Dear Utah, continued...

you were amazing! :)

more pics to come.

cousin love. beautiful day. Bell Canyon.

LOVE~ LOVE~ LOVE!

Thank you my Utah fam...

It was hard to say goodbye.

It was.

Some days I don't think about Utah-

and other days, my heart aches to be close to my family,

my sisters, my friends.

I won't lie, it is still hard.

I think it will always be.

I love my colorado life.

what a blessed life we have!

but

it is okay to miss my 32 years of home

I love them, always will.

thank you

Utah LOVE

my love pot is filled :)

xo

you were amazing! :)

LOVE~ LOVE~ LOVE!

highlights: seeing cousins and friends (and teachers!) at East SAndy. Girls Night: dinner and Footloose (so fun to have most everyone there..hubbies too!) , Cafe Rio lunch special...sitting outside

in the sunshine with the kiddos...just like the good ole days!

An amazing hike with Misty and Amber and kids up Bell Canyon hike. It was absolutely stunning with the fall colors and leaves. A lunch BBQ at the Mtn. House hosted by my mom. Hotdogs by fire, and homemade smores. Holding Miss Mila and taking in all her beautiness! Dinner and shopping with my sisters, (Red Rock and mall) Also, shopping at the QB and getting a delicious pink cookie. (YUM) and picking up cool BYU knick knacks (we miss that about UT) Breakfast with my good friend, reminiscining, remembering! Breakfast out at my twin bro's house, thank you Troy and Kristin for a wonderful morning and homemade brkfast! Hanging out at Brooke's and Misty's each night..watching movies,

laughing and staying up waaay too late.

What a trip...the cousin Halloween party, was a highlight. I feel so so blessed to have the Brown clan by my side. I feel so lucky to have you all.

I love you.

Thank you for always being there for me and my kiddos!

Till I see you all again~

Stott kiddos.

Colorado Rocky Mountain High. Georgetown Loop

We love adventure. Here is another one:

Georgetown Railroad Loop.

One of our favorite things to do!

(mace is loving the train! zoooom!)

The views spectacular.

the day just perfect. the sun shining down.

Austin checking out the views...we loved this bridge!

we were so far UP.

I was afraid the train would blow right off the track . 100 feet up! yikes.

It was so fabulous!

We passed all the old mines and old train track.

The history of Georgetown is so intriguing...the town was started for it's Silver mining.

It was called the Silver Queen of Colorado.

.

By the way, have I mentioned how much I love CO mountains...

layers and layers of pines.

We drove main street and got good old fashioned ice cream!

(chocolate peanut butter is the best :)

WE then went to the cutest, most quaint park.

Tall trees with golden leaves, pines towering above the swings.

The kids were so happy.

RY threw the football with the kids and I read my book.

It was fabulous.

Another great day...thank you colorado :)

Now..the kids and I are OFF to Utah!

TAke me home to see those Rocky Mountains!

(and to see my family LOVE :)

xo!

Colorado Rocky Mountain AIR

We threw caution to the wind, we dumped our schedules-

and we took off-we didn't care.

We needed some good family time.

AND, even more so....

Us Stott's desperately needed to feel that Rocky Mountain air.

Our days have been such a blur, so busy.

Work, school, sports, life..

it was time.

Time for some moments. family- making- memory- moments.

We all jumped in the suburban and we were off to Estes Park..stop wherever,

feel the wind, fish in the lake, hike the trail, see the mountainside...

wherever the day took us.

and let me say, it was perfect.

such a perfect fall day, a moment.

Ones that Ry and I (and the kids of course,) don't forget.

The one's make life worth living, and remembering

(Ashlyn loving the horses...!)

It was such a beautiful happy day. We were loving it-

the boys found a lake to fish and

Ashlyn and I were walking along this dirt road.

we could have been out there all day...

The view from the Stanley Hotel towards Estes

(Steven King..the Shining.) Red Rum.

Supposedly this Hotel is haunted with all the spirits of F.O Stanley and Lord Dunraven.

My kids were loving the feeling of Halloween, October, and a haunted hotel :)

Stanley Hotel. Pumpkin LOVE.

( a wedding was going on that evening..how beautiful! the sun, the mountains..etc )

We ended up in Northern part of CO, stopped at a lake, fished some.

Looked at the horses, felt the warm, sunny breeze.

The boys threw the football and then we continued on to

Estes Park.

We stopped to watch the Elk, they were everywhere.

We then parked and walked the cutest main street,

shopped and bought knick knacks , treasures for each kid.

Ate local pizza on the street,

and then warm sugar cookies with pink frosting and colored sprinkles.

All the while looking up at those beautiful Rockies, the sun shining down.

The town so quaint with all it's leaves a yellow glow.

We definitely felt that beautiful moments of Fall--the wind a cool breeze,

the leaves rustling under our feet..

it was such a happy moment.

We then

headed up to the Stanley Hotel-

and checked out the ghosts and all the fun.

We walked around the white clapboard hotel and loved the simple moments.

We just did whatever we wished.

It was such a great day.

THe day's where memories are made.

The kids loved it and so did Ry and I,

We stopped life,

and lived. just. for. a. moment.

We all took a deep breath of that great CO Rocky Mountain air.

thank you Colorado.

Us Stott's appreciate ya for being so darn good to us.

xo!

~next post..our favorite place: Georgetown. the Railroad Loop.

We took a train up those Rockies, ate ice cream on main street,

bought geod rocks, and played at the park built in 1897. what a great weekend :)

Lately

Playing in the happy Colorado sun.

Mace and his buddy Shamus...I love it.

(do you see our pumpkin vine growing..?)

Yes! Happy Fall days....but Halloween is near.

Jake's big tourney! WAY TO GO!

My YW girls! Halloween party at my house.

Love being their YW Leader.

treats, games and fun :)

Our friends invited us to concerts..Rascal Flatts and Def Leppard.

Fab night with friends.

good times..brought back all those good memories from the 90's :)

My last pic taken with my phone. We were at the mall.

We met ry for lunch. To celebrate the kids great p.t.c reports!

I am so proud they have done so well in CO

Life Lately.

(go, go, go)

sunny fall days.

(oh I love the change in season)

School full swing.

(homework galore)

sports every night.

(Jake's team placing top in State)

(Aus and Ash loving hoops and soccer)

Young Women's busy as ever-

(last week I had to speak on the importance

of being a positive influence. nervous but fun. and this week,

I had to plan and host 14 youth at my house :) Halloween party)

phewy it's over.turned out great!)

Ry's parents came for a visit-

(fabulous, always good to see family)

4 birthday parties, 2 baby showers all within a week!

Life is fun. I don't ever want to forget that.

I feel blessed every day to wake up to my family of 6.

I love it. plain and simple

xo!

Welcome Fall.

I love you Fall.

I really do.

And can I say....fall brings so much

nostalgia

for me.

simply sweet.

I miss my Utah fam the most when the leaves change

and Halloween draws near.

Pumpkin pies start to appear at stores, and

Thanksgiving decorations are on the shelf.

o00h how I love these

next. few. months.

and can I say to you dear blog,

I miss you.

I simply do.

and I miss pictures and collages

and capturing life moment by moment.

my days are filled.

They are just so busy. but wonderful

Life is literally nonstop.

fun. enjoyment. fullfillment.

but so so

busy.

that is an understatement.

honestly.

I have never been this swamped.

I mean in a good way.

In a raising a family of four way.

The kids are so involved.

in school, in sports, and in all their activities.

Jake is competitive soccer, Ashlyn rec soccer.

Austin began competitive basketball and Jake overlaps

with basketball-

Ry with his softball leauges weekly,

my young women calling wednesday, sundays.

Love it all.

But honestly- non stop.

Last week I clocked 75-91 miles a day.

A day!

I burned through 2 tanks of gas in a 5 days.

And I can't complain, I love being a stay at home mama,

but man, we work overtime. Our days are crazy.

I am loving that fall is here, but had no time to take it all in.

I want to stop, enjoy the days, feel the breeze,

put my pumpkins out,

and feel the nostalgia.

We had soccer tournaments all weekend and basketball too.

7 games yesterday, all over this Denver area.

Ry and I love it. Love watching our kids excel and work hard.

Jakes team beat the #1 team (in State) Ireland! (yes finally!)

and Austin lead his tourn in rebounds (way to go bud!)

It teaches them so much about life, making goals, and following through.

It doesn't leave much time for much else.

school, work, sports, church and a little bit of play.

But I love you life, I really do.

As busy as you are, I am trying to soak up all of these little moments,

tuck you away and remember,

remember what it was like to be in the middle

of all of this hustle and bustle.

because I love it. and my life, and my kids.

and my dear husband who works so dang hard

so this can all happen.

I love you Ry

and

I love you my kids.

Now hopefully I can jump on board on blog again,

more consistently.

It's my favorite time of year,

the colors, the sights, the smells...

it is fabulous.

Welcome Fall.

xo!