Crested Butte Part 3

After the rafting trip we wanted to do something fun with

the kids so we went up to Crested Butte Mountain and

rode on the chair lift to catch an amazing view.  It was so

beautiful.  The song from the Sound of Music kept

coming to my mind, "The hills are alive, with the sound

of music."  It came close to the beauty of the Swiss Alps.

Weston riding on the lift with Haley.

Kelly with Kayla and Keeley.

Here is Robb and his family, Heather, Gibson and Grayson.

Here we all are at the top of the mountain.  I think it was

around 8,000 feet high up there.

My little brother Robb and his cutie pies Gibson and Grayson.

Me and the girls.  How did Robb get two boys and I got

three girls?

Gorgeous right?

Me with Keeley and Kayla coming down from atop the mountain.

What a cute boy...Grayson.

After riding the lift we decided to hang out at the ski

resort and do some of the activities they had going on.

There were bungy jumpers and a rock wall as well as

a mini golf course.  We got a play all ticket and just let

the kids have fun.  They have never done any of them

before and I was so proud of their courage and

accomplishment.  They even did flips on the bungy jumper.

Haley and Keeley both got to the top of the rock wall

as well as Gibson.  They were really enjoying themselves.

Fly like an eagle Kayla.

Way to go Haley!  She did it about three more times.

Haley said something profound before she went up the

first time.  She was talking to her sisters because they were

expressing their fear of climbing up and she said to them,

"You can't let fear run your life or you won't have

any experiences."  Have I said that to her before?

Good job Gibson!

Kayla and Keeley taking stab at it.  They were so cute.

I asked how tall the wall was but the guy didn't have a clue.

I am thinking it was at least twenty feet high or more.

Kayla says, "I don't care if I didn't make it to the top."

Playing a round of mini golf.  It was a fun filled day in

Crested Butte.  After dinner we headed down to a town

called Gunnison and watched some fireworks.  Pretty

amazing day, best 4th of July I have ever had I think.

Crested Butte Part 2 (Rafting)

We wanted to do something worth remembering on the

4th of July instead of just going to the parade and getting

candy from the floats.  I sent the girls to the parade with

my Dad and Auntie Charlene while Kelly, Robb, Weston,

Morgan and I went rafting.  This time we had some real

rapids!  The guy at the counter told us that we wouldn't

get that wet and that we should just use a splash jacket

so that is exactly what we did.  Forward to the end of the

post and you will realize that we are completely drenched!

Robb holding his LITTLE nephew Weston.

We are still dry here!

Me and my little brother Robb after the first part of the

trip.  We were already soaked and completely numb.

"Weston...keep us afloat please, the rest of us are under water!"

Robb and Weston taking a little dunk.

Even though they were already wet, they still

had a shock when they entered that freezing water.

Morgan and Robb taking a turn in the front.

The last leg of the trip the guide told me to ride the front

like a bull and if you know me, I never back down from a

challenge.  I jumped up there knowing I would get a massive

dunk and hoping Morgan would hang on to me if I fell.

The only problem was that Morgan was the one pulling me

down instead of keeping me from falling in.  Thanks Mo!

There's Morgan pulling me in!

I am definitely NOT dry anymore!  It was so fun.

We had such a good time. I know a lot of the pictures 

look the same but if you look at the facial expressions you

can see that the water was shockingly cold even after we

were already wet. 

Next time we are going on a level 5 rapid. 

Kelly came out with a few dry spots on her shirt so Robb

and Weston had to give her a little love and make sure she

was as wet as the rest of us.