We had a great day yesterday. We woke up at the usual time and got George fed and dressed. Then we loaded up the Pathfinder, stopped to get Judi, and hit the road! We headed up to Frisco to cheer on Kristine. She was participating in the Avon 2-day walk for breast cancer. We had generously donated to the cause, but it was more important to me for us to BE THERE!

I remember when I "ran" the Denver half marathon in the FREEZING rain. She schlepped her entire family out in the cold rain to cheer me on along the way. It wasn't too far from the house and she didn't stay too long - I was running - but she was there and it meant the world to me. I wanted to do the same for her. So - off we went!

It was a gorgeous day. George napped on and off along the drive. Judi enjoyed the scenery. The temperature was perfect. It was fun. We got up there around 10:30 and walked around Frisco for a while - we got a snack, we shopped, we hung out with Scott and the kids. It was fun. We saw Kristine and her friend Rae Ann. They stopped and hung out with us for a while. We chatted about the walk and how they were feeling. Cole wanted to walk with mommy . . . oh - and he wanted mommy to be a horsey! Poor Kristine. No horsey after mommy has walked 15 miles. ;)

Kristine and Rae Ann kept on walking. We loaded up the car and headed down the mountain. We stopped in Idaho Springs for lunch and afterwards we decided to head up Mount Evans Road. It's the highest paved road in North America and we thought it would be a pretty drive. Judi had never been up there and we were going to show her the mountain goats.

We got about ten miles up the long, windy road (full of bikers in training - road bikes, not motorcycles) only to be stopped and turned around by a ranger. They had closed the road due to a major accident. They needed to get a helicopter in there so that they could med-evac someone out of there. Sad. I hope everyone is OK.

On the way back down, Judi got a little car sick - ICK! I don't blame her. I know I would have. So Jeff and Judi switched seats and we headed back into Denver. We spent the evening next door hanging with our friends. Pot luck dinner, drinks, cards, jalapenos that appeared to do permanent damage. ;) It was fun!

George was exhausted! I suppose it was because he didn't get to take great naps yesterday. We were in and out of places, moving around, etc. He got to snooze a lot here and there, but no solid time asleep really. We'll make up for that today.

XOX

Mom