home again home again...

We are back from our trip to Colorado. We went to Breckenridge for a week with my family and in celebration of Andy and Melissa's graduations and for some much need relaxation. But first we celebrated with Melissa at her 'graduation' party. Does that cap and gown look familiar? She homeschooled and got her GED so we thought we would wrap up Andy's cap and gown for her gift.
We had a good time. We did a lot of relaxing. One day we took a hike up Mt. Royal. The trailhead started in Frisco. It was a bit strenuous since it was 2 miles straight up hill. It was rewarding with the view at the top, however not all may agree. Dane did pretty good on his first hike though he was a bit aggravated and hungry for a while and it sounded as if he was calling all the grizzly bears. If you have heard his little bear cub noise you can imagine what it sounded like. He then napped the entire way down. Dane did marvelous on the drive home to Iowa, we were a bit skeptical since the ride out wasn't the best. The trip home took an extra 2 hours since we left from Breckenridge. We only stopped 3 times and one of those times was to trade out vehicles at my parents house. The boy gets bored easy and with that in mind I was entertainer for a good part of the trip.
And today Dane is working on attention detox. We did sleep in late this morning but I am just not exciting enough for him today.


* I must note the last 2 or 3 pictures were taken by the great photographer my sister. My battery ran out half way up the mountain. Thanks Melissa!