Royal Gorge Bridge

Joel at the river with the bridge above

No trip to Canon City is complete without a visit to the Royal Gorge Bridge.  Josh and Jake REALLY wanted to ride the Skycoaster--the giant swing that flings you over the river.  We were able to convince Wyatt that it wasn't that scary and Jake made the height requirement by a hair.  All the boys thought the ride was amazing and weren't even nervous!

Wyatt and Josh on the Skycoaster

Karen and Jake--he really wasn't nervous at all!

Josh playing dead

Joel, Josh, and Jake

Wyatt

Dawson, Josh, Wyatt, Jake, and Alexa

Crossing the bridge (Skycoaster is in the background)

River Fun

 Our summer fun continued with some visitors from Arizona.  Joel brought his kids up to stay for a week.  I wanted to take them to Pike's Peak and Garden of the Gods, but the fire in Colorado Springs closed all the roads to those attractions.  So we headed south instead to see Bishop Castle and go to the natural rock slides.  Sarai was our personal tour guide and we enjoyed having her kids around to show us the ropes.

 Joel's kids loved going down to the Arkansas River by our house and went swimming there every day.  Water levels were pretty low this year but they loved fighting the current and Josh and Jake enjoyed jumping in. 

Jake, of course, did his favorite belly flops.  I'm guessing the life jacket absorbs most of the pain.

Summer Has Begun!

 Summer started out with a quick trip to Breckenridge courtesy of Uncle David and Aunt Ashley!  They invited us up to spend the night with them at their condo.  We enjoyed hiking, going on a long bike ride (which Jake thought was too long so he walked his bike the last mile), playing kick ball in the park,  throwing rocks into the river (every boy's dream!), eating yummy food, and warming up in the condo's hot tub.  Thanks Dave and Ash!

Jake (wearing my favorite shirt)

Josh

Cousin Levi

Cousin Kyle, Jake, and Levi

Josh, Karen, Jake

Kyle and Jake

Kyle and Josh