The Roberts

Saturday, August 2, 2008

COLORADO: Lake City

Okay, I am hoping to get through this vacation blogging...more for my own record. It's been a little over a month now since we have been back. I want to get it done.

After we left Creede we drove up to Lake City. My PawPaw used to spend his summers there and we would go and visit. It was always lots of fun: hiking, fishing, four-wheeling, feeding animals, and shopping in town. This time we were just stopping through. We did some shopping and let Mckenzee play on the playground. We chose a sky blue topaz stone for her at a jewelry shop to be set into a necklace. Chris bought me a ring there a few years ago. We found a rug for her new room and got some Christmas ornaments and t-shirts. We also had some giant milkshakes before we left. The drive in was so pretty, but very steep. Our brakes were smoking when we got there and when we left we had to pay big bucks for gas so, we got just enough to get us to the next town.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

The 4th of July!

Well, Miss Mckenzee loved the fireworks and called them stars and hot. She had a great time outside. My parents neighborhood has a rockin' awesome firework show. I really cannot believe people spend so much money on fireworks. My sister and Amanda and Micah put on a show for us in the front yard and then we watched the neighbors. It was nice, and Mckenzee actually told us when she was ready to go and was asleep before we got out of the neighborhood. Mom and Dad made great hamburgers and it was good to see extended family too.

Getting ready

Ready to go to Grammy and PatPaw's

Clapping for the fireworks

with Mommy

with Daddy

with Aunt Sara

with PatPaw

Monday, July 7, 2008

COLORADO: Creede

We left on Sunday morning for Creede, Colorado. We left our dog with my parents because we were staying at a bed and breakfast that did not allow pets. Creede is a tiny little town. When we arrived it was starting to rain and the temperature had dropped to about 50 degrees so I had to change Mckenzee out of her shorts into jeans and a sweatshirt before we could get out of the car. We had lunch at The Old Firehouse Restaurant and then did some shopping, flower picking, and picture taking. After that, we checked into our room and went and got ice cream and ate it on the balcony outside. That night for dinner we had Mexican food at a brand new restaurant and it was so good. Mckenzee was so good too. That night after she went to sleep Chris and I sat on our balcony and looked at the stars.

Saturday, July 5, 2008

COLORADO: Conejos Ranch

We left Thursday afternoon and spent the night in Amarillo. The next day we drove from Amarillo to Mogote, Colorado. We stopped in Taos for lunch and were met with a hailstorm. Mogote is the town where my Great Grandmother lived and we used to go and visit her every summer when I was little. The second picture is of her house. It has had an adobe wall put up in front of part of it. Every other year we have our family reunion in this area and this year it was at Conjeos Ranch. There are several cabins there that we rent and then on Saturday night we all get together in the lodge for dinner and country music playin'. I realize now, as an adult, that not all families get together for country music playin'. When I was little this was what we did every time we went to my Grandpa's house. I would sing with my sister and my cousins. We were called the Fabulous Four and every get together we would lock ourselves in a room practicing our singing and dancing for the show that would go on later that night. We did engage in a little singing at this reunion too. Let me assure you I am no great singer. That talent went to my sister, but I can provide some good backup if I am near a strong voice. I like singing country because you get to be real twangy and I think I secretly always wished I was a real cowgirl.