Colorado Trip...Round Two

I don't miss living in Colorado, but I sure do love to visit! We were absolutely blessed to be in our (second) favorite state for ten days. We had two weddings, one on Saturday the 21st, and one on Saturday the 28th. What a great way to have these bookends with wonderful times in between.

We started off in Colorado Springs, staying at the Broadmoor, where we were married almost 4 years to the date!

Ahh...I haven't laid by a pool in a long, long time. 

We also visited Aaron's folks. This boy is seriously blessed with some loving grandparents. 

Here is Jackson at Aaron's dad's house. He has become so interactive with toys and people. 

We then went up to Denver to spend time with my Nana and cousins at Lori's house. It was so wonderful to see the generations all together having an absolute blast. 

Kaylee holding Jackson. I just adore this photo. She's such a sweet little nanny! Although they're second cousins, I'm so excited that we are so close, that they will actually view each other as 1st cousins. Hopefully more babies will be coming soon. (Hint hint...you all know who you are!)

Jack has a new friend, by the way. His name is Ross. And he's a caterpillar. We're all jealous. It's his fav. 

Jackson went to his first theme park...Water World. He spent a lot of time with grammies, and we had so much fun!

I FINALLY got to meet Jessica's sweet little Jacob. While holding him it was astounding to me how little he was compared to Jack, and only 3 short months younger than him. It just makes you realize how fast this precious time is. 

I would say the person most excited to see sweet Jackson was his Aunt. I'm so sad that she doesn't live closer to see him on a more consistent basis. But, this boy will certainly know Auntie loves him. 

She, along with Aaron and my parents took Jack on his first hike up to Beaver Lake. I got to lay by the pool, sleep, and have a great workout. I can't tell you how wonderful and cherished that alone time was. 

Plus, I hate hiking. What can I say. 

I am so happy they had a good time. 

All in all, such a wonderful, and too short, trip.

Jackson got his 6 month shots today. Poor thing. I seriously don't feel like holding him down to endure that pain gets any easier. Especially now that he can seek comfort from me. Today was one of the first times I really felt like "mommy." He reached for me, and if he wasn't buried in my neck, he was crying. I let him lay there and just waited for the pain to subside. 

I would take away the pain if I could! 

Here's to the next six months sweet boy. We can't believe we ever lived a life without you!