Friends Camping In Cuchara

 

We had an AMAZING weekend getaway with our friends, the Evans, a few weeks ago. By the end of the trip we had a new name for ourselves, the Pevensons! Ha! It is so amazing to have these awesome people in our lives! We hit major rain on the way down but luckily that was the extent of the rain. We hiked, played games, picnicked, did yoga, soaked up some sun, explore Bear Lake, got ice cream from interesting/weird people, went to church in a small branch, had lunch at the Petersons, walked the river walk in Pueblo and headed home. Lots of fun packed in a couple of days!

 

Ready to attempt running to the car in the crazy rain

The Incline at Manitou Springs

One Saturday morning our plans got canceled so we were trying to think of what we should do instead. We have always wanted to try to hike the incline, but hadn't had the opportunity yet so we decided last minute just to go! It was already 10:00am and it was at least a 2 hour drive down. But we packed up and did it anyway! The Incline is a mile hike, straight up a mountain, and it was ALL stairs. Straight up. It was INTENSE! This is not a hike for the faint of heart. We took it slow, Josh even carried Sky on his back the whole way up. People would look up and see him with Sky on his back and just think he was a little crazy but mostly awesome for managing to climb with her on his back. I was pretty proud of him too! I looked over at him and sweat was just dripping off of his face, and he looks at me and says "I think I have sweat more in this hike than you have in a lifetime." HA! I don't sweat much (and yes I do workout!) so that was pretty funny to me. And it was probably true! We took the Barr trail down the mountain because walking down the stairs would be too dangerous with Sky on his back. It was a pretty hike down, and we were going pretty fast but it still felt like the way down took forever. It was definitely longer than the mile up :) It was a challenging hike, we had to take our time, take lots of stops, and just keeping looking forward a little at a time to motivate ourselves to make it up a little bit at a time. I was feeling in a little "rut" during the week and this was just the challenge/exercise/experience that I needed to rejuvinate me.

Easter Weekend

This Easter weekend we spent with Josh's parents and a couple of his aunts and uncles with their kids. We had a great time hanging out, watching LDS general Conference, playing games, going for walks, hiking and eating some yummy food! We went to Devil's Backbone and hiked around on Saturday morning. I was able to use our new hiking backpack for the first time and I carried Sky the whole way! It was comfortable and didn't feel too heavy. I loved getting outside, getting some exercise and spending time with our family. We spend the evening with more family, eating dinner and playing games. Saturday was our official Easter dinner after Conference was over and that was fantastic. And Sunday was filled with more Conference and games. It was a great weekend and we were so glad to have spent it with family!

Bryndee Visit

Last month Bryndee and Brayden stopped by for a day, right as we were coming home from our trip! It was fun to see them and we wished they lived closer to us!