Trip to Colorado....

Thursday July 31 Josh and I flew out to Denver, Colorado to meet up with the rest of the Dishmon/Richter family for Amanda and Ben's wedding. Josh and I arrived around 10pm on Thursday evening and went straight from the airport to meet up with the bachelor/bachelorette parties.....then finally made it back to our cabin for some much needed sleep. On Friday we got up at 8....had breakfast with Bank's, Lou Ann, and Jonathan (which by the way it was so much fun and so good to see everyone and get to hang out with everyone....) anyway...then Josh, Jonathan and I headed to go white water rafting! We had a lot of fun...especially Josh since he had never been before....Jonathan and I had both been twice before back when we were at church camp together at good ole LBC! Well...when we got there we found out that they were going to send us on the advanced rapids instead of the intermediate......well....that means....bigger rapids....bigger drops....etc. We did 2 6ft drops with rocks the entire way down.....and of course when the raft folded....I fell out....thankfully my amazing husband with his lightening fast reflexes grabbed my life vest as soon as I hit the water so I never drifted away from the raft onto the jagged rocks! The only scary part was then pulling me back in....so fast and serious like I was going to die if they didn't get me back in the raft in like 30 seconds! Needless to say we all survived and made it back to our cabin in Boulder just in time to shower and be outside with the rest of the group for the rehearsal dinner/cookout. The food was great that night....we had steak and chicken on the grill with several sides....and for dessert they had one of the local ice cream shops come out and we all got to build our own ice cream...the rest of the night we all just hung out...played...took pictures...and caught up on what was going on with each other. Saturday was the wedding day. The wedding was at noon.....and it was outside up in on the mountain. It was absolutely beautiful! After the ceremony was pictures and cocktails and then we all at lunch under a big white tent set up outside.....after lunch we all went in and did the cake thing! The wedding was so beautiful....as was Amanda(the bride)! That afternoon Josh, Jonathan and I went on a hike a long a creek and in the mountains....it was a nice walk and very relaxing....we...or I should say Josh and Jonathan tried to find some mountain lions...but thankfully we did not have sighting...we did however see a deer as we arrived back at the cabin....! That evening Josh, Jonathan, Banks, Lou Ann, and I all went into town and got sandwiches and Banks took us up into one of the mountains to a picnic area that over looked the city....and we all had a beautiful dinner at sunset. It was a beautiful and peaceful view and a great way to end a such a fun trip! Here are a few pictures from the trip....enjoy!

Josh, me and Jonathan rafting!
This is when I fell out!
Ashley...Amber and I hanging out at the cookout!

The boys....Andrew, Josh and Jonathan!
Josh and I!
Making the boys pose!
Nick decided to join.....
Nephew and uncle.....

Dad and the boys at the wedding....Andrew, Banks, Josh and Jonathan!
Josh and his dad after the ceremony!
Where the wedding took place!
Our hiking trail!
Views on the hike.....

Jonathan decided to be a mountain climber.....
so Josh and I followed him......
Our view at dinner the last night......