Colorado

The Cooks were getting settled in Denver.  Bryan was working out of Denver for the summer.  So, Denver was where we needed to be.  We packed up the Traverse again and headed to Colorado to spend a week in the big city.

After arriving in Denver and spending a couple of days between the hotel and Carrie's small house, we knew we needed something different.   Amaya had a few days off from her treatments and we needed a change.   

We found a beautiful house in the mountains (Granby) that just happened to be vacant and we booked it.   The Cooks and the Dahls loaded back into the car and headed where it was a little cooler and a lot less crowded.

The blessings of those days stayed with us for weeks.   It was a very special time and none of us will forget that amazing weekend.  

The house was beautiful and the kids favorite thing to do was to be outside swinging a few clubs.  The views were unbeatable as we watched the kids....just be kids.

The next morning we woke up early and the boys (and Amaya) headed off to the river for some fly fishing.   The girls (and Eli) headed up the mountain for a beautiful hike.

I will never forget standing on the top of that hill with Amaya, Megan, Addy, and Eli.  We sat up there overlooking the whole world and sang my favorite song.  "I'm on top of the world...Hey, I'm on top of the world ...Hey.   It still brings a smile to my face.

If you ask Owen and Amaya what their favorite part of the trip was...they would say "the golfing".  They loved golfing with their Dads.   And, Amaya especially loved driving the golf cart.

This weekend was just what we needed and while nobody wanted to go back to Denver, we were so lucky to spend time together in a special place called Granby.