Today was full of total relaxation – the plan was to complete a short hike at Alberta Falls, attend a nature seminar put on by a Rocky Mountain National Park ranger, and turn in the kids' Jr. Ranger books. Instead, we stayed at the mountain cabin until 3 pm at which time we drove into Estes Park and Sophie and I shopped for her birthday present – a pair of hiking boots for this wonder hiker.
Dave and I pretty much had a “read around” all over the cabin – taking turns sitting in scenic, comfortable chairs and reading while the kids played in the pond most of the day. They made up a game called “Going to Market” where John sat on the pond bridge “fishing” while Sophie took buckets from John and filleted the fish, and Lucy then sold the fish to make-believe customers. Another time when I looked up from my perch from the porch they were scrubbing down the bench, cleaning off the moss.
We’re pretty darn lucky – even though they fight at times and get snappy with one another, overall they do an excellent job of playing together. There wasn’t a single tear or tattle in 7 hours of all-out playing – and this companionship lasted far into the night, through a restaurant dinner with Don and Eunice and through Lego playtime back at the Wilbur’s. While we were enjoying a drink in the living room, the kids were making a Lego town in the basement and Eunice said, “Kids? Do you even have kids?” We took that as a real compliment. Unfortunately, we stayed 10 minutes too late and there was an “angry eyes” look from Sophie and tears from John. All in all though – I don’t think you could ask for three better travelers under the age of 10.
Today was full of total relaxation – the plan was to complete a short hike at Alberta Falls, attend a nature seminar put on by a Rocky Mountain National Park ranger, and turn in the kids' Jr. Ranger books. Instead, we stayed at the mountain cabin until 3 pm at which time we drove into Estes Park and Sophie and I shopped for her birthday present – a pair of hiking boots for this wonder hiker.
Dave and I pretty much had a “read around” all over the cabin – taking turns sitting in scenic, comfortable chairs and reading while the kids played in the pond most of the day. They made up a game called “Going to Market” where John sat on the pond bridge “fishing” while Sophie took buckets from John and filleted the fish, and Lucy then sold the fish to make-believe customers. Another time when I looked up from my perch from the porch they were scrubbing down the bench, cleaning off the moss.
We’re pretty darn lucky – even though they fight at times and get snappy with one another, overall they do an excellent job of playing together. There wasn’t a single tear or tattle in 7 hours of all-out playing – and this companionship lasted far into the night, through a restaurant dinner with Don and Eunice and through Lego playtime back at the Wilbur’s. While we were enjoying a drink in the living room, the kids were making a Lego town in the basement and Eunice said, “Kids? Do you even have kids?” We took that as a real compliment. Unfortunately, we stayed 10 minutes too late and there was an “angry eyes” look from Sophie and tears from John. All in all though – I don’t think you could ask for three better travelers under the age of 10.
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