Here is this year’s edition of our annual Family Photo Collage.  All of the past published collages are also available via the Family Photo Collages menu at the top of the page.  Enjoy!

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Practically the whole reason for going to Redstone was that we’d be close to Glenwood Springs so we could stop there on the way home for an extended warm dip.  That dip was today, and it was delightful.

Today was mostly a hiking day.  We researched a trail a couple of miles from our campground, running along Avalance Creek, and decided we’d give that a try.  It was full of beauty and some interesting surprises.  It also turned out to be quite a climb in elevation as well, which eventually got the better of most of us.

We knew we wanted to get in one more camping trip this summer, but weren’t sure about where to go.  We wanted to be near Glenwood Springs so we could stop for a warm dip on our way home.  After scouring the area for good camping, we decided to go back to Redstone, where we camped last summer.  The kids had loved it and though we wanted to try someplace new, we knew this decision would go over well.

I got a kick today when Theo came running back to the house, asking for the camera.  I gave it to him and asked what he was going to photograph.  He said, excitedly, “I saw a deer over in the forest!”  A budding nature photographer.

Remember back in June when the kids helped me put together 90 bird house kits, anticipating getting to make their own?  This was the week.  On Monday, at the Fingerprints of God camp, the kids joined dozens of other campers building their houses.  Today we got out the paint and all the kids painted their birdhouses.  What fun this project turned out to be.