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Rachel's Visit

 We had a fantastic visit with Rachel this weekend. My parents picked her up in Denver Friday night. I am sure they had a lot of fun Friday night and Saturday morning, but we didn't get to participate in that part. On Saturday we had a day filled with lots of family from both sides of the aisle. Aaron's dad was in Denver for a conference. He stayed at the ranch on Friday night so met us at our property late Saturday morning to see the house and how it was coming. My parents and Rachel met us there as well. We were also watching Theyben and Dustin for the day so the girls had some fun cousin time. We hung out at the property for awhile and then went back to our house in Divide for lunch. Aaron's Dad took off after lunch and the rest of us went hiking at Mueller State Park. I had never been before and definitely want to go back. We are considering getting a state park pass. It is so close we could go often. The visitor center was fun for the kids. THey had a animal track exhibit and little booklets the kids could use to do rubbings of different animal tracks. All the kids except Theyben really enjoyed doing that. THen we hike the Wapiti trail which was about a mile but it was plenty with the kids.
 It was a bit windy but very warm for October. The scenery was just beautiful. We hiked on a golden carpet of leaves.









 AFter the hike, we went back to our house and had supper. I made beans and ham. I am still learning high altitude cooking again so I just about didn't get the beans done. They were tasty though. After supper, Kelsay did some avant garde photography with my camera. Her pics follow:












 Everyone stayed the night and on Sunday my mom prepared a yummy roast dinner. That cooked in the crockpot while we went to church. Aaron and I had to volunteer in the toddler room. After church we met the new family that has just started at Maddy's school. They moved from Flower Mound. It was really neat to connect with them.
 After church, we headed home and the Meyers came over for lunch. It wasn't a super eventful afternoon but just full of great family time and laughter. We did go on a walk and it was a beautiful warm day. Tric and Lynn broke our hearts at the end of the time together but I will obviously let them tell about that when they are ready.
 Kelsay didn't quite make it to bed time. What a great, great weekend of family fun!

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bee said…
This weekend was a blast! Lots of fun. Yes, agree on the statement about the Meyer's. I am looking forward to many more adventures with the Fletcher Family.
October 27, 2016 at 10:13 AM
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