Alfano Archives: Estes Park

Well I'm late posting this but we went to Estes Park for a Saturday to relax with our little family, Scott, Joanna and Laila. We had a really nice time. We took a scenic route and enjoyed the mountains. Gabrielle calls them "her mountains". After all, it is her world and we're just living in it. When we got to Estes we took the tram to the mountain top and fed the chipmunks and ground squirrels peanuts. For those of you who haven't been there, the chipmunks and ground squirrels will come up to you and take the peanuts right out of your hand. There are hundreds of them that just hang out there and get fed all day long. Nick of course loves it and is good at sitting still so they'll come up. Gabs was old enough to do it this year and did a really good job with some coaching. She was so excited that they came to her. Before we even got there she decided that one of them was her pet and it was named Chippy. And every single one we saw was that one named Chippy. Like I said, her world. We did some shopping in Estes because they have the best candy store there that makes fresh pecan turtles and fudge! Gabs loved the fudge and Nick got a huge sucker. I hammered the turtles. They never had a chance. Then we ate lunch at a local place. We were very disappointed in it and will try something else next time we visit. But all in all a nice relaxing trip. I love living so close to the mountains!