A Fig in Sweden

sophie's future playground

Of all the places we've been to in the world, there's one spot that stands out as our favorite vacation destination: Gunnison, Colorado. Several years ago we even bought a piece of land there with the hopes of building a vacation home on it. We figured that if we ever wanted to do it we might not be able to afford it, so we thought it would be smart to at least buy the lot. There it is behind Lewis and Sophie. Someday our front door will face the "W."

We can't wait to spend weekends here... teaching Sophie how to snowboard at Crested Butte in the winter and taking her on her first 14er hike in Lake City in the summer. We took her on her first real hike yesterday. And as mountain bikers passed us, I couldn't help but think that someday we'll be teaching her how to mountain bike on that same trail.

pogy

Sophie has slept in 6 different places so far on this journey. And she has slept very well thanks to her little Pogy travel bed. It's a German-designed gadget that's available online at Target. It even comes with insect netting you can put over the top for naps in the park.

no place like home

Ahhh... I forgot how nice it is to enjoy a bagel breakfast sandwich from Einstein's while sitting out on the patio. Almost everyone who walked by had something sweet to say to Sophie. We always forget how friendly everyone is here in the States. It's wonderful.

We arrived in Colorado on Father's Day, and our friends Cory and Vicky knew just how to help Lewis celebrate. We devoured some awesome food from our favorite Indian joint and laughed harder than we have in at least a year. 

We have not heard Sophie cry in weeks. She's smiling and laughing most of the time, and seems to love the adventure.

Sweden feels very far away right now.

fun with the cousins

It was an action-packed visit to Sophie's cousins on the East Coast. Even my camera had a hard time keeping up. My sister's home is full of life. Sophie loved it, and I'm pretty sure she'll now think life is quite boring in our house.

I was very nervous to make the 8.5-hour flight over by myself with her. But she was a rock star. Not a peep out of her. SAS was great too.