Estes Park - Day 1...

I had never before contemplated what a FANTASTIC arrangement the YMCA Camp is for families with young children.  I've been up there for plenty of retreats as a teen and as an adult (with women's retreats), but I didn't recognize the sheer genius of the family lodges on the same grounds with a swimming pool, a craft hut where we could easily spend all day and a whole paycheck, horses, put-put golf, nature walks, sports, and a dining room where the kids eat free!!! 

So we did some of everything!  After going on a bug search outside, then the kids made butterflies with coffee filters and pipe cleaners inside.

The boys really enjoyed the mini golf, especially Gavin, and it was their first time doing it.

And there were games like this parachute activity going on at all hours of the day.  My boys don't discriminate when it comes to choosing fun activities, so they did it all!  We just sort of built our days around the meal times and when we might be able to intersect with our friends, "Tall Natalie" and their four kids.