Random Leftovers

Leftover pictures from our time in Colorado.

Air Reece at the hotel pool.

As a kid, I was always referred to as a "fish." Well, Reece has taken over that title...he couldn't get enough. This picture was taken at about 10pm, when mom forced him out of the pool.

Jake's new work.

A shot from the Lowe's parking lot... I personally love the Target cart.  Yep! I'll be living close to a Target again! Yay!

I could live in a town called No Name... but I'll pass.

We hit the windmills late Saturday night... and it was stormy!

My fun illustration for a vacation!
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Thursday, right after we got off the roller coaster, we got off  another roller coaster, so to speak. Jake was offered an HR manager position in Colorado. He had applied for it a couple months ago, and the process had been up in the air until then. Now we are on a new roller coaster... it's called selling a house, finding a place to live, and relocating 625 miles away. The boys took it well! They are a little sad, but very excited. It will be quite a lifestyle change, but we will make the best of this newest adventure.

Day 3: Glenwood Cavern Adventure Park

Day 3, we took a tram all the way up the mountain to a small amusement park. It was so much fun! They had plenty of indoor and outdoor features, so you could get outside to warm up and inside to cool down. The views were amazing! There was even a roller coaster called "The Cliffhanger" that went over the edge of the mountain a couple times. We were in the very back, so you never realized you went over the edge at all! This was Reece's very first roller coaster. He was brave, but not brave enough to go a second time.

Tram entrance this way!

Riley didn't care for the Tram at first... but it got easier. You move quickly, then it comes to a shaky halt for a bit, then it moves up again. Fastest way to get to the top!

A nervous Riley... but I'm so proud of him for keeping his composure!

Going up, uP and UP!

The view as we got higher.

Cave tours were included. The caves stay the same temperatures all year long... I found that strange. 55* is what the coolest part of the cave was. I found it refreshing! 

The look out point, halfway through our cave tour... Reece was annoyed with mom and the sun here.

I forced dad to do this swing. It was amazing!! I'd do it over and over... Jake got his breath taken away. Maybe it was because we were looking straight down at rugged sandstone rock? The swing went a hair more than 180* and we were told it runs off hydraulics, so the hotter the day, the faster it swings. The boys sat this one out and Riley took this awesome photo of us.

I had to force and drag Riley onto the zipline... it was a scary walk up lots of stairs,  and I held his hand the entire time, and we survived!! It was much slower than it looked, and Riley will do it again!

A couple fun 4D movies! They are so realistic, you'd think we were actually on a roller coaster.

Team McMillan!
These were our all day passes to the park... you could even leave and come back. How can you NOT be happy wearing these???

Our favorite ride. The Flyer. You controlled how fast and slow you went... although if you go too slow, people behind you get annoyed. I started off easy with Riley, but by the end of the day we were zooming down the mountain! 

Lunch with a view! It was amazing!

Part of our cave tour... my pictures are out of order again!

The tram... again. It was located right outside of our hotel. How perfect!

Day 2: Whitewater Rafting

I've always wanted to whitewater raft... and Jake made it happen! 

The water was FREEZING, but it was so worth it. 

They say this is the best time to go, because the spring run off causes the water levels to be higher and the rapids to be more fun. Both boys (especially Riley) were a little nervous, but it didn't take long for that to go away, and everyone to relax and enjoy the scenery. You can take so much more in floating down the river, than you can driving through the mountains. Our morning guide was Lucas and he had us laughing... you have to be entertaining to make it in these kinds of jobs I suppose. Then we had Jared in the afternoon, after they fed us a yummy BBQ lunch. He was great too, but he informed us that he had only done the 2nd part of the trip one other time, so he didn't know much about that portion, and he needed to concentrate a bit more to see what was coming ahead. Before we stopped for lunch, we had the chance to sit in a natural hot spring... Reece dove on in and loved it. Jake, Riley and I couldn't bring ourselves to get in. The sulfur smell and the algae just didn't look appealing. Maybe next time... Enjoy the pictures we purchased from the company! They turned out great! I wish Riley would have taken his turn up front so he would have been more visible.