The One of the Not So Exciting Week

Tracy & Frisco got back to Dillon on Tuesday and basically unpacked the car and relaxed. Tracy met up with Erika, a fellow VT grad who now lives in Breckenridge, at Rita's in Breck to celebrate Cinco De Mayo (that's May 5th for all you Gringos out there). Stan met up with us later at Burke & Riley's Irish Pub after driving into town in his Toyota Camry rental car. He is trying out the rental car situation this Spring. We'll see which one he favors more...shuttle service or rental car...yet to be determined.

Saturday, after a morning of mending our fences...we met Mark, Colin, Jeff, Sarah and David (some of Mark's friends from Denver) at Loveland Ski Resort, located right off Route 70. We had never been there and were pleasantly surprised by the snow conditions, the view and the terrain. After shredding Loveland, we headed back to the house, finished mending the fence and took part in some major foodapoo (that would be fooseball, darts & pool) competion.

Sunday was a day of chores and errands. The weather was on and off, sun and rain, so we went by Sears and bought a money grill, ate lunch at Carlos Miguels Mexican Fine Dining in Frisco, then took a trip to Home Depot in Vail, then back home to hang our Master Bedroom mirror (finally) and update the storage room. The evening consisted of more foodapoo and then a relaxing night in front of the TV watching the movie "The Life of David Gale."

Monday was complete rain, so we drove around Summit running more errands, lunch at Butterhorn Bakery in Frisco, yummy. 3:30 Stan departed in his Camry for the airport, while teary eyed Tracy & Frisco waved goodbye.

Like I said...a not so exciting week here in Dillon.

We would like to send Happy Birthday wishes out to Tracy's mom (May 7th) & sister, Marcy (May 8th).

Here are a few pix of our Master Bedroom's new look!! That's about all the pix we took this week...

This is what the weather has been like...really sunny for 30 min...then it changes to this...strange. This is around 3:00 p.m.

Frisco hanging out on the deck watching the clouds come and go...

New duvet cover purchased with bday $$. Smokey & Snuff LOVE it.

Updated picture of the Family Room with the Fooseball table (Stan's bday gift).

Updated picture of Tracy's wrist. The scar is healing nicely. The bone has completely healed and I have almost full mobility back.

The One of Tracy's Bday Weekend @ the Grand Canyon

Tracy & Frisco left on Thursday to drive to Las Vegas. The plan...to pick up Stan and head to Lake Mead & the Grand Canyon for Tracy's birthday weekend. Yes, Tracy is one year older...31!
Tracy & Frisco stopped at Rifle Gap State Park in Rifle, Colorado for a quick pit stop. Thursday night we stayed in Green River, Utah at the Holiday Day Inn Express. The hotel was filled with dirt bike riders. Friday was another beautiful day. On the way to Vegas, we took a detour through Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada. At 7:00 p.m. Nevada time, Tracy & Frisco picked Stan up at the Las Vegas airport and we all headed to Lake Mead. We camped at Boulder Beach Campground in Lake Mead National Park Friday Night. We were able to sleep even though a neighbor felt the need to yell at his yapping dog all night, "ROCKY, NO. NO ROCKY, NO." I think Rocky thought he was telling him to keep barking. Always fun!!

Saturday morning we awoke early, ate a nice camping breakfast of banana oatmeal bread & propel, then drove to Lake Mead Marina and rented a fishing boat for the day. The 3 of us boated all over the West part of Lake Mead...over to the Hoover Dam, a couple stops on shore to let Frisco swim around & for our gourmet lunch of PB&J (minus the J for Tracy) sandwiches for lunch. It was absolutely beautiful out...sunny and warm!! The water was 60, not too cold for Stan to dive in. Tracy only made it in enough to use the latrine.

That afternoon we took a longer than thought, drive to the Grand Canyon, but we made it in time to put the tent up in daylight at the Mather Campground at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. After walking to the Canyon for the sunset, Stan grilled salmon & chicken and warmed up some baked beans for Tracy's bday dinner. Afterwards, we celebrated with Little Debbie chocolate cupcakes around the campfire. Yummy!!

Camping was a little chilly that night, but we made it through with our warm socks and stocking hats. Sunday morning we hiked along the South Rim Trail. It was really warm out and Frisco was a definite trooper.

We left the Grand Canyon Sunday afternoon & spent that night at the Best Western in Kingman...off the famous Route 66. Basically, an area for bikers...they were everywhere!! We enjoyed a nice dinnner at the local Chili's (not much to choose from).

Monday we drove back to Las Vegas, by way of North Lake Mead, lunch at Echo Bay and a quick drive through the Valley of Fire State Park. After dropping Stan off at the airport, Tracy & Frisco started their trip back to Dillon...stopping again at the Green River, Utah Holiday Inn Express for the night.

All and all a fantastic way to celebrate a 31st birthday!!

Enjoy the pix...

A scenic picture at the Valley of Fire State Park. Lots of Red Rocks. AND they were filming a movie scene from the upcoming movie "Redline" while I was there on Friday.

Tracy & Stan with the Hoover Dam in the background.

The Ward's in front of their fishing boat at Lake Mead.

"This Canyon isn't THAT Grand, or is it? Hmmmmm..."

"Can someone lend me a hand?!!"

Sunset at the Grand Canyon.

Notice the Haze...that's from pollution. Give a Hoot...Don't Pollute.

Stan & Frisco take a short break while hiking the South Rim. Although Frisco would have much rather passed out, she kept on keeping on!!

"I squish the tower...the tower is squished."

"Look, the tower came unsquished...amazing!!"