Spring break!

What a wonderful week of vacation adventure we have had!!!

It is the first time in several years that our family has not travelled for spring break... and I was skeptical and delighted all at once! Turns out, we can manage plenty of excitement right here close to home.

As for what kind of adventure awaits you in Colorado during springtime... it all depends on the weather!

and when you start the week like this:

you question whether the ski season is really over?!

Turns out, the weather warmed up and everyone quickly grew accustom to lounging around! The boys did a little reading...

... and I even squeezed in a quick trip to Gand Junction to see friends!

But the real fun and adventure started mid-week when we took a chance to start our mountain bike season! The Fruita desert has some great trails for all riders, so we took advantage of our time off and spent a day with good friends riding the single track! Hamp & Sam both made me so incredibly proud with their perseverance, positive attitudes and sheer ability to get up, over and around some of the natural landscape that makes it fun to ride!

Sam - taking off down the trail!

Hamp & Carter on the trail - somewhere along the 11 mile ride they took!!!

On Thursday we met up with Mojo & Dado for a day at the Colorado National Monument!

We had a great day of hiking, exploring, panicking that one of us might fall off a cliff (!) and taking pictures.

Back at home in Meeker with Mojo & Dado, the weather was delightfully warm and the sunshine kept us outside either hiking the trails, riding bikes or playing at the park!

Some of best times were spent on the basketball court:

teaching Mojo & Dado how to play four square:

and much to the boys' happiness, putting up the trampoline!

We couldn't have asked for a more relaxing, fun-filled week at home. 

Well... we certainly could ask for another week.... but we'll take what we can get!

Thanks to Mojo & Dado of coming to visit and making our spring break (and our Easter weekend!) so memorable!