun with Betsey, and it's expensive to not really enjoy yourself. Anyway, they all had a great time and were ready for a drive south to the cabin in Colorado Springs after their day of play at the water park.
The kids got to ride together in the motor home all the way to the cabin! Isn't that so much better than sitting in stuffy cars? (Alice, Porter, Ruby, Mattie and Pierce)
Mike and Sage have a real river raft, because they were formerly river guides, and they spoiled us for a day on the Poudre River.
Bee got a nap in Grandma's arms. The rain was threatening us the whole time, but it didn't get going until we were walking to the cars after the fun was over.
Sometimes a sucker really hits the spot.
Mattie, Beckett, Pierce, Porter, Ruby and Alice...
Porter and Pierce on the cabin swing...
Beckett is the cutest little guy! I adore his little face with those sweet glasses. He is at such a fun age, but so much a fan of his mommy, so he wasn't really into me...I guess that's fair, because my hands were full with Bee anyway. Still...I adored him from afar.
This girl may not have had her hair done even one time the last four or five days of the trip. When you are at the cabin, does it matter? Alice loved digging around the stream the runs in front of the cabin.
The kids spent a great deal of time along the stream playing with the water and changing it's course...so did the men and Heather! The adults did a great job of changing up the stream so that it is more kid friendly.
Zoe is definitely a show stopper. She had my attention pretty much every time she opened her mouth. Yes, please!
Porter was so brave in the pool!
I feel so blessed to have such a great extended in-law family. We always have such a great time together and going home and saying goodbye is always hard!
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Thanks for all the additional pictures and memories, Rebecca. Wasn't that a wonderful week??? We miss everyone so much!! Hugs and kisses to the girls.
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