Staycation

Chris and girls at Black Canyon of the Gunnison
Random roadside stop. Just a good picture op..
Sunset at the Royal Gorge. When you show up 2 hours prior to closing you get in 1/2 price!
We had the Royal Gorge pretty much to ourselves except for the lovely newlyweds from Florida, originally from Mississippi, and the Crabby old Couple. Yes there is a story.

The Bridgewater's are on Staycation this week. What is Staycation you ask? Well, it is when you don't have work, and you don't have school, and you don't plan a big trip, but you throw your stuff in the car and DRIVE! It is so fun! We live in a state that most people FLOCK to for vacation! Well, the Bridgewater's are taking advantage this year with a Staycation. We are staying in Colorado. Our Staycation has taken us to southwest Colorado, which is now my favorite part of our state. What is very unfortunate is that most people tend to stick with the I-70 corridor. You know, Dillon, Aspen, or Vail. If the get off of I-70 they go to Estes Park. Don't get me wrong, all very beautiful, however, after coming to this part of the state, I don't think that they even touch how beautiful it is here!!! Durango, Silverton, Euray, the Black Canyon of the Gunnison... I have traveled quite a bit and I think this is some of the most beautiful country I have ever seen. We have had a great time as a family, traveling the countryside without a plan, without a goal, without a time table. I highly recommend it. I have a lot of photos to share, a lot of stories to share, but here is something to get you started!!!

Parked in October now

Ok, I have been "Parked on Labor Day" for just a bit. I have been a little frustrated with this new blog format. It is difficult, for me, to get it to do what I want. I need a class, or a tutor, or SOMETHING! However, why should my updating suffer just because my photos are not where I want them, right?

We are doing well! Busy as always! We have enjoyed the fall here in Colorado taking a little time to take in the wonderful fall colors! They really were stunning! We had a great family day winding through the highways in the Rockies! We ended up in Estes Park where we enjoyed the elk in rut, a noise that is like no other, saltwater taffy and a cheese burger at Penelope's.

The girls are doing well! Abby continues to love her new school. She is really thriving, and we think we made an excellent decision in moving her. She LOVES driving to school with Mom every day, and has made many new friends. She is able to get some extra help, and we are really seeing her make some strides with all of that and the tutoring she is doing 3 times a week.

Emma is doing great in 8th grade. Parent/teacher conferences were wonderful. Her teachers really like her and she is on a team that expects a lot out of their students, which is excellent for Emma. Emma is busy applying for private high school and is excited about the prospects that brings for her.

We have several appointments coming up in the next month for Abby. She is going to see a Orthopedic Surgeon to check out her feet and ankles. Her feet are a long standing problem, her ankles are, well I don't know. I guess that is why we are going.

We have our last every 2 month oncology appointment. It was stretched out to 3 months, due to Abby's other doctors appointment, but she is doing well. We are ready to stretch things out a bit more.

We are watching the Rockies in post season. All of the Bridgewater's are pretty excited about that. We would like to see them move on along to the next level of the play offs!

We are excited to get through this next week. After that BOTH the girls are on fall break, Abby started her 2 week fall break last friday, and Chris and I are on VACATION! I think we are going to do a 'staycation' here in Colorado, enjoying our lovely state! We are pretty excited!!

We hope you are enjoying your fall! Drop us a line and let us know what you are doing!