The FeDibblety family

Goold reunion

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Goold Family reunion - Phil, Bud, Nancy, Stephanie, Jack, Betty, Melissa, Fran, Harold, Rob, Clare, and Spencer

Last weekend we had a bit of a Goold family reunion in Denver. It turns out that 10 of the 16 people live in the Denver area, so it was a natural place to get together. Nancy and Jack came in from Chicago; Bud came in from LA; Harold and Fran came in from Detroit; and Stephanie came in from Santa Cruz. Saturday evening everyone came over to our house for a Mexican-themed feast. Sunday morning we went to the Links in Boulder for brunch, and Sunday evening we went to Betty and Phil’s in Lakewood for a barbecue. It was lots of fun to catch up with everyone. I didn’t end up getting that many pictures, but here are a few.

: Fran shows off pictures

: Spencer playing with the Links’ toys

: Spencer and Connor keep busy

: Harold and Jack ponder

: Spencer plays with some trucks

: The Goold siblings – Bud, Betty, Nancy, and Fran

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Reunion – oldtime photos

Thursday, August 5th, 2010

Old time photo from Estes Park of the family

Another fun thing we did at the reunion was get an old time photo. We went to Memories Old Time Portraits. They were very nice, and did a good job. I’m posting my two favorites here.

Smiling old time photo from Estes Park

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Reunion – Elkhorn Lodge

Thursday, August 5th, 2010

Spencer on a toy horse, Dave, Clare, and mountains

On the last day of the reunion, we took a tour of the Elkhorn Lodge in Estes Park. It is one of the oldest lodges in Estes Park. It was a very interesting mixture of new old, with several large buildings as well as some smaller cabins. They still rent out many of them. After the tour we had a chuckwagon lunch there with cowboy entertainment. Spencer really enjoyed the cowboy music. There were also some spectacular views of the mountains from the lodge, including some beautiful wispy cloud formations.

: Spencer drives a golf cart at the Elkhorn Lodge

: Jackie and Grant with mountain view from the Elkhorn Lodge

: Spencer inspects the old tires at the Elkhorn Lodge

: The Elkhorn Lodge in Estes Park

: Interesting bathtub in one cabin at the Elkhorn Lodge

: Green shag carpet in the Elkhorn Lodge

: Spencer and Clare at the old golf course at the Elkhorn Lodge

: Mountains and clouds in Estes Park

: Wispy clouds

: Dave and Spencer at the Elkhorn Lodge

: Spencer is strong! He can hold a horseshoe in each hand

: Clare helps Spencer climb the jungle gym at the Elkhorn Lodge

: Spencer likes it when Dave makes the horse bounce

: Rob pushes Spencer on a swing

: Spencer and Dave enjoy the swings at the Elkhorn Lodge in Estes Park

: Spencer liked the cowboy band during lunch at the Elkhorn Lodge

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Reunion – Aspen Brook

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

Spencer also likes playing with the big fuzzy bear at the cabin

In addition to hiking and touring Rocky Mountain National Park, we spent much of the reunion just hanging out in the beautiful cabins that Ellen rented. Here are some more photos from around theh cabins at Aspen Brook.
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Reunion – hiking

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

We hiked to Adams Falls near Grand Lake

Since we were staying right near Rocky Mountain National Park, we had the chance to do some hiking at the recent reunion. Jenny and Thad did some long hikes, but we only did a few short hikes since Spencer had to nap in the middle of the day. On Monday and Friday we hiked a bit straight from the cabin (but forgot our camera both times). On Tuesday we drove through the Park on Trail Ridge Road all the way to Grand Lake. It was a very beautiful drive (though there was some construction). We had lunch in Grand Lake, then hiked to Adams Falls. On Wednesday we attempted to hike around Lily Lake, but it started raining. We had a great time hiking.

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