Rocky Mountain High

This past weekend we traveled to Estes Park for a little mini vacation. We stayed at a cozy little inn with the friendliest staff. Our room over looked a little river and it was so peaceful. Saturday morning after a hearty breakfast we loaded Pace up in the backpack carrier and headed for higher ground. We hiked for almost 3 hours and enjoyed some amazing views. We would have liked to go further, however, there was still a bit of snow on the trail and it started raining on us. We had a fantastic time and are looking forward to more hiking in the Rockies!

Swing Time

Pace is loving his new swing! Most days we go out and swing in the afternoon! We enjoy temps in the mid 70's to 80's most days.

SNOW DAY

Our fourth morning in Denver this is what we woke up to! What a nice surprise coming from hot Mississippi to snow. This has been our only snow since arriving and now that it is June I am fairly certain we won't see snow again until the fall. However, we are certainly enjoying the weather so far. Good riddance humidity!

David and I had the opportunity to attend the D.C. area annual JAG Dining Out. Well, I should say I had the opportunity, it was mandatory for David. Nonetheless, we had a great time and it afforded me a chance to get all dressed up and wear a pretty dress.

Had to post these beautiful pictures of Pace! I took these back in the spring outside of his Nana and Poppy's house. He might be the cutest baby in the WHOLE WIDE WORLD. (I, of course, am not biased!)

Cousins

While Pace loves playing with all of his cousins, he really loves having cousin Landrum close by.

In order to eat dinner in peace we decided to put a Baby Einstein video on for babies. We strategically placed them a few feet a part so they would not poke each others eyes out while we were eating. A few minutes into our dinner we looked over to find Landrum right next to Pace. I am pretty sure that Pace was trying to pull Landrums hair out.

Drivers Ed

While some in legislation may be trying to raise to driving age, Pace thinks its never too early to get a driving lesson from Daddy! David and I have done a lot of traveling since Pace was born and Pace is such a trooper... he really is a good traveler. However, sometimes you just have to pull over and get the baby out of his seat and let him play.

disclaimer: please note that we are NOT bad parents. we were pulled over at a gas station and letting Pace stretch out for a while.