Colorado 2011: Cool Times

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In late-June, we took a trip with Mimi, Buddy, Sue Sue and Uncle Tim to Colorado. We stayed with our Whitehaven (the Street I grew up on) neighbors in their family's cabin in Jamestown, Colorado, outside of Boulder.

Here's Nash on the plane. The first flight he had his own seat. No such luck on the way home, but Elmo did keep him occupied both ways.

What a better way to start our Colorado pictures than a pic of a caged bear. When we arrived, Lucy warned us of bears. The next morning word quickly spread up the mountain that one had been caught. The Davison clan took a walk, in our PJs to see said bear. KP started to get close to it with NAP, at which point I reminded him that he was holding our first-born.

Here's our pretty morning bear walk shot!

Nash figured out a new use for his big ole noggin on this trip. Colanders and bowls make great hats!

This is on Pearl Street in Boulder. Don't be fooled, Nash won't let Buddy pick him up still, but Buddy is a big fan of Nash.

Here are Nash and KP at the Stanley.

Sue Sue and Uncle Tim at the Stanley.

Pac fam at the Stanley.

Davison clan at the Stanley.

Mimi holding a boulder up!

Buddy can do it with one finger!

Sue Sue and Tim at Lake Lily. We took a short walk around the lake. I had a sleeping Nash in my pack, so we didn't get any family shots there, but it was absolutely gorgeous.

St Malo church. Pope John Paul II visited here. It was a beautiful little church.

This was Nash's first visit inside a church. Mimi wanted to baptize him right then and there. We've been telling her to feel free...

Buddy, Sue, and Tim drove bumper cars. Don't you think this is a funny expression of giving away the bride?

The boys all went fishing one afternoon. They use cane poles to catch trout in very fast-moving, cold water. Amazingly, they caught nearly 30 fish. Here's KP holding the prize fish at the cabin.

Here's the trout bounty. We had them for dinner one night.

Nash got to watch Elmo in the morning in this little Adirondack chair. He kindly woke everyone up early every morning.

This is the view from the cabin. Not bad at all...

Walking from the cabin into the town.

Mimi, Sue, and Tim crossing the river into town.

Jamestown is tiny. There's a post office, a church, a school, and the Mercantile. I think it's open a couple nights a week, has live music, two types of beer, one wine, and one menu item daily. The entire town congregates at the Merch, kids and all. It's a good time!

Here's Jimmy, one of our gracious hosts and the breakfast chef. He made a mean breakfast daily!

Here's more of our group. Lucy, in the orange, was our other host and planner extraordinaire. She's really got Colorado figured out!

Nash and Mimi listening to music.

One day Lucy, Sue, Tim, and my Dad went hiking. The snow was so deep that they couldn't make it up the trail.

Here are Sue and Buddy in the snow.

Another bear. This guy was much darker and was seen rummaging through trash. Here he is at the end of our driveway. All of the men in our group followed him. Geniuses.

Mimi packed us a dinner to take to Red Rocks, where we saw Widespread Panic on our last night. She also packed pocket shots. Nice! Don't worry, we were already parked here and I, the pregnant person, drove home.

Me and KP at Red Rocks.

The concert, with Denver in the background.

More Red Rocks. The venue was amazing. The music was good. The people watching was the best I have seen, though I worried for some of their health.

And the last shot...Buddy and KP with their week-old scruff. Thanks again all. We had a great time, got to experience lots of cool things, and got out of this darn heat!