Here's a sort of summary of our big trip in pictures:
We learned a LOT (over 70 hours in classroom!),
went paintballing in the mountains,

and met many new friends.
Afterwards, Mom and Lydia flew in to Denver, and we met up with the extended family in Glenwood Springs:

Going rafting,
riding up the tram and into Glenwood caverns…
…then driving west to our grandparents' house. Lydia loved helping Gramps pull weeds out from between the rocks in their yard.
We got to spend some time with our cousin Codie and our Aunt Betty.
They took us riding,
and we did henna together…

And we went to Olive Garden and Cold Stone Creamery on our last evening there…which was also my birthday :)

On the way home, we took a slight detour to drive through the beautiful Rocky Mountain National Park and Estes Park on the way home. It was a wonderful trip!