Good morning. Our failure to pre book a camping spot worked out well for us. First, we met Peggy in Basalt to drive her 1934 Rolls Royce from Basalt into Aspen. Doug chauffeured the boys the 30 miles from Basalt to Aspen. I followed behind them in the Truck. I must say I almost died of a cuteness overload! The three boys sat in the back of the Rolls and they waved to every oncoming truck, car, or motorcycle. Everyone they passed waved back to the boys and I could feel their grins even though I was driving behind them. Too cute!
We arrived at the ranch and pitched the Tentipi in one of the rolling meadows on the property. It took Jagger, Doug and I about 30 minutes to set it up. We’ll be much faster the next time. I must say we were all really happy we were setting up the Tentipi at the ranch and not at a campsite, as the level of annoyance while short lived..it was definitely palpable.
The boys gave Vinny a tour of the sprawling 12,000 square foot “Mansion”, and Vinny filmed a video tour for his parents. The home is quite impressive…not very practical, but impressive none the less. The home has nine bedrooms, indoor pool, two full sized kitchens, one Butlers kitchen, eleven bathrooms, steam showers with three different types of shower heads, two dinning rooms, a game room, wine cellar, an elevator, a library, five fire places, and of course the movie theater. Life does not suck at the ranch!
After exploring the grounds we took the kiddos to our favorite Mexican restaurant in Basalt where we all over indulged in guacamole, queso, and entrees. The boys wanted to rent a  movie to watch in the home movie theater that is equipped with a sound wall. We all watched, “In The Heart Of The Sea”. The movie is about hoe the Moby Dick novel came about.  It was surprisingly good, and after the movie was over Ty stated that he would really like to read Moby Dick. Fantastic!
The sprinklers hit the Tentipi twice, so the boys slept inside in one of the master suites. The closet is so big that Ty was going to be a closet troll and sleep in the closet until he saw mouse droppings which are to be expected on a ranch. The mice don’t discriminate where they leave their droppings. These country mice are certainly living the life of luxury…although now that Billie knows they are hanging out at the ranch their days are numbered.
Doug and I woke up at 6:30 and we have already been to the nursery to buy flowers for Billie’s house in Aspen and flowers for the ranch. We’ve showered…I may have to shower three or four times today, as the shower is amazing. We’ve washed the truck and now we are heading back to roust the kiddos. By the way, all three boys ended up sleeping sideways on the king bed in the master suite.
More to come tomorrow.