Colorado: Colorado Springs

Our stay in Colorado Springs marked the halfway point of our trip, and provided a timely chance to rest and recoup as we gear of the the last few weeks of this amazing trek.

We came to the Springs to celebrate the wedding of one of Nate's good buddies, Stefan. Saturday morning we met fellow wedding-goers at a local park for a few hours of laid back games and catching up. Stefan's fiance, Flavia, is from Brazil and many members of her family had traveled up for the wedding. Nate joined friends for lunch while the boys and I went back to the Airbnb for a much needed rest. That evening we met with other out of town guests for a dinner of Brazilian meats and treats. It was a delight getting to catch up with Nate's buddies and our boys quickly found other kids to play and explore with.

Sunday morning we knew the boys would need to get some wiggles out before we headed to the 7-hour wedding & reception, so Nate found a local Ninja gym where the boys did a great job of wearing themselves out.

We got home with enough time to eat, rest a bit, then get gussied up for the main event. The wedding was held at a beautiful ranch north of Colorado Springs with Pikes Peak and the rest of the Rockies in the background.

The unpredictable weather of the Front Range toyed with the wedding plans a bit with a thunderstorm rolling through just before the ceremony was about to start. Eventually we moved down to a covered area and the beautiful couple exchanged their vows and many cheers were had.

The reception was a blast and the boys REALLY got into it when the glow sticks came out. At one point Everett yelled out, "I LOVE WEDDINGS! EVERYTHING IS FREE!!"

It was a great night with great people and we came home happy and completely exhausted.

The next morning was July 4th and we gathered enough energy to drive to the top of Pikes Peak where Holden was stoked to get his first bit of Colorado snow. The drive down the peak made me very glad this was our last bit of mountain driving.

We got back home, ate an early dinner and the boys put themselves to bed before 830p and didn't even ask about fireworks. We packed up the next morning and headed to South Dakota.En savoir plus