Snowmass

We took a family vacation to Snowmass ... we had never been there and loved it.  We did some great hikes every day and had fun just being together.  

 Grant loves to play in the car

 Stretching his legs at a rest stop

 Griffin loves climbing trees

 Our first hike - Hanging Lake.  Grant actually loves the hiking back pack and did great on the hike.

 Hiking Hanging Lake

 They love exploring on the hikes

 She was excited to throw rocks in the waterfall 

 Our family

 On our way up - it's a steep hike!

 We made it!  The view from the top is amazing - unfortunately it was starting to rain so we had to be quick.

 This is my favorite hike in Colorado that I've seen so far; I think it's just amazing.

A quick family shot before rushing back down in the rain

 The kids love to wheel their own luggage

 After hiking Hanging Lake in the rain - we felt we deserved a beer!

 Griffin took this picture of us

 Love them!

 Grant and I hiking to the Ice Caves

 Josh took Griffin and Grace down to the ice caves - they were nervous but the reward was worth it - it was a cave of ice down there in the middle of July!  So cool.

 What a great Dad :)

 Me and my kiddos

 Griffin got so excited by all the bridges and streams on the hikes.  He'd stay there and explore for hours if we let him! 

 Grant loved the long hallways in our hotel so he could crawl without to having to stop! 

 The Maroon Bells ... this is supposed to be the most photographed part of Colorado, and you can see why!

 Grace and I 

 Griffin and I 

 These two were champs - they hiked 10 miles over our three day trip and hardly complained once!

 We finally made it to our destination and it started raining when we got there, but that didn't stop Grant from exploring.  

 Our smallest hiker

 It's a lot for a little one - he napped on the way down the mountain

 So sweet.  We had to rig up a system to support his head.

 Josh worked hard, sometimes carrying Grace and Grant!

 He had a blast pushing the stroller around

 They love riding the gondola!

 Running ahead of us

 Hanging out (in the rain, again) by a waterfall

 Griffin was excited to see this beaver house after learning about beavers on Wild Kratts

 So pretty

 Sich a good hiker (at that moment at least!)

 They had a blast together playing rescue workers

 Such good buddies

 A lake near the Maroon Bells

 Roasting marshmallows at our hotel

 She can't help but eat them before they're even roasted

 We have our coats on because it was raining - again.

 So much fun!

 They had a blast running up the mountain!