Can 17 people survive 1 family vacation… YES!

Family vacation this year was a lot of fun. It was the first year the whole Merrill family has gone to Silverton together. We had a blast.

This year we decided not to camp but to rent a house instead. From the outside it looks a little small, but it was able to fit all 14 of us comfortably inside.

While Mom, Dad and Aunt Coleen set up camp a few miles out of town in “grandpa's bus” also known as the motor home.

The highlight of the Colorado trip was (the Hobby Lobby, oops, I mean) the 4x4 jeep trails. This year is was especially beautiful because there were so many flowers. The boys has fun showing off their killer driving skills. What a fun ride. We always drive into Durango to watch a movie and eat some Serious Texas BBQ.

While most of us drove into town, both the Merrill families took the train from Silverton to Durango. Between fishing, birthdays, movies, trains and jeeping we had a great family vacation.