The beginning of our hikes {Crested Butte}

Oops…forgot to schedule this to post last night. Told you I was out of my routine!

Eventually we arrived in Crested Butte, Colorado. We got to spend a couple of days with Chris’ sister and her family. Between us there are 5 boys all a year apart in age. They have so much fun together, my boys are already missing them. We spent a good amount of time hiking. I know hiking with a 1, 3, 5 & 7 year old may not appeal to many. Chris & I love being in the great outdoors and it is important to us that our kids grow up loving it too.

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My oldest was the leader of the pack. I was so proud watching him climb hard trails with excitement. He had his fair share of tumbles and banged up knees, but he loves an adventure.

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She preferred to hike on her own over being carried. We’ve been told to expect her to limp for a full year…the limp is already getting hard to notice.
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We took a chairlift to the top of Mt. Crested Butte and hiked down the ski runs. At the top we attempted a little family pic….a semi-cooperative family pic. I think part of why I like this one so much is the fact that my 5 year old was so uncooperative.  Yep, I hiked with a hardy three year old on my back half the time. It’s a whole different kind of extreme workout.

This too shall pass, right?
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It took a few hours before we got to a lower chairlift to take us back to the very bottom. LONG hikes with six kids under the age of 7 is an experience for sure….BUT totally worth the tears and grumpy faces that some times popped up.
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Her favorite place to take a nap on the trip was her in her daddy’s arms (usually covered from the sun, but I uncovered her for a pic)
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My Butterfly Whisperer (formerly known as the Goat Whisperer) caught a steady flow of his flying friends.
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For those of you growing tired of Colorado vacation pictures….come back on Monday….I took way too many pictures!

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