The Past Two Weeks: Colorado Week 1

These past two weeks we were busy traveling and soaking up some awesome family time in Colorado. (I have been really bad about posting.) It was so nice to be able to take a longer trip because in the middle of our two week visit, we went to Las Vegas for Will and Brittany's wedding! Needless to say, we kept quite busy and the time flew just as it always does when we are enjoying ourselves.

I am dividing the trip posts into three sections, in order to avoid picture overload and the fact that these posts are in a journal-like format...probably too much information. :)

Colorado Week 1:

Saturday we kicked off our homecoming with a BBQ at my parents' house. My brother and his family came as well as Steve's parents. We had not been back home in Colorado for over a year, and even though we have seen our parents, we hadn't seen Ryan, Kim, Linden, and Shepherd since last June. (Amazing how much the kids had changed in a year!) The kiddos kicked it off right away and got busy playing with Nana and Papa's toys. :)

Sunday after church we surprised my parents with a "35th Anniversary Adventure" (I can't take too much credit, Ryan and Kim planned most of our kids-free evening.) We surprised them with Monster Mini golf, a skeeball tournament at Dave and Buster's, and dinner at Great Northern Tavern complete with a cake. They were definitely surprised and we all enjoyed ourselves. Don't you love the matching t-shirts that Ryan and Kim came up with? Big thanks to Grandpa and Grandma R for watching the boys. :)

Tuesday we had a fun lunch at the Centennial airport's the Perfect Landing Restaurant with Grandma, Uncle Will, Aunt Kristi, Logan, and Kaitlyn. Christian has developed quite the passion for airplanes (with help from his Daddy) and loved watching the airplanes land and take off for flight. Christian also enjoyed seeing and playing with his cousins. Aunt Kristi loved her baby Lucas time. :) That afternoon us girls (Joann, Kristi, bride-to-be Brittany, and I) went to go get manicures and pedicures. That evening Steve took the guys out for Will's Bachelor party.

Wednesday was pretty low key- we hung out at the pool with Nana, Linden, and Shepherd. And had an excellent dinner at Salsa Brava. (Are you noticing a food theme here?)

Thursday we enjoyed a fun and hot day at the Denver Zoo with my parents, Aunt Kim (8 months preggo,) and Linden and Shepherd. What an interesting time that was. :) Four kiddos all with different agendas. I think that as they get older, these zoo trips will be a little easier and dare I say, more fun. (Kim did a recent zoo blog post here.)

Friday Steve and his family began their caravan to Las Vegas at a bright and early 5 am. The boys and I stayed back in Colorado and had a nice visit with a family friend.

To be continued....