Dean Boys part 2

While the Dean boys were visiting, Grandma Willy and Grandpa Mark also came to visit. We all drove up to Rocky Mountain National Park for a walk around Sprague Lake and a picnic. For a few days before we went Christopher had been telling Connor about how the hills in Ohio were much bigger than our hills but he took that back at some point when we were driving in the mountains :)

Connor, Christopher, Jonathan, Logan


Eating a snack and watching the ducks who quickly swam over to look for crumbs


Christopher and Connor on the trail


The whole group minus me (taking the picture) and Grandma Willy


Connor and Jonathan holding hands


Connor took this picture of Christopher and it makes me smile!



Waiting for us slow pokes

After a picnic lunch we split up with Jeremy, Logan, Willy and Mark heading back to Longmont and the rest of us (me, Ben, Christopher, Connor and Jonathan) continuing up with the goal of reaching the top of Trail Ridge Road.
An elk we saw along the way


Posing at one of the overlooks


We made it above tree line!


We stopped at a bathroom before the top and decided that was good enough to call "the top" given that we were all gasping for breath after each little walk at the overlooks :) It didn't take long for everyone but me to fall asleep on the way back! (I may have taken a picture of Ben sleeping too but I'll save that for later blackmail! haha)

Tomorrow: pictures from the Rockies game!