Sunday, September 26, 2010

A drive through the mountains

Every fall we get the bug to go up into the mountains and see the leaves and the elk. With two little ones this trip is laced with as much apprehension as it is excitement. We never know if we will be faced with crying, screaming, bathroom stops every ten minutes, or hours of laughing, singing, and cute conversation. Fortunately, the latter was true this time.

The girls knew what elk were and we practiced calling them as we drove up the mountain. India kept asking where they were and told us that we had to be patient because we didn't know if we would see any. When we saw the first elk the girls were even more excited than we were. Then, when a family of mule deer crossed the street about 10 feet from us, they went nuts! And that wasn't even the grand finale. A local golf course proved to be home to at least 30 elk! It was a very fruitful trip and we were sorry to see it end.

Love you all! Come to Colorado...it's beautiful!!!







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