Colorado Roadtrip

We just got back from a 10 day adventure in Colorado with my Parents. James wasn't able to go since its busy season, but we still had fun. We left on Thursday  and broke the trip into two stops on the way up. The first night we stayed with a family member in Wichita Falls then Friday we stayed in Santa Fe. We made it to Pagosa Springs Saturday afternoon to check in. The ride up went pretty well. Kelbie did pretty well but did have a few meltdowns and hated her car seat by the end. She was also having some tummy troubles so I think that was making her a little uncomfortable as well.

The week there went by pretty fast. We basically just hung out Sunday and Monday. My mom and I got to go get a mani/pedi Monday while Kelbie was napping. That afternoon we headed into town to look at the shops and check out the Hot Springs.

Tuesday we drove into Durango and Purgatory. In Purgatory we did the Alpine slide which was a lot of fun even thought having to take the ski lift up to the top was a little freaky for me. I definitely would do it again though. It was a lot of fun. My parents were going to do the scenic tour on the lift but the weather got a little nasty so they had the lift closed. We had some lunch and then looked in the shops. On the way back we stopped in Durango to do yet more shopping. It was a cute little town and had some fun shops. They had a chocolate shop with the best chocolate covered apples. Needless to say I should have bought a ton of them because they were amazing.

Wednesday was another hang around day. Kelbie loved just hanging out watching and feeding the geese whenever she could. We did try out the pool but the water was way to cold for her. She had fun but was shivering the whole time. We also found a cool little park on the other side of the lake that was perfect for Kelbie. She could swing all day long.

Thursday we headed back to Durango to take the train into Silverton. 3.5 hours was fun and the scenery was beautiful. Occupying an almost 2 year old for that long is a little challenging but Kelbie did great. Once in Silverton we got to grab lunch and do some shopping. We decided to eat at this BBQ place that was on Dives and Diners with Guy Firreti (or how ever you spell his name). I thought it would be great since he recommended it but it really wasn't. Maybe its because we are from Texas and our BBQ is different. After a little shopping we took a shuttle back. He made a quick stop in Durango again so I got another apple (YUMMM). Then we headed back to the resort.

Friday was our last day there so we went back into town to look at a few more shops and just enjoy our last day there. We made it back to Texas in 2 days and Kelbie did a lot better on the way back. We watched a lot of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.  Over all it was a great trip and the weather was great, minus the smoke from all the fires. I would for sure love to go back again. I will post some pictures later. My computer is super slow.