Four corners

The Seppala's left before us but the Thome and Payne group stopped at Four Corner to capture the moment!

Homeward bound....it's been fun Colorado but we miss home and our dogs!

Mesa Verde National Park

We had to wear our Mesa Verde (school) shirts to Mesa Verde National Park

Early morning adventures

ruins....

Brandon, Sarah, Chloe, Mason, Allison, and Ethan waiting for our guided tour!

we all (including my five year old) had to ascend this ladder.....yikes!

This was the view from a room in the ruins looking down at the ladder we had to climb....and we all survived but most of us adults vowed to never do that again!

These ruins were awesome to see, we spent the entire day driving from site to site and taking the two guided tours we signed up for.  It was an awesome way to finish up our trip to Colorado trip.  We are sad to return home but looking forward to returning home!
My grandparents took Ruth, Kim and I to see these same ruins decades before, so glad we are giving our kids the same great experiences we had!

Until next time.....

Colorado 2016!!!

We survived our time at camp, now on to a campground so we can explore Mesa Verde National Park

Vallecito Lake

Mason

Allison

Chloe & Sarah

Brandon

big ole tree by the lake

playing with worms

Sarah & Chloe in the Thome kayak

Brandon keeping busy with Daddy's tackle box

Kevin & Mason

Mason loves the water!  Brandon avoided the kayaks at all costs...shocking, I know!

Kim & Ethan doing some serious fishing!!!

Relaxing at camp

it's rough when are glassing for animals from camp

It's 5 o'clock here, cocktail time

Sarah & Ethan getting ready to roast marshmallows

Chloe & Sarah being silly....toooo much sugar

Cheers!

Earlier in the day, the boys and I played by the stream that runs along our camp!