Friday, July 9, 2010

Summer So Far (Part 2) -- Hanging on in the Mountains

After a nice, long, 19.5 hour drive from Michigan to Colorado we spent the first few days of our time together in Colorado exploring the town and visiting the famed Loveland Pass. When it was all said and done, we spent a portion of about 4 of the days in Vail Village. On the first day we just walked around town and took in the sights. On Sunday we walked through the weekly farmers market on Meadow Drive. In honor of Independence Day we were also treated to parts of the celebatory parade as well. On Monday we made our way down to Lionshead and went shopping. Both Mom and Laura found something to be excited about at a couple of different stores. The dogs were quite a hit as well. Everywhere we went people asked if they could pet the pups and told stories of the dogs they had left behind at home. On Monday night, Laura's friend Maddie came to visit for a few days. In honor of her visit we returned to Vail Village again on Tuesday so she too could visit the many shops the town has to offer. On Wednesday we drove over Loveland Pass for the fun of it. As we hoped, there was a bit of snow at the top of the pass for Hobie and Macy to play in. We shared lots of laughs this week and were amazed at how well the puppies got along with one another. They are so cute!!





Posing with the pups near the river.













A nice day for a stroll around the village.













Hobie may be getting bigger but he is not too big to hold!!












Would you care to dance??















Hobie loved pulling Macy around.












Tired puppies sleep in Andy's office after a long walk through town.













Hobie thought Macy would make a nice pillow in the car.











Laura, Mattie, and Macy at the top of Loveland Pass













Hiking around at the top of Loveland Pass.












Family Picture at 11,990 feet















Laura, Macy, and beautiful mountains













Playing in the snow at the top of the pass















Macy caught a snowball!!














Hiking back to the car.














Hooray for family!! I love you all!!












1 comment:

Jess Furrow said...

love the pics of the puppies ... macie is more of a lap dog than hobie i think - though they are both pretty big now :)