Growing Up

Papa pulled Jackson's first loose tooth last night!

Yum!

We went to one of my favorite places in Estes Park tonight after dinner. There are a million candy and ice cream stores here, but this one has the best pralines ever.

Playing games

We ate chili and played this game several times last night as we enjoyed the cold, rainy weather. It's all about Rocky Mountain National Park, so we learned a lot.

Emerald Mountain

We hiked again today. This was Jackson's second "peak" to complete on his own legs. He's been to the top of this mountain twice before - once in my tummy and once in a backpack. Both boys did great.

At the summit:

When we finished:

Tuesday

We took Trail Ridge Road to the west side of Rocky Mountain National Park today and hiked two trails with Papa. Then tonight Grammy made us a delicious dinner.

The weather was great while we were hiking, but we've gotten a lot of rain since we've been here. I wish there was a way we could bring it back to Texas.

Mat's birthday

Today we started by hiking with Jackson to the top of Bible Point.

And we finished with a birthday celebration for Mat. Playing pool and eating pizza at Bob and Tony's...




...then chocolate cake and presents back at the cabin.

Sunday

We met our friends from Austin, the Sewells, who are also on vacation up here. We all rode an old-timey train and toured a silver mine. Then we experienced more storms and traffic, but we made it to our final destination in time for dinner with my parents.


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