Pagosa Springs

The unusual occurrence of a 4 day weekend is reason enough to celebrate. And boy did Jesse and I celebrate. We drove down to Pagosa Springs Friday night to enjoy the amazing hot springs and to relax a bit. The drive was absolutely breathtaking and we were surprised to find the colors of the aspens still lingering. I do have to say that 5-6 hours of driving for only one night away is a lot with 2 large dogs in the back whining, but totally worth it! Not to mention that we needed to be back for a very special event to which I will address later. First, here are a few pics of the drive!

One of our many stops to let the dogs get some air

Playing fetch with the dogs. Lesson of this trip: don't hit Nelly in the eye.

My hunk :)

The hot springs we went to. There were some 18 springs to try, all different temperatures. The hottest we tried was 110 degrees, and I was a meltin'.

Nelly Bird enjoying a game of chess :)

More colors on our way back. Absolutely beautiful!

And now... to the event I mentioned before :) Beautiful Avery Anne Isaacson was born on Sunday morning, October 17th at 8:03am weighing 6lbs 12oz. Avery is our first Niece and the first grandbaby on the Ormsbee side! She is as sweet as ever and has already found a way to win all of our hearts. Congratulations Abby, Tim and Avery!!

Incline

One of Jesse's and my favorite parts of living in Manitou was our weekly trips up the incline during the summer. This summer has been quite the opposite and we realized recently that we better make our way up the incline before it starts snowing! So we made our way down to Manitou with the dogs for the first time this summer and it was perfect. Not only because I kept the dogs on the leash in the beginning to let them drag me up the first section:), but also because we hiked in the evening and were able to use the last light of the day to hike the barr trail down. 

The pups loving the ride down to Manitou

The colors were just beginning to change. It's hard to see in the picture, but it was beautiful!

These black dogs make me look so white...

Beautiful time of night to hike down. The city looked amazing!

We ended the hike with some amazing Thai food in Manitou. One of the things we miss most about living there are all of the unique restaurants that you can find nowhere else. If you're ever planning a trip there, let us know and we can recommend some great restaurants!