Fall Break

Where did the time go?  Weren't we just in the throes of summer and now it is October?  Step outside and you'll quickly discover the summertime weather is still torturing us Arizonans...  What the heck, Mother Nature???  Your menopause is starting to really bear down on us.

I was dying to get outta town, so I jumped at the chance to go to my folks house in Colorado.  We packed up the mini van (yep, I now drive a Honda Odyssey), loaded up the baby and doodle, kidnapped Jocelyn (my 13-year old niece), and hit the highway.  We were VERY LUCKY in that Sloane slept for most of the trip.  Hallelujah!!!


Jocelyn babysat Sloane while Daddy and I went to the Gala (the town's "formal" event, leading up to the Apple Festival the next two days).  Then Aunt Lala, Brycie (my 10-year old niece) and Jocelyn's friend drove up on Saturday, so we could all attend Apple Fest on Sunday.  What fun!  We picked up a customized street sign for the baby - we figure it might not be often that our kiddo can find her name on something.

Over our week long stay, we played a lot of dress up with the girls, ate oodles of good food, and enjoyed the cooler weather.  Here are a few photos from the trip:

Aunt Lala offers a very cozy shoulder to sleep on...

Sloane's first time on the Grand Mesa - it was raining, so this is the closest we came to the outdoors.

Mommy's tribute to Olivia Newton John "Let's Get Physical"

If you look very close, Sloane has snow on her head from a random blizzard in Telluride.

Daddy dressed her.