Colorado Vacation

Matthew was running around outside the hotel - several people came up to us later to comment on how much energy he had!

He likes to look at the flowers and explore - especially near dirt

Matthew enjoys the slides

Riding in the train at the Vail Farmer's Market

Going down the slide all by himself

Having fun on the see saw with Mama

Having fun with Dada

Matthew with Stu and Jane - He was giving them a good idea of what to expect when they have a little one.  They are expecting a baby in 4 weeks.

The Fishermen

The view from our canoe ride

Matthew was giggling during dinner

Hiking in the Wilderness

Pucker up, Buttercup!

Family picture in the mountains

Mama and Matthew

The lovely canoe ride where Matthew cried the entire time

Hiking in the Aspen trees

We went to the Vail area in Colorado for our summer vacation and we had a great time.  The weather was cool and sunny and the view from our hotel room was awesome.  Matthew was playful in the hotel room and he would point at the mountains and say "bo".  He enjoyed spending time with mama and daddy.  We did all sorts of outdoorsy activities.  We hiked with Matthew and we took a canoe ride - which he cried the entire time.  The highlight of the trip was fly fishing the mighty colorado river.  We floated down the river on a boat and experienced a little white water rapids as well.  We didn't catch any fish but it was a blast.

There were a few challenging times with Matthew because he is just getting to this stage where he tests us, especially during meal time.  But he improved after Andy set some boundries.   Matthew was just so worn out at the end of each day.  Sometimes, he would walk/run as fast as his little legs could take him.  We feel refreshed after our family vacation and we are ready to tackle another work week, where Matthew will go back to his normal daycare.