I really need one of these...

Silhouette machines.  They are awesome and offer endless crafting possibilities! 

Crosgrain is giving one away and I have my fingers crossed that the winner just may be me!

If you want to enter just click the link and it will take you to her blog. 

Just know that if one of you win it - I am going to beg you to borrow it! 

Go check out the Silhouette page too.

I love looking at all of the possibilities this machine has to offer!

Dear Greta Rae...

  I had so much fun with you on vacation.  Thanks for sharing your fruit candy, teaching me your dance moves (they are killer), and for introducing me to Yo Gabba Gabba.  You are the coolest.
Love,
Jude

Frisco to Brekenridge

My favorite day in CO included a bike trip from Frisco to Breckenridge. Jude got to experience a bike helmet and bike trailer for the first time and all of us got to experience 10 miles of graduate uphill biking. We took a long pit stop in Breckenridge for lunch and some shopping and then enjoyed coasting 10 miles back to Frisco.

Jude is not sure about his bike helmet...

The whole group....

Lunch in Breckenridge.......

Greta and Jude played in this park just off main street in Breckenridge.  Check out that view......

Trains

 

I am guessing Jude would say his favorite Coloardo Vacation activity was riding the steam engine "TRAAAAAAIIIINNNNNNN" train from Silver Plume to Georgetown. He is like the train police these days - if there is a train in view, he wills spot it and keep repeating "TRRRAAAAIIIINNNN" until you acknowldege the train. 

Hiking in Colorado Day 2

Later in the week we checked out a trail about a half mile from our condo in Silverthorn called Lillypad trail. At the top there was a small lake filled will flowering lillypads.  The mommas had the kids on the way up and by the time we got to the lake they were both asleep.  Wish I could snap my fingers and transport us back to this trailhead tomorrow morning.  One can dream, right?

Hiking in Colorado

 

We spent two days hiking while we were in Colorado.  The scenery was fantastic and I loved the tranquility you feel out on a hiking trail. These picture pics are from our first day of hiking on Booth Lake Trail near Vail.  LOVED all of the aspen and birch trees. After our hike we drove into Vail for lunch and a little exploring. 

Can we rewind to vacation?

 

We are back from a glorious week in Colorado on family Vacation.  It was nice to leave everything behind and have a week to focus on family and dear friends. Jude did great on trip and allowed us to experience many parks between our destinations. Our car sick prone little boy only had one major throw up experience on the way.  It was not funny at the time - but in retrospect, two dry heaving parents, scooping puke out of the car, and washing Jude's car seat at a rest stop along I80 is pretty funny. Jude you definitely add an element of adventure!  Here are a few pictures from the drive to Colorado. More to come in the next few days from the rest of the trip......