Boulder, Colorado



In November, Brieleigh and I had the opportunity to go with David to Colorado for work. He was supposed to go on a Monday and Tuesday, so we all flew there Saturday to make a mini vacation out of it. It was so relaxing and fun just to be together. If I could live anywhere (that automatically came with a job for David and close family) I think I might pick Colorado. Everytime I go I am blown away by the awesomeness of God's creation and beauty. I love how they are so outdoors focused there which is a nice change from a city that has very limited natural beauty in the midst of so much development. I looked up some restaurants on Food Network and some other sites so that we could eat at some fun local joints. We found some definite winners which was alot of fun too!

Brieleigh LOVES airplanes, airports, and flying. She sat in her own empty seat for awhile.

We went for a hike up to see the Flatirons in Boulder. It was super windy, cold, very steep, and we were of course not used to the altitude. I am so glad we did the hike though.. it was totally worth it.

Brieleigh had to be carried a lot because it was a hard trail, and we were all exhausted from traveling, but she seemed to enjoy the hike as well.

The Flatirons coming down into Boulder.

We saw a little wildlife.. these mule deer stood right beside us for awhile. We also drove in the mountains a lot though did not stay too long because there were severe blizzards. We saw another pack of mule deer and a flock of turkeys right outside Rocky Mountain National Park.

While David did his site visits, Brieleigh and I walked around historic Pearl Street Mall... an outside mall with alot of little shops and restaurants. We mostly enjoyed the little play areas.

Of course we had to make a stop by Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory!

We hiked in a little snow, though we were not well equipped for such conditions so it was a very short experience.

We went by Red Rocks outside of Denver on the way to the airport. It has a huge rock formation and a natural ampitheater where all sorts of famous musicians have come for years and years.

At the top of the ampitheater