ask and you shall receive.

in one of our most recent posts we talked about the abundance of visitors we've been having and announced the open invitation to the Willey-Goodson abode.  Well, ask and you shall receive.  In the past 2 weeks we have had yet again another influx of visitors.  First was "The Dirkson's" who made a quick pitstop in Colorado during their bike the country honeymoon.  Then, this past weekend, the infamous Tom and Judy Willey decided to drive the 10 hours from Des Moines for a little mountain air.

The last time the Willey's were in our house was November when they helped us move in.  A lot has changed with our lives and our home since then.  It was exciting to show off our garden, neighborhood, and house that we've made a home.

After a quick night in Denver we drove up to Estes Park for a night.  Estes has very sentimental value to the Willey family and has been a hot vacation spot for years.  It was exciting to be a part of another vacation memory.

After an epic drive in Rocky Mountain National Park full of switchbacks, squinnies and hail, we settled in to a cozy little cabin in the mountains with a private hot tub. After some quality jacuzzin' we hit the town!

We reminisced on past memories of Tommy's childhood vacations and window shopped mountain goodies including homemade toffees and candies. delish!

We turned in early for some more cocktails and jacuzzin' and had the best nights sleep possible.  Mountain air really does do the body good.

We woke up early to elk right outside our cabin door.  Literally, right outside the door.

We packed up and took another beautiful mountain drive all the way to the Meadow Mountain Cafe-perhaps the cutest breakfast nook I've ever been to.  The Love Muff in Moab definitely had a run for its money at this place.  We gorged ourselves on omlettes, homemade jam, french-toast with homemade breads and delicious coffee.  

We made it back to Denver just in time for a thunderstom and a cat nap.  The Willey's left this morning hoping that next time we saw each other would be in Iowa.  The Iowa state fair is coming up quick and we are keeping our fingers crossed that we can make the trek for some good 'ol fashioned deep fried butter.  

Summer is quickly coming to an end.  We've packed a lot in these past few months and still have one more to go.  Bring it on Denver.

As always, sending lots of love and aloha to all of our friends and family across the country and around the world.