Our Trip - Day 8

July 31, 2010 (I wrote about the last day the day after we got home since I was so tired) - Day 8

We stopped in Kansas City, Missouri (I still don't get how KANSAS City can be in MISSOURI!) Thursday night. Yesterday we stopped at the St. Louis Gateway Arch on the way home. It was really cool! We got to go all the way up in the arch - 630 feet at the top! Part of the roads near to the river and the parking lots were flooded. I got a t-shirt and a postcard there. We got home about 10:30pm or so.

Well, that concludes our trip!!!! Hope you enjoyed hearing about it all!

Our Trip - Days 6 and 7

July 29, 2010 (didn't get to write July 28) - Days 6 and 7

8:20pm

Yesterday, Aunt April and Uncle Erik left and we spent the day in Colorado Springs. We went to the Garden of the Gods, Focus on the Family, and the Air Force Academy. Daniel and I got rocks at the trading post at the Garden of the Gods. At Focus on the Family we ate lunch and got ice cream at Whit's End. I had a Wodfamchochsod (World Famous Chocolate Soda) and it was great! We packed up last night. Mamaw and Papaw left early this morning (around 6:00am). We left around 8:30 this morning and decided to go through Kansas since we haven't ever been through it before. We are gonna stop in Kansas City in about an hour.

Inside the chapel at the Air Force Academy:

The outside of the chapel:

Yes, the imagination station is simply..... and elevator.

Balanced rock:

Our Trip - Day 5

July 27, 2010 - Day 5

9:45pm

We took the two four wheelers, the jeep, and the Land Rover up one of the mountains to two lakes today. At the first, we went fishing and I caught the first fish (Daniel caught the other one). At the second one we ate a picnic lunch. I went wading in both - the water was FREEZING but felt really good! After lunch we went up the mountain a little more to an old building that the minors. We had lots of fun today and plan on going to Colorado Springs tomorrow.

The first lake:

The second lake:

Mom..... she flipped the hammock when she laid down on it ;)

Our Trip - Day 4

July 26, 2010 - Day 4

3:03pm

We went on a two-hour train ride through the Royal Gorge and it was sooooo fun! The only other time I have been on a train was when we rode one in Amsterdam in 2005 when we went to Ukraine to adopt Daniel. [We had extra time in Amsterdam coming home so we got to ride a train!]. I was able to get some post cards of the gorge and train! I think we are going four wheeling when we get back to the house.

The train ride:

Some horses we met:

Our Trip - Day 3

July 25, 2010 - Day 3

6:28am

We stayed up late watching Prince Caspian. They have surround sound here which was awesome once we got it set up! The sunrise this morning was AMAZING! I got several good pictures of it. Its a bit weird how it can be really cold at night and in the morning and really hot during the day. Its beautiful here, but the rankings of my favorite states hasn't changed.... yet. Its currently third, though (1. Alabama, 2. Texas, 3. Colorado).

2:37pm

This morning we ate breakfast and had church here (sang songs and read Colossians 3 [we have been working on memorizing that chapter lately]) then went four wheeling all over the place on new trails. It was really awesome! Mumma, Mamaw, Papaw, and Cousin Jennifer went shopping (closest place is about 45 minutes from here) for groceries. Right now everyone here but me is playing "Clue". Oh, we saw mountain sheep earlier when we were riding four wheelers! I'm outside sitting on the deck by myself. It's so peaceful, quiet, and the mountains are beautiful!

9:05pm

Uncle Erik and Aunt April got here at about 4:30pm. Uncle Erik, Zachary, and I went four wheeling again once they got here - it was sooooo fun! We had supper and roasted marshmallows - huge ones - YUMMY! I got marshmallow all over my face and Daniel grabbed my arm and got marshmallow goo all over it. I ended up accidently getting it in his hair - PAYBACK! Yeehaw! :D:D:D:D We are going to watch "The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry" in a few minutes ;).

(In case none of you can tell, I really like writing smilie faces in my journal!)

Sunrise:

Views from where we rode the four wheelers to:

Our Trip - Day 2

July 24, 2010 - Day 2

12:05pm (I skipped my morning entry because it was...... too boring :P)

We spent all morning traveling through the rest of Oklahoma and through Texas (Texas is actually one of my favorite states). We are traveling through the corner of new mexico right now and we should be in Colorado soon. After we get in Colorado we still have several more hours to go :(.

1:13pm

Yeah!!! We are finally in Colorado! We still have a hundred and something more miles to go though. So many mountains! It sure is pretty though!

5:59pm

Well, we are here! We got here around 4:30. Zachary, Mr. Dick, Papaw, Daddy and I rode the four wheelers and the ATV on some of the roads around here (they are dirt! :D) and got really dirty! But we did have TONS of fun!

Too cute.

Our Trip - Day 1

Well, I think for this trip I will mostly type up my journal entries and add some pics ;). Enjoy!

July 23, 2010 - Day 1

8:28am

Well, here we are on our way to Colorado! We got all packed up yesterday (July 22) and were able to leave the house at 6:05am - only five minutes later then the time we were hoping to leave at (which is quite remarkable for us!) A little while ago we saw two fawns playing near the road - they were so cute! The boys are watching

Looney Tunes right now, I'm listening to my iPod (and writing this of course!), Lauren is playing a game on her computer, and Mumma (that's what I tend to call my Mom) and Daddy are talking. We are meeting up with Mamaw and Papaw soon. I currently can't think of anything else to write, so, "that's all folks!" :) Too many Looney Tunes......

4:49pm

Today has gone fairly well. We met up with Mamaw and Papaw at about 9:45 this morning. Lauren and Zachary have been riding with them and Daniel and I have been riding with Mumma and Daddy (the whole van to ourselves!). Daniel and I had a fun time playing together and listening to music this morning and this afternoon he watched Looney Tunes and I watched National Treasure. Riley's last line in the movie is "C

ould'a had a bigger house!". We have been through Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Arkansas, and we are now in Oklahoma. We still hav

e a few hours of driving before we stop for the night.

No, there wasn't a single moment that we were bored ;)