It's official

I am changing blogs. From now on, if you want to read about anything new, please go to ryanandlesli.wordpress.com. THANKS!!!!! Sorry for the inconvenience!

Testing New Blog Site

I am having issues with Blogger. It doesn't always want to allow me to upload photos. Since it has been more frustrating than fun, I'm trying out a new site. Feel free to check it out. It's ryanandlesli.wordpress.com. I'll let you know for sure if I decide to make the switch.

Colorado Trip

Our Colorado trip left us wanting more! We had a great time with my parents. To my knowledge, no one got on anyone’s nerves. That’s success in an of itself! Not many people can be together for 12 days & be sad to split back up. Colorado was beautiful. We started with a few rainy days, but by the middle of the week, it was all sun & warm days. It was perfect!

We arrived to Avon on Saturday. That night we went to the grocery to get some things to eat in the rooms so we didn’t have to eat out each meal. I had been up since 2:30 AM, so I was exhausted for that grocery trip. By the time I went to bed that night, I had been up 22 hours! I was almost to the point of not making sense with my speech. Since we were so tired, our only outing of the day was grocery shopping.

Sunday we went to Vail, which was about 5 miles away. We got a great surprise & found out that they were having a huge farmer’s market. It was all really cool. Ryan and I had been to Vail 4 years prior, but they had changed so much it was like seeing a brand new place. For lunch, we ate at a favorite restaurant of ours from the time before. It was a really fun pizza place. After playing in Vail for the day, we headed back to the resort & let Sydney swim. She loved being in the pool!!! Everyday, she would say “water, water!” It was cute…& annoying! ;o)

Monday, we headed to Breckenridge. It is a very neat town. Along the main strip are little houses that have been turned into restaurants or shops. We shopped for a little while before it started raining. After it started raining, we decided to drive to a cookie shop that we had walked passed. It had delicious smelling cookies. Later in the day, the cookies proved to be as delicious as they smelled! After the guys picked up enough for all of us, we drove around for a little while enjoying the beautiful scenery that God has created there. Once the sun came back out, we stopped at a little park to enjoy our cookies. It was a nice place to stretch our legs & enjoy the beautiful weather.

Tuesday, we went on a really cool train ride in Leadville. It took us 11 miles up in the mountains. While we were on our way back, it started sleeting!! It was amazing how quickly the temperature changes when going up in the mountains. As soon as the sun hides behind the clouds, it can drop 20 degrees or more! Nothing like at home. The train ride was one of the highlights of the trip for both Ryan and me. Sydney slept through part of it, but the part she was awake for, she loved, too. After the train ride, we drove around to see the beautiful scenery. Later on in the day, we let Sydney swim again.

Wednesday we took the gondola ride up Vail Mountain. From there, we hiked to the top. It was a H-I-K-E! No, not because it was steep or strenuous. It was because of the high altitude. Our minds were telling our bodies that the climb we were doing was an EASY climb. However, our bodies were disagreeing. We were all out of breath at times. If we had been hiking the same thing but been in LBL, it would not have been a problem at all. It was a very weird feeling because our eyes were not seeing what our bodies were feeling. The view from the top was worth every step! It was absolutely beautiful! Since we had to get back to the gondola to get down, we didn’t get to spend as much time up there as we would have liked. It was gorgeous, though!

Thursday we decided to be kind to our bodies. So, we headed back to Breckenridge to see more of the shops. It was a beautiful day & was perfect for what we had decided to do. We walked around the town until we had seen everything we wanted. After that, we drove up one mountain so that we could look down on the city. We got a really cool view!

Friday was by far one of my favorite days. We made a loop that went from Avon down to Aspen & back up. It took all day, but was worth every minute. The views were breathtaking. We stopped at the Continental Divide at Independence Pass. It was a little windy for Sydney, but the rest of us were in awe of what we saw. Aspen was a little disappointing. It was very commercialized in our opinion. It was a bigger city than we expected, too. We were very thankful that we had spent most of our time in the areas we did, because they proved to be the prettiest. On the way to and from Aspen, though, was proof that our God exists. It was the most gorgeous place in the world. I think Ryan and I could have moved into any of the remote areas & have been happy.

Saturday we headed back to Denver. We spent the evening downtown. Denver has a really neat downtown. I had heard about it from several different people. So, I was glad to be able to see it for myself. I believe every big city needs a downtown like that!

Sunday morning, we headed back to the airport. It took us 3 planes, 4 airports, and one car ride to get us home. Ryan and I were thankful to be back in our own bed, but were missing CO already that night.

Yesterday, while grocery shopping, Ryan told me that he was sad we weren’t in CO and wished we could turn around and go back. How many husbands can spend over a week with their in-laws and call it a happy vacation? I am one blessed woman!!!

Also, since I posted a book, I decided not to post any pictures. To view pictures of our trip, go to gallery.mac.com/ryanandlesli. :o)

Vacation & Dora

We got home tonight from our Colorado trip with my parents. We had a BLAST!! It was beautiful! I think if Colorado was closer to Kentucky, you'd never get Ryan out! We all had a really great time. More pictures & info to come.

Before our Colorado trip, we took Sydney to see Dora & Boots at the Louisville Zoo. Thankfully, it rained that morning, so the zoo wasn't too busy. Being a holiday, we were prepared for the worst. The line took a little while, but it wasn't as bad as we expected. We got our picture with Dora & were able to see many different animals. The day was a complete success! Below are a couple of pictures of our little family with Dora and Boots. Hope you enjoy!

Nashville Weekend Pics & CO

Here are a few pictures of my weekend with my TX friends a few weeks ago. If these pictures don't show that we had a GREAT time, I don't know what does!!!!! It was one of the greatest weekends!! Love you girls!!!!!!!

Giddy girls in the dressing room! (Me & Summer)

Tricia & Crysty

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On another note, there will probably be a blog silence from me for the next several days. My parents are coming up the 3rd. We are heading to the Louisville Zoo on the 4th to see Dora the Explorer!! Then on the 5th, we are heading to Colorado for a week!!! I am so excited to be getting away with my family. There is no huge agenda. We are going to go and do as we please, or not go and do if we don't please. ;o) (Nathan & Kacey, we wish you guys were going with us! We'll have to plan a trip closer somewhere next year so that we can all go!!) Anyway, we will be back on the 13th. So, watch for plenty of pics soon after!!!