Estes Park #1

 FINALLY it was time to celebrate with the entire family!!  17 of us headed up to Estes Park YMCA for a 3 night stay!  The school kids were all still out and the working kids took 3 days off so we could all be together!  We rented a 4 bedroom and a 3 bedroom cabin for all of us!

Glenn and I headed out Friday morning and picked up Rayna along the way - we were jam packed with all the gifts and a lot of food but made room for Rayna and headed up north!

Once you get off the interstate, it's such a pretty drive!

 We enjoyed Subway lunch before we got to the YMCA and got checked in!  I picked up all the keys for both cabins since we were the first to arrive!  And was quite surprised when we didn't get the cabins we requested!  

We were a lot further up this time which made for some fantastic views!  First we checked out the 4 bedroom cabin so we could unload all the gifts there!  We were a little disappointed with the arrangement of the cabin since it didn't have the huge kitchen like before, nor was the living room really large - oh well.

The 3 bedroom cabin that we stayed in with Jill and Robby, Gwyn, Aleah and Kenzie was very nice - our kitchen was actually bigger than theirs but since most of them were staying in the big cabin, it was still easier to do the evening meals over there!

We had taco night the first night - it was interesting getting all 17 of us around to eat dinner but it all worked out great!

Some of us headed over to play Bingo but the room was FULL and there was no room to sit!  So we went down to the game room and played for a while before they shut it down!

Then it was off to the gym and roller skating rink - I always enjoy watching the kids skate!

Later on, the girls played cards in OUR cabin while the guys all played poker in the bigger cabin!  I guess they were SUPER LOUD so I was sure glad I wasn't sleeping over there!!   Gwyn slept on a mattress on our floor since the 2 teenagers stay up much later than Gwyn does!!  It worked out just fine although since we had the small bedroom, it made for not a lot of room!!  

Glenn had brought wood for our cabin so did have a nice fire going that day!!  I always love a pretty fire!

And next up is our Christmas!