Thursday, June 2
Talk about howling wind! The 92 degree temp was wonderful when we arrived in Aurora, but the wind is not fun at all! Our spot for the next few days is Cherry Creek state park. First state park this rig has been in, and it's a nice one! We have peek-a-boo views of the Rockies and lots of room. Gotta love it!
Wish we had something like this in Washington! Look at the space between rigs!
Went to Mandy & Jake's (our niece and nephew-in-law) for hugs and dinner tonight, and had a wonderful visit. Guess what Mandy fixed for dessert? Root beer floats! She knows her Aunt Geri likes them. Whatta sweetie she is! And a great team they are, too. Mandy fixed dinner and Jake did the dishes. I think we'll keep them! ;=)
Saturday, June 4
Talk about an absolutely perfect day! The weather was nice and warm with a little bit of a breeze.
Uncle Bruce brought a new toy for Cody, and she loved it! See the smile on her face?
The toy was pretty much destroyed by the time we left. LOL
Mandy and Jake are in the process of adopting a new member into their family! No one knows for sure what gender or age the child will be except under two years of age, and their whole family is supporting their efforts and very excited for them. Awhile back they created a Secret Letter page on Facebook to let their friends and family know that they would be receiving some kind of exciting news soon. When we all received the letter, it told of their hope to adopt a child out of the Foster-to-Adopt program and a leaf was enclosed for us to write our thoughts or wishes on to be added to a tree on the wall in the kidlet's room. We excitedly sent ours back immediately!
Mandy works for the adoption department in their county, and we're all hoping things fall into place for them sooner rather than later. They'll be excellent, doting parents. The adoption process is quite an ordeal, not complete yet and there are no guarantees! We know some people who should have gone through all of this scrutiny before they were allowed to have their children!
The box of toys you see in the picture below came from Jake's mother. She had saved some of Jake's favorite toys from his childhood and has given them to Jake and Mandy for their new addition. How cool! The guitar was Jake's first guitar, and you can bet their little one will hear his/her dad singing him/her to sleep.
The room awaits the new little one soon to be part of our family. Darling decorations!
They have to have a crib and a bed ready. Both?! As well as baby basics, etc.
These things were a requirement. The love in them was added happily.
Two of our favorite people in the whole wide world.
Lunch was a tasty BBQd pizza accompanied by a fruit platter, and we all went for a half-hour hike afterward. What happens when you take a 65-year-old, out-of-shape flatlander and put her at 5,300'+ on a warm day with a niece whose legs are longer than her own and who's a strider, and go uphill and downhill and uphill and ... ? Can you say short of breath? Geez! We made one breather stop, and off we went to finish the hike. Even Cody was dragging toward the end, and they do this every day!
When we got back to the house, we were served Moon Pie ice cream and Mint Milano cookies. YUM! Geri was the only one who had dessert, though! Oh well, ya snooze ya lose guys!
We left them about 4 p.m. to let them rest or do whatever they choose to do. Wonderful day with wonderful people! We'll see you guys at our place tomorrow. Mandy said they love Cherry Creek state park, so it'll be fun to host them for a change.
Sunday, June 5
The kids came over about 5:00 for dinner. They both enjoyed seeing our trailer all set up. Our dinner and visiting was wrapped up beside a campfire roasting smores and/or just plain marshmallows. Doesn't get much better than that! Most RV parks don't have fire rings, so we took advantage of the opportunity and enjoyed every minute of it. There's something so relaxing about a campfire. Even more relaxing to Mandy was one of our recliners in the trailer. She rocked and rocked and was about ready to take one home with her! LOL
We sure had an awesome weekend, you two, and very special quality time! Thank you for sharing with us. You're in our thoughts and prayers always! XO XO XO (the last one is for Cody ;=)
