Colorado Springs!!

Kara and I took an amazing trip to Colorado Springs to vacation with the Fitzwaters for 5 humid-free days!! Here are some pictures with commentary. Matt's state total is up to 28 and Kara's is now 19.

Psalm 1:3 - "He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water".

One thing we really enjoyed about our time outdoors was the reflection of creation onto the Maker.

We went to a cute little restaurant called "The Pantry". These pancakes are called "the Motherlode" and "the Mini Motherload" -- can you tell the difference?

Here we are.

Can you guess which flavor of cotton candy is Malachi's favorite?

Here is David enjoying the great outdoors.

Daniel demonstrated the best resistance to cold water (his legs were purple by the time we were done playing at the stream).

Mikaela enjoyed watching everyone play from the side.

Kelly and Mike enjoying vacation.

We took a drive through the mountains to see "garden of the gods"

This is one of the rock formations we saw.

We enjoyed homemade ice cream at a local place called "Josh and John's".

Downtown Colorado Springs with Pike's Peak in the background.

Here we are at the beginning of our little hike.

Hiking

It's us again.

Hanging out with Daniel and David.

Malachi and Kara

Taking a break from hiking.

David fishing.

We look fresh despite getting up at 5:45 a.m.

Matt

Matt's one catch of the day. Kara caught one similar size (but it fell off before we could take a picture). Don't laugh, they were the biggest fish of the day!

Kara