Colorado- Day 1

We just got back from a fabulous family vacation to Steamboat Springs, Colorado.  Dr. Ranelle, one of the opthamologists that Cory knows, graciously offered his 4 bedroom condo to our family for a week and we were excited that my parents, sisters, brother-in-law, nieces, and nephew got to join us.  Even with 6 kids ages 5 and under, we managed to have a great time without too much drama.  Other than some sleep issues, the kids adjusted very well to being out of their routine. 

Our trip started VERY early last Saturday morning.  In order to get a really good deal on plane tickets, we had to leave before the sun was up.  Our first plane departed at 6:00am, which meant we had to leave our house at 3:30am.  We knew this was risky and could either be a really good decision because the kids would sleep on the plane or a really bad decision because they would be cranky on the plane.  We assumed that the airport wouldn't be busy that early in the morning but we were completely wrong.  I've never seen so many people at the ticket counter at 4:30am, and we almost missed our flight due to a very long security check line.  Thankfully, we didn't have any wait time before we boarded the plane and we were off!

The girls were wanting to sleep but not before a nutritious breakfast of powdered donuts and suckers.  Who needs bacon and eggs at 6am when you can opt for sugar instead!! 

As soon as the plane took off, the girls were out.  Parker chose to work on a new sticker book instead of sleep on the first flight. 

We had a short (but rough) layover in Denver.  Eden was very cranky by this point and refused to walk in the airport, which left us carrying 5 bags, pushing one stroller, and carrying a screaming three year old.  Good times.

The second flight was a quick 30 minute trip and we landed in Steamboat at 9:30am.  I was so glad that the first part of our travels were over and went as well as expected.  Cory and I were both so thankful that my sister, Meredith, agreed to travel with us this year.  Her extra set of hands were so helpful and we couldn't have done it without her. 

We spent the rest of our first day napping and waiting for the rest of our family to arrive.  Needless to say, we were all ready for a very early bedtime that night.