Mountain Weekend (Take One)

We spent the last two weekends up in the mountains. It was kind of a lot to get organized and pack everything up two weekends in a row and work in between, but it was very relaxing and wonderful to be up there. The first weekend we went to Keystone with my family. We played, relaxed, swam, walked, ate, and just hung out. It was great.

 First gondola ride

 Family pics are no easy task these days

 First vacay for the Mitchell family! They have now joined so many of us in the season of life in which vacation is actually more work then staying home (one of those many things no one tells you before you have kids, which is probably for the best). Welcome aboard!! :-)

 ladder ball with Nana

 Margaritas taste pretty great on top of the mountain!

 Sweet Liam snuggling with Daddy

 girl talk

 I have no words for this pic

 Kole and Josh were great sports and swam each day with the kids

 Feeding the fish and ducks

While loading up the fam for a weekend getaway takes a bit of work, it's always totally worth it. Love you guys and look forward to many more!!!

First Day of Preschool!

On Tuesday Payton had her first day of preschool. She has been asking all summer when her new school starts and she was totally ready to go on Tuesday. She'll be going Tuesday and Thursday and will still do Mother's Day Out on Fridays. The first day was an open house style where parents stayed and the kids had free access to the whole school to check things out. It's designed for the kids that have a harder time leaving their parents. Payton, on the other hand, asked me if I could leave. She had her second day on Thursday and did great! She loves school and I love the structure it brings to our life. Grant had the hardest time with it. He cried through pictures (why he isn't pictured here) and screamed the whole way home from dropping her off. Poor guy, he loves his sissy and is going to be lost without her! Don't worry buddy, we'll hang out and have fun!

Family Pics

Our fabulous photographer (and friend) Liz was in town a couple weeks ago and squeezed us in for a quick photo shoot. We all met at Red Rocks and spent less than an hour with her got more incredible pictures than I know what to do with. She is such a great friend always making time for us when she is town. We didn't really get to visit, but she and hubby Eric will be back in November for a longer stay. We love you Liz, thank you for capturing such beautiful memories of our family!!