Cody and I plan on traveling to a different state every anniversary of ours.. last year was (chicago) Illinois and this year we went to Durango, Colorado. Traveling is such a special time for us and we enjoy it so much. We decided to celebrate our anniversary trip a few weeks early this year since I was already off work and returning soon (next week!!)
We choose Colorado this year because we figured renting a cabin and doing low key things would be more appropriate with a almost 3 month old in tow.
Evynn does surprisingly well in car trips. occasional stops for feedings and diaper changes and then I try to keep her awake and active for little bit with little car toys and then back down for a nap she goes.
We got to Durango at about 3pm on Tuesday afternoon, got to our cabin, unloaded took over the cabin, let Evynn stretch her legs a bit
we rented a cabin through Silver Mountain Cabins and it was perfect. It was about 4 miles down a dirt road off the grid, in the middle of nothing with no cell phone service. The cabin had a brand new kitchen with all appliances, granite countertops in the bathroom and kitchen and direct tv on the tv.
after we unpacked we went to downtown Durango and ate at Fired Up Pizzeria. It was chilly that night so we had Evynn bundled up
the next morning we thought it was the day for our train ride but that was actually the next day. Since we were already up for the day we made the breakfast casserole I brought and relaxed
I made a breakfast casserole before we left with just eggs, has browns, sausage and cheese and brought it in a ziplock baggy so it was ready to put in a foil pan and bake when we were ready.
We headed into downtown Durango again to a coffee shop to plan our day
we decided to head to pagosa springs for the day where we just explored and ate lunch at Riff Raff brewing company (which was delicious!)
after checking out pagosa springs we headed north to Treasure Falls where we hiked 1/4mile to see the waterfall
Cody's artwork: C+S=E
we went back through Pagosa Springs and stopped at a tequila's. pictured here are some of the sweetest things in life ;)
then we headed back to the cabin for soup I had pre-made
On Thursday morning we woke up and while Cody heated up some breakfast casserole, Evynn and I cuddled in bed. (RIP bug pajamas!)
we then went to the train station to board our train to Silverton, CO. It was about a 3.5 hour train ride through the beautiful mountains and back a few hours later. It was pretty chilly that morning so we left Evynn in her bug pajamas and then put a bear outfit on top of that along with hats, mittens, socks, etc.
Evynn slept in the carrier on Cody for most of the trip, then woke up when we were approaching Silverton. I fed her and had her on my lap when I felt a warmth.... I started unbuttoning her bear sweater outfit just to see poop dripping down her leg all through her pajamas. I quickly grabbed a burp rag to cover her up. Cody and I were panicked... huge mess and a screaming infant. We grabbed a few things and went to the bathroom. Cody and I and Evynn squeezed in the 2x2 foot bathroom while the train was trucking along and changed her. We threw away the pajamas and burp rag ;) Whew.
We finally got to Silverton at about 12:30. We bought a Silverton, CO onesie as plan C because we were already wearing our backup outfit ;)
Silverton may have been my favorite part. it is the most precious town ever, cute restaurants and shops lining the streets with beautiful mountains circling around.
We walked around and choose Thee Pitts Again BBQ to eat lunch at. It was a cute place, great food, and had been on the food network!
back on the train again to see the other side of the trip
we got home and took a few family photos in the woods outside of our cabin and then ate soup and relaxed
the cutest bear in all the woods ;)
On friday we cuddled for little bit before packing up and heading home
so long, Lonesome Dove!
