One of the first places Heather took us was to see their new plot of land where in the next few years they will build their dream home, complete with a gorgeous view of the mountains. So fun to think about Annabelle growing up with lots of acreage and animals to run around and play with!
Heather also found this crazy buffalo farm that drives you deep out into their pasture on this rickety, homemade train. They stop, open all the doors and windows and let you handfeed the buffalo! This may sound alarming, but where we live this kind of fun is par for the course. We joked that we could picture several people from our church running an operation like this one! ;) It was a one-of-a-kind experience to get up close to these gentle giants and have them wrap their long tongues around the homemade biscuits we held out for them.
We explored their lovely downtown area another afternoon, lunching, shopping and playing the decorative pianos.
And for our most spectacular outing, we spent a day at the Red Rocks Amphitheater! This was a surprising amount of work. The elevation and the hundreds of steps had our hearts really racing. I was thankful to be hiking with a doctor and a nurse! Delia, never a fan of hiking or work, was promised the reward of a world famous stage to look at and it did not disappoint!
The Red Rocks museum was super cool! So neat to see all the musicians and bands who had iconic performances at this venue.
All around the amphitheater are trails through the rocks that you can hike and this was just gorgeous!
Annabelle was a happy little hiker, all snug in her carrier. We did not expect this new family in transition to show us such a grand time, but we're not complaining that they did! Also, fully in awe that while we panted and thought we were gonna die, Heather hiked it all with another person strapped to her!
We made a few other little scenic stops over our weekend to take in the Colorado scenery and the colorful changing leaves. It was still hot by us, so the taste of fall was yet another beautiful part of this trip.
My good friend Amy moved nearby Heather a few years ago! It worked out great to drive a few minutes and spend the afternoon with their family too! We loved catching up and seeing their new home and comparing Senior Stories. We've missed them and were blessed to see them thriving.
I'm usually so quick to record things on the blog. It feels a little funny to be writing about things we did 6 months ago! But, we wanted to be careful and respect Annabelle's adoption rules. We just praise and thank the Lord for the gift that she is to our family, that her birth mama chose life, and that her whole adoption process was completely by the book with no drama or surprises. We're so proud of the parents we've watched Heather and Andrew become and we were so glad to get a little time with our newest family member this year!
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This was confusing when I first started reading the blog. I thought that you didn't go anywhere for Spring Break. Now I understand. Heather lives in such a beautiful area. How fun for the girls to meet their new little cousin. Looks like you had a great time. I just want to know how people get to the concerts. Can you drive up there?
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