Colorado Weekend

Last weekend we went to "Papple Paradise" or Pagosa Springs, Colorado.  A high school friend of mine (Kim) and her family (Ross, Ethan, Emma, and Ella) live there (year round... lucky!!).  It was so beautiful and snowy.   I have never seen snow piled so high and that is saying a lot because I've lived in Utah for almost 15 years now.  The drive was long, but completely worth it.  We were awed by Connie's (Sister Papple to me) decorating talents, and the hugeness of the cabin, if you can call it that it was more like a mansion.  I found myself turned around a couple of times because it is just so sprawling.  Half way through our trip Seb still hadn't seen the upstairs (where the kids had been the whole time!).  So... thank you Kim and Ross for being such gracious and hilarious hosts (Sorry I never gave you any thumb time Ross?!)  And thank you Lydia and Nate Taylor for making all my vacation dreams come to life (Lyd is always the planner).  Too bad I didn't take more pictures, but I am including everything so you can see how awesome the place was, everyone.  They say fish grow to the size of their tank, may be that is why their dog, Sawyer is so huge, he's a horse!  Here is Kim on snow removal, and Emma with her moose/dog on a snow drift next to the drive way.