We made a trip out to visit my aunt and uncle in Palmer Lake, Colorado. It was a long drive but the girls did wonderful. On the way out there, we stopped in Utah for two nights. During the full day that we were there, we went to the dinosaur museum. The girls loved it and really enjoyed seeing the dinosaurs they did reports on this past year at school. The next day, we drove through Wyoming and down to Colorado. We stayed at Aunt Dee Dee and Uncle Hugh's house and they showed us a wonderful time in Colorado. We went to the Garden of Gods and hiked there (as much hiking as one can do with a 2 1/2 year old); the next day we met Aunt Dee Dee and Uncle Hugh's grandsons and went with them to the Cheyenne Mountain zoo and the girls got to feed the giraffes and we took a ski lift ride to the top of the hill; girls got a treat going to American Girl store - very overwhelming with so many dolls and accessories but the girls loved it; went to Focus On The Family that has a huge 75 foot slide and a whole area for the girls to play in that had Adventures of Odyssey stuff to dress up in (as well as the Narnia wardrobe); drove around the campus of the Air Force Academy. We had a lot of fun spending time with them and Colorado is as beautiful as I remember. Now lets see if we can get Michael out during the winter!!
Our drive back was a quick one - only one night stay in Utah and then off we went to get back home as soon as possible. It is always nice to go on vacation but so nice to be back home!!
One thing we were reminded about during this trip that we want to share the three key ingredients to a wonderful life: First - God; Second - Family; and Third - Friends.
