Our very first visitors!!

And the winner is . . . . . Grandma and Grandpa Peay!! That's right, Sam's dad and step-mom were the first to endure the eight-hour drive from Salt Lake to Golden to come and pay us a visit. It made us feel so loved that they would give up so much just to spend a couple of days with us. Not to mention that Sam was absolutely giddy with the opportunity to show off our new town and his new school. Their whirlwind trip included a walking tour of downtown Golden and the School of Mines campus. A wild game night in which Leslie taught us a really great dice game and then stomped on all of us (I am thinking maybe she held back some secret strategy to winning when whe was explaining the rules.) A trip to Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park. A visit with some of Leslie's family, who sent us away with a couple bottles of homemade peach jam so I guess that makes them our family too. And of course, lots of play time with Ollie. It was really a fun weekend and we are so glad they came. We wish more people would follow suit (hint, hint).

Here we are on a hike inside Rocky Mountain national park. Aside from the incredible views and scenery we also saw loads of Elk. There was even a herd right in the middle of town. Sam was quite the trooper on the hike considering his recent biking injuries.
Grandpa and Ollie explored the waterfall together.
Oliver has a complete aversion to remaining on the path, he would much rather wander off to collect sticks and rocks on the mountain side. He did okay holding Grandma's hand though.