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A Little Whitewater Never Hurt Anybody

While the kiddos are getting spoiled rotten at G’ma and G’pa’s house, Hubby and I made impromptu plans to go whitewater rafting through the Royal Gorge with one of his work buddies who was here working. It was so fun to be able to make last-minute plans like that! We hadn’t been rafting in over [...]

More Bacon, Please

After tomorrow I may get to add myself to the 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon - OK, so I’m not an actor . . . small issue! I know you’re all jealous, EXTREMELY jealous, but Kevin and brother Michael will be performing in the first ever concert on top of Pikes Peak tomorrow to benefit global [...]

Disney - Day 2

Technically, Day 2 was at Sea World . . . and it was a blast! We saw all the cool sea animals . . . turtles, manatee (Barbara Manatee, manatee, manatee - you are the one for me, one for me, one for me - sent from up above . . . ) dolphins, whales, [...]

Disney - Day 1

Day 1 of our vacation was AWESOME! We decided to head to The Magic Kingdom on Thursday since it was a bonus time day for anyone staying at the resort. They had a Halloween party that night and the park was closing at 7:00 p.m., so we were glad we got to go an hour [...]

Up, Up, And Away In That Beautiful Balloon!

Happy Monday Morning Everyone!

 
Ladybug, Ladybug, fly away home

 
Not quite Dumbo, but cute nonetheless

 
Got Milk?!

 
Everyone needs a friend!

 
Luuuuuke. I’m your faaaaatheerrrrrr.

 
Nemo thinks about throwing back a cold one at the end of the day

 
What did you see this weekend?

Amusement Parks and BBQs and Golf, OH MY!

We certainly didn’t waste a minute this weekend!!! We started off Saturday with a bang by meeting a couple other families at a small amusement park in the mountains. It’s called Santa’s Workshop and is obviously Christmas themed. Santa is available year ’round for the kids to tell him what they want! There’s even a [...]

Take Me Out To The Ballllll Game!

We joined some friends and took the kids and Grandma and Grandpa to their first Rockies game! The bummer was that we had our tickets before the rest decided to go, so we couldn’t sit with them But, we had a WONDERFUL time - our seats were excellent (we almost caught a couple foul balls!) and [...]

GNO

It’s Girls’ Night Out tonight! Woo hoo!
I’m meeting the girls for a drink and quick bite after work, then heading to the theater to see SATC Makes Monday a little more tolerable in the office.
On an unrelated but slightly related note . . . Hubby and I got a sitter Friday and headed to [...]

Memorial Weekend - Day 5

Day 1, Day 2, Day 2 Part Deux, Day 3, Day 4
It was finally time to leave. We got up and headed down to the pool for one last harrah, then the kids got showered and hung out in G’ma and G’pa’s room while Hubby and I packed everything. My brother and SIL met us [...]

Memorial Weekend - Day 4

Day 1, Day 2, Day 2 Part Deux, Day 3
Day 4 was another rainy day, with cold temps. added in! But, with my family there is never a dull moment We met G’ma and G’pa in the hotel parking lot and drove through Bear Country. It’s expensive, but it’s fun to see the bears [...]