We just got home from three wonderful weeks in Colorado. We are so lucky to be able to go away on a big family trip each summer. Here is a long list of things we loved about our trip.
You both loved the hotels and I am pretty sure you loved the car rides too. You liked having treats, coloring, reading and watching movies in the car. You liked swimming in the hotel pools. The hotels were the toughest on mommy and daddy because Elise was a wild maniac jumping around from bed to bed and exploring. I'm pretty sure you got hurt in each hotel we stayed at on the way there and back. You just loved that we were all having a sleepover in the same room. So much so that falling asleep was really difficult for you. It was hard to get too angry. You were just so excited and happy.
We loved celebrating the 4th of July at Aunt Kelley's and that Grandma was there. It was the first day we were able to see all of the Denver cousins. Elise, you were so excited to have so many buddies to play with. Because of the Colorado fires there was not any "firecracks" but Aunt Kelley was nice enough to buy all the kiddos glow sticks.
We loved spending time with Auntie Em and Dave and meeting their new baby Sofia. She is such a cutie! She changed alot in the 3 weeks we were there. By the last night, she was full of smiles and sharing some giggles. Em and I had so much fun hanging out with our little ones and venturing out to different places together. We hung out pretty much every day that they were in town which was a great treat. Dave and Greg on a nice road ride while the rest hung out at the condo all day. Emilie, Kate and I were able to get out for dinner and a movie. Kate also had us over for a delicious BBQ!
We loved it when Jordan, Bobby, RJ and MacKynlee came to stay with us for a night. We had a great time at the parks, splashpad and hanging out in our backyard. Ellie, you and RJ really play well together. We have so much fun watching the two of you.
We loved the Children's Garden at the Denver Botanical Gardens. Emilie and Sofia joined us on this adventure. Elise, you were really into all of the bees that were on the flowers. I was amazed at how close you would get to the bees. You kept saying you wanted to find more bees. This garden is so neat because there is a lot of hands on activities for you guys. You loved the creek that ran through part of the garden. Patrick, you were in heaven crawling around the water and rocks.
Elise decided to break out in her own little dance in this part of the garden:
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