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Family Vacation Edition

Hello! I am back from a wonderful 10 day vacation across the state of Nebraska with a pit stop in Cheyenne, Wyoming, then down through Colorado. It was WONDERFUL! Colorado is GORGEOUS! We had our minivan packed to the gills.

There was lots of relaxing, swimming, hiking, exploring, and driving.

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Hiking Devil’s Backbone

Our vacation stops looked like this. Omaha, NE –> North Platte, NE –> Ogallala, NE (Lake McConaughy) –> Cheyenne, WO –> Fort Collins, CO –> Loveland, CO (Devil’s Backbone) –> Estes Park, CO (Rocky Mountain National Park) –> Boulder, CO (Alex and I each met up with friends here) –> Manitou Springs, CO (Garden of the Gods) then back up to Denver, CO (IKEA!!) –> arrived back in Omaha, NE at 2 am

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Up 12,000 ft elevation in RMNP it was a chilly 55 degrees up this high!
Penelope lost her first tooth while in Boulder!
Penelope lost her first tooth while in Boulder!
Garden of the Gods was beautiful. Unfortunately it was raining on and off so we didn't explore too much. Plus this is where Kasper got sick.
Garden of the Gods was beautiful. Unfortunately it was raining on and off so we didn’t explore too much. Plus this is where Kasper got sick.

This is the most serious family vacation we’ve ever attempted. I hope to get back out to Colorado soon. There are about 9 million other photos I took that I haven’t shared.

Now that we are home I am playing catch up. Doing ALL. THE. LAUNDRY., grocery shopping, doing some final work on some freelance recipe development, cleaning out the van, putting away all the camping/vacation gear, and getting ready for my nephew’s birthday party. I can’t wait to return to regular posting schedule next week.

Have a WONDERFUL weekend everyone! xo

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