i apologize in advance for the brevity of this post... we have had quite the exciting day and are ready for our heads to hit the pillows... and i am sure you would rather like to see more photos instead anyways, right?
day 5 started with a hot air balloon outside of our window! we discovered that they are having a hot air balloon festival in steamboat springs this weekend and we were lucky enough to have a sneak peak.
after a friday trip to starbucks (oh yes, i savored every single moment of my SVL), we took the short trek to fish creek falls and hiked around for a bit. it was a beautiful waterfall! additionally, livi certainly enjoyed her accidental off-lease experience in the falls... weee! she snuck right out of paul's hands and raced back and forth along the trail as fast as those little legs could carry her. luckily, a good samaritan captured her and a kind senior citizen even commented on how it was the most exciting part of her day... what can i say? the mobleys come ready to entertain.
after a bike ride along the town's river, we decided to have a lunch break at the sweetwater tavern. turns out, steamboat springs has some pretty rockin' restaurants!... and this one specialized in gluten-free entrees! they even had gluten-free fish 'n chips.... AND... CHICKEN TENDERS!! people... gluten-free chicken tenders?! instant love!... but, alas... paul and i chose to get and split a couple of their specialty sandwiches... which were still delish... but i am still drooling over the possibility of those chicken tenders... sigh. while we ate, livi hung out by the wooden swing where our waiter served her ice-cold water at her leisure... for serious... it was awesome.
once our bellies were full, paul and livi took off towards the river for a quick dip. this is the 'before' shot...
livi's all good and ready to jump in (refer to earlier reference regarding free-for-all water romping livi style)!
paul said the water was cold, but i think i heard livi call him a 'sissy-pants'...
then paul got a bee in his bonnet to 'body surf down the rapids'... or should i say 'rapid.' he hopped over to where some of his fellow rapid riders were positioned to find them gawking at a water snake that had caught a fish... and then paul still decided to get back into the snake-infested water! i was horrified.
below is his face when i asked why he got back in the water after knowing about the snake's presence... while he admits to a irrational fear of snakes (much like yours truly), he said it would be passing up a once in a lifetime experience to not go down the rapid... i wish i shared his veracity and vigor.
there was a little sulfur draining situation happening on this rock... we quickly learned that it was no bueno to be downstream of this little ditty.
once upstream of the sulfur... livi and paul played freely in the water. livi found a rock to perch upon in order to stand guard of her pops... oh, the love of a dog... priceless.
and the 'after' shot...
after our river rendezvous, we left the adorable town of steamboat springs and headed to denver! we are now nice and settled in denver with sarah, charles, tasman, and edmund, and we are loving every minute of it! true to form, we brought the rain with us, and paul and i are currently falling asleep while listening to a lightning/thunderstorm... love it.
we have some additional photos from our arrival tonight, but they are all on paul's phone (i shall have to try and retrieve them tomorrow). but let's just say, tasman almost fell asleep in my arms while sarah and charles were preparing an amazing dinner for us and i almost died with glee! oh, that little fella sure knows how to melt his aunt's heart!
for the livi dog photo of the day, please choose from the many posted above... she was quite the star of the show today! :)
safe traveling and much love!
the mobleys
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