Welcome to Middle School

Well, the summer has ended and it’s back to school. Alice finally is going into Middle School which means more freedom and more responsibility.  Good luck baby girl!

Here are pics from the tree she poses by each year for first day of school.

Summer (again) in Colorado 2019

Although we visited Colorado last year, Alice wanted to go again this year because one of her best friends had moved there this last February and she really wanted to see her. Larry called it “an expensive play date” vacation.

I booked an Air b&b in Louisville Colorado which is a cute little town just north of Denver. Alice got to spend the entire time with her friend. Either Charlotte was with us, or Alice was at Charlotte's. First night we met Charlotte's family for dinner.

While Alice was at Charlotte's, Larry and I got to explore the area a little.  We had high tea at the Dushanbe Teahouse in Boulder and we toured the New Belgium Brewery.

One day we took a scenic drive to Estes Park and went up the tramway. The girls had a blast feeding the chipmunks and afterward we stopped by The Stanley Hotel to let the girls get some good Instagram karma at the hotel where the Shining was filmed.

We typically stay in the mountains when we visit Colorado, and the weather was definitely warmer in the Denver area, but the scenery was still beautiful. It’s a LONG drive but worth it!