Gorgeous... And yes, thats all of Kansas for you!
We got to Denver real late last night and checked into a Hampton inn (which served an incredible breakfast for us, especially since I have been craving donuts and waffles for a week now!). It was good just to get some down time to worship and talk to the Lord. He has really been on the move in our hearts since last night-- it's been answered prayer-- so this morning was much anticipated and enjoyed. He has answered so much prayer so far... And we are only on day 3!!!
We also woke up to a considerable amount of snowfall, which eli just LOVED!
He wore himself put chasing pinecones andrew threw for him and rolling in the snow!
One of the main reasons we came to Denver was to pick up some rims Andrew found on Craigslist for our snow tires. Well, we experienced more kindness from the Lord when the sweet man not only went to the trouble to unmount his old tires from the rims, but he also had it on his heart to give them to us free... I was so humbled and blessed! Sweet Andrew tried to give him some form of payment, but he insisted on giving them to us as a gift. A gift....We are truly grateful and cannot thank him enough for his generosity and kindness! Glory to God for the things He does for very underserving children!
He also wisely advised us to not stay too long in Denver if we were going to get into Breckenridge without ice and snow dangers (another prayer request!!) Apparently, the weather won't be letting up any time soon from here on out so we cancelled our second night at the hampton, packed up and hit up Panera until we got the call that our new tires were mounted and ready on our new rims... It was nice to rest and enjoy the fire for a while on this blustery day!
Snow snow snow!!!
And actually, Panera was just the beginning of our snow witnessing! When we went to go pick up the tires, it was just ruthless snow fall!!
We were going really slow at first because of the icy roads...
...but they got better as the drive went on.
Here is when we actually got the true Colorado view:
God is so good! What a beautiful picturesque moment we got to experience :)
We didn't do much of anything once we got to the hotel: watched one episode of Sarah Palin's Alaska and then went to Sports Authority in search for better gear (we have leaky snow boots and very small jackets!).
For dinner, Andrew took me to an old favorite of his: the Dam brewery!
It was a really nice atmosphere to just relax and dine.
This picture is for someone in my life that loved to use this word in every sentence he could when we crossed over the dam-- that person knows who he is ;) ha!
And answered prayer: Eli is doing better!
He actually settled down enough to eat his food, both this mooring and tonight. Praise God!!
And thanks for the black bear, mama! Eli has been a bit calmer with his blankie and bear around... Now we need to get him a ball! Ha!
Well blessings until tomorrow!!! Day 4.... Breckenridge!
