Glenwood Springs

Seth had a continuing education class in Glenwood Springs two weekends ago.  Max and I went along for the ride.  Being the loving wife that I am I decided to book our hotel.  I tried out hotwire.com for some deals.  I signed up for a pretty cheap two and a half star deal.  The Motor Inn.  But I didn't know that was the hotel until after I paid for it.  It was so gross.  We pulled in around 11 pm on Wednesday and I wanted to cry a little.  That, and I was a little afraid there was a drug dealer above us...if they have drugs in Glenwood Springs.  The beds were complete with faux leopard pelt blankets.  We called hotwire the next morning and they changed our reservation to the Holiday Inn Express down the road.  I have never been so excited.  We ended up getting booked in a totally nice room with a jetted tub.  When I checked in the man at the front desk told me to come down later because he was baking cookies.  Tears.  I wanted to hug him and tell him thank you for saving me from a slow death at the Motor Inn.

We went to the Hotel Colorado for lunch.  It is big and beautiful and old.  Teddy Roosevelt stayed there a few different times for hunting trips and vacation.  He came back from one hunting trip without shooting any bears.   He was disappointed so one of the maids made him a bear.  The beginning of the teddy bear.

Our nice hotel room.  There were two tvs and a room off to the side with a desk and a couch where Max slept.  Such an improvement from the Ghetto Inn.

On Friday while Seth was in class Max and I drove to Aspen.  This is our only photo.  It was such a beautiful drive but I was kind of disappointed when I got there.  You have to pay for parking everywhere you go.  Max and I walked around a park a little shopping center before heading back.  The drive was the best part of my first trip to Aspen.

We went to the springs on Thursday.  It was so fun!  Max loved the water.  He loves to splash and met two new girlfriends in the water who couldn't get enough of him.  It smelled pretty bad before we got in but we got used to it.  I love night swimming.  Afterwards we went to the Italian Underground....yum!  The best most authentic Italian food.  On Saturday morning we went on a beautiful hike up to Lilypad Lake.

 

It was kind of chilly but we kept Max bundled up and he slept most of the way.

We went to a really good pizza place in Frisco for lunch.  We had huge pieces of pizza that covered two plates.  We drove down to Silverthorne and spend the rest of the day at the outlets.

Happy Halloweenie

Max getting a little love from Grandma Jenson

Max's cute cousin Grace

Giraffe life is hard

It's what's for dinner

Little Max is 6 months old and that is the magic number for solid foods.  I started with rice cereal and peaches and it was love at first bite.  He cried every time I stopped feeding him and ate until he couldn't hold any more.  Since then he hasn't been loving eating as much, but it was fun while it lasted.  He figured out how to get the food out of his mouth quickly and efficiently when he doesn't feel like eating.  PPppppppbbbtttt...his little tongue works just like a sprinkler.

I think he inherited that expression

A few more pics of Silverthorne...

We went up to Silverthorne earlier this year for a little family fun. We already blogged about it but here are a few more pictures that deserve to be posted.

Most of the Jenson clan.

Great shot, don't you think?

Welcome Home Daddy!

max is such a sweet little boy. it's fun to tease him a little bit when i come home at night. meg often greets me in the doorway from the garage into the house with max on her hip. i call out his name and make the silly noises he associates with daddy. at first he can't see me because his vision isn't that developed yet but he can hear me. he looks around - this way and that. i call out again. he can't see me! he recognizes my voice but has no idea where i am. it's pretty funny. then meg takes a few steps closer and i get out of the car all the way. his face lights up like a christmas tree. huge grin. i love it!

i take max upstairs with me to get changed from my work clothes into my play clothes. i lay max down on the bed and tell him what i'm doing in fascinating detail. he hears all about my tie as i tear it off my neck. then i dangle it above his head and he laughs and laughs and laughs. i whip off my belt and make loud cracking noises with it right it front of him. the air rushes into both of our faces with each thunderous crack. he squeals. i undo my shirt and telling him about each and every button. i rip it off with a great flourish and he thinks it's a brilliant trick. then i throw it over his head and he giggles with delight as he tries frantically to get it off. i take it off for him and he screams with pleasure at the sight of my voice and the terror my loud "boo!" we do it over and over again.

he usually gets sick of our game before i do and starts fussing. i'm still not done getting undressed but the show is over. i finish quickly as he gets fussier and fussier. i'm done now so i scoop him up into my arms and we had back downstairs to be with mommy and have dinner.

it's good to be home!

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story by Ben Carson

My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I read this in high school but last week checked out the recently made movie with the same title from the library. An amazing, uplifting story. Highly recommend the book AND the movie.

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