Hooray Ouray!

Last week I decided to surprise my mom and little brother by flying home for their birthdays. My dad and I had been conspiring it for a while, we even had an elaborate plan that included me pretending to be Daddy's John Deere dealer on the phone needing him to pick up a "part" from the airport on Saturday. The plan worked like a charm, and I was completely satisfied with their reaction. I ended up jumping out of the car and scaring my mom when she was about to get in. She had NO idea, and neither did Trevor! I'm a pretty big fan of surprises...but I have to admit that my plan was a little selfish because I knew that my parents were planning a trip to Colorado, so when I showed up the day before they were going to leave, they HAD to bring me with them, ha.

(I arrived in Lubbock just in time to see Trevor and help him pick out a new bike that he got for his birthday!)

Then we were off to Colorado! It was a great trip, we drove up to Ouray where my dad has been year after year with his "guy-buddies" but me and my mom had never gone. It was absolutely beautiful. Here are a few of the pics, I took like a million of them, but none of them really quite capture how stunning it was. But I tried.

(This is one from the drive up there, we went on some pretty windey and narrow roads)

(Mama and Daddy in the town of Ouray)

(These deer let us get SO close to them, and they didn't even act scared, even though it was hunting season, brave.)

(This doesn't even come close to doing it justice.)

(I kept trying to take pictures of my name in the cold frost on the window but it was harder than it seems, this was the best one.)

(Some views from the drive back)

We stopped in Santa Fe for a day on the way back, but unfortunatly by then I was all picture-taking out, so I didn't snap any shots of our time there, but it is and always will be a great memory and I'm so glad that I got to spend this time with my wonderful parents! I love you so much, thank you for being amazing.