Colorado Trip

We just got back from a vacation to Silverthorne, Colorado. One my good friend's aunt and uncle have an amazing house there, and they graciously offered for us to come for a few days. We enjoyed the beautiful mountains and views, hikes, walks, gonodola rides, yummy dinners and desserts, smores, fly fishing (Brett), and even a snow day (in June- can you believe it?)

The mountains, lakes, and streams in Colorado just take your breathe away! I could not stop taking pictures. The boys tried to fly fish a few days, but they had so much snow this year, the rivers were really high and fast. They did manage to catch a few fish! The girls spent a day shopping in Breckenridge, and enjoyed the adorable boutiques.

Our favorite was riding the gondola up to the top of the mountain in Keystone. Crew loved the ride, he just kept staring out the window. Once we got to the top, he would not stop running and jumping in the snow (yes, there is still a ton of snow at the top). The view of the mountains and beautiful Lake Dillon is just breathtaking!
Now back to reality in good old 105 degree weather- hello Texas!!!

View from the back of the house at night.

Deck with heaters and a gas firepit for smores, yummy!=)

Shae's last drink in her 20's- just a few minutes before midnight and the big 30!

Happy Father's day dada!

We love you so much and couldn't ask for a better father and husband.
You are such a blessing from God and we are lucky to have you!

Suprise Father's Day sign I brought for the mantle

Crew and his daddy on Father's day at the park.

Crew playing at the park in the mountains.

We saw this beautiful rainbow on our way to Father's Day and Shae's 30th birthday dinner

HUGE birthday dessert

Thr group without the kiddos

We woke up the next morning to SNOW!!!!

It was just beautiful.

Family snow pic in our pj's

Crew LOVED the snow!

Girls shopping in Breckenridge

Brett's fish he caught

Gondola in Keystone

Crew checking out the view on the way up

View looking back

Crew and Brett at the top of the mountain

Cheeseeee- we made it!

Family Pic- look at the beautiful lake and snow covered mountains!

Lake Dillon

Crew running in the mud and snow

Want to hike?

View from the gondola on the way down

Going over the stream

Crew playing at the Keystone park

Gorgeous!

Crew and his buddy Sloane had so much fun playing together all week.

They loved to turn the knobs on the washer and dryer- we caught you!

Chillin on the porch

Shae and I on the porch

Lake Michigan Vacation

We just got back from a wonderful vacation in Michigan. My cousin Kate got married on Saturday so the whole Lattal family spent the week at the lake. We rented this amazing house, straight out of the Pottery Barn catalog, right on the beach. The house had 8 bedrooms and was ginormous (is that a word?), but really, we all had plenty of room. We enjoyed relaxing, bon-fires, cookouts, boat rides, shopping, and walking on the beach. Unfortunately a big cold front rolled in the night we got there, so it was a little too cold to swim at the beach, but, we did hike down (and up) the 220 stairs to the lake so Crew could play. He LOVED the sand (love is an understatement- we could not get him out!). He was wiggling his toes, throwing it, and did a face first nose dive just to try a bite and see how it tasted, yuk!


The wedding and reception were beautiful. Wishing years of love and happiness to the new White family!


After the wedding, we spent 2 nights in Chicago to visit my mom's side of the family. Crew had about 5 babysitters with all his cousins fighting over who could hold him and play with him, what fun!=)

What a nice little vacation, our only wish is that Brett could have been able to join us, we miss you!


(Sorry for the picture overload)

View from our house

The LONG hike down the stairs
(Papa and Crew)

Crew and I's footprints in the sand

LOVE LOVE LOVE the sand!

I can see my footprints

Yea!!!

My grandma and her 2 great grandchildren-

Tatum and Crew

My cousin Kate (bride) & her daughter Tatum (flowergirl), her sister Kristin, and Crew & I

Cute little town of South Haven

Look at all the boats

South Haven is such an adorable town, such cute little shops

Crew and I on his first boat ride

Crew and Uncle Jeff

Aunt Kristin letting Crew drive the boat.

And she really did let him drive, we were spinning in circles, ha!

CHEESE!

The back of the house

My favorite room in the house, the sun room

View from the Adirondack chairs in the backyard

Beautiful Lake Michigan

So much for not swimming, he decided to sit in the lake.

Crew and Uncle John relaxing in the hammock

Crew and Aunt "Joba"

Rehearsal Dinner

Crew would not stop dancing at the rehearsal dinner,

he kept running around the whole resturant.

Kate and Mike

Family Shot

Crew Man

The Wedding Party arrived in a boat, so cute!

The whole Lattal clan (minus Brett... tear)

Pretty centerpieces

Crew and his cousins-

Maddie, Olivia, Joey, Hayden, and Hannah