This week started out with a trip to the Denver Museum of Natures and Science. We went into the special exhibit on the Giant Sauropods. It was super interesting - it talked about a lot of things I hadn't really considered - like the mechanics of these HUGE bodies and how gravity affected blood flow and how much food they would need to cosume to fuel them. We also spent time wandering around the space exhibit, which has changed quite a bit and had some fun new areas. David was excited to go into the Egyptian exhibit and we explored mummies for a bit. It's always been one of our favorite museums and we had a great time!!
Mandatory picture with the statues outside - thankfully, it was a cool day and the metal wasn't too hot.
Tuesday, the kids spent the morning sleeping in - I went to the store to get the stuff for potato salad and made that up before heading over to Grandpa's for a bit. Then we went back to the air bnb to grab the food and head to Doug's place for a BBQ. The food was great and the company even better! Sandi and the kids arrived in time to come enjoy some food and some nerf gun wars with us. Then in the evening, Sandi, Doug, Mark, Julia and I went to Karaoke. We had a blast!! It was a fun little place with lots of fun and encouraging people!
Wednesday we all went to hike around Dinosaur Ridge. It was hot and some of the kids didn't last very long. But the hike was beautiful and we had fun together! In the evening, we had a family dinner with Grandpa and the aunts and uncles and cousins at Grandpa's place. We loved getting to talk and reminice about our time at the cabin and listening to the kids stories was so much fun!
After getting up to the cabin, we got settled in and the kids went up to check out the changes to the old mine. It's really gone... It was a bit sad for all of us, there are still lots of places to look for and find cool rocks and pyrite, but the mine has totally changed.
Friday morning, we went into Fairplay and went to South Park City.
We explored all over and of course had fun climbing on the train and finding the answers to questions on the scavenger hunt. After, we went walking around downtown fairplay - checking out the bead shop and some other fun little places along the street before we went to get ice cream. It was a fun morning, then we went back up to the cabin for lunch and hiking and playing and maybe some napping. :)
Doug has been introducing the kids to Lord of the Rings. James and Evelyn especially loved it, but we didn't get to the last one, so we told them they would have to watch with Dad when they got home.
Saturday, we went out to Breckenridge. We were trying to get all the things Evelyn wanted to do in before she flew back to OR to start her job and Terra Nova. We went to an interactive art echibit in Breckenridge and wandered around the town.
Then in the evening, we roasted marshmallows and had smores. There was a fire ban, so we couldn't have a traditional fire. It's so dry up there, the creek is already dry and it's only June. But Doug had a little propane thing that we used and sang songs around. It was a wonderful evening!!
Sunday, we watched our own ward online instead of heading down to Frisco for church. Ben Bennion and Taylor Starkey were giving their homecoming talks post mission and I wanted to hear those. It was father's day, so we got to chat with Anna for awhile and she got to say hello to everyone up at the cabin. Then Grandma took Evelyn and went back down to Denver to spend some time with Great Grandpa. She got Evelyn to the airport and safely on her airplane. Evie was a bit nervous, but made it home safely.
That night, we started the DnD campaign that Mark had prepared for us. We had a great time exploring and slaying monsters and goofing off together! Doug acted as a little "angel" on David's shoulder, promting him with ideas and things he could do, but David did GREAT and had a blast and is talking about wanting to do it again.
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