"World's Greatest Hobby" on tour

We saw an advertisement on TV for this event at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver over the weekend. On a whim, we decided to go and see what it was all about.


There were trains EVERYWHERE!! Models trains of all sizes and gauges, miles of Thomas track for kids to configure and play with and booths with train wares for sale. This expo was for train enthusiasts of ALL ages!


Jamie had so much fun playing the the Thomas trains, see all of the model train sets, controlling a small model trains and soaking in all things "train". He even got to ride on a train.

Girl's Weekend in Denver (AKA Scrapbook Store Marathon)

Talk about shopping 'til you drop...

I spent last weekend in Denver with Carol & Tiffany and I am still exhausted!
We left on Friday morning and stopped at Big Lots in Pueblo. Then we drove on to Colorado Springs and went to the Current Factory Outlet. After lunch, we drove further north to Castle Rock and went to the Outlet Mall. We finally made it to Denver and got to Archiver's at 5:15pm. We had pre-registered for "Crop Night" and were there until after 11:00.

Saturday morning, we hit the pavement at 10:00am and went to every scrapbook/craft store we could find. Tiffany was our guide and she knew where they all were! We went to six different stores on Saturday! We also went to the cemetery where Tiffany's sister is buried where there was also a very nice memorial to the victims of the Columbine High School shooting. We met Tiffany's mom and niece for dinner at Chili's and stopped at Kohl's for non-scrapbooking shopping.

Sunday morning, again, we were out the door by 10:00am and off to Jo-Ann's and Michael's. (The two stores that we knew would be open on Sunday.) We had lunch at Red Robin and made one last stop at Archiver's...just in case we forgot to get something we absolutely needed at any of our previous stops. We didn't leave Denver until 5:00pm on Sunday!

I was sleeping in the back seat until just north of Pueblo when Tiffany hit the brakes and swerved. I opened my eyes in time to see a full sized sofa in the middle of our lane on I-25. That was freaky! Needless to say, we were all awake after that.

It was a fun weekend but I will "pay" for it for several days. I guess it was worth it.

AHS basketball

We've enjoyed following the Alamosa High School sports teams since Bill has been one of the school counselors. Jamie is always a trooper while we drag him along. He always takes his "hook" trains to play with and is completely fascinated by the band. Jamie found a friend to play with at last Tuesday's game...he did a great job of sharing his trains!

After each game, all of the kids in the stands gather on the court and run around and attempt to shoot baskets. On Tuesday, Jamie headed straight for the band platform and started playing the drums. It was so darn cute!

There's nothing as sweet as a sleeping baby...

crashed out on the living room floor

Play date with Spencer

After storytime at the library on Tuesday, the weather was nice enough that we went to the park to play. There was still some leftover snow and someone had worked very hard to build a huge pile in the middle of the park. Jamie & Spencer had so much fun digging in the snow, climbing up and sliding down the snow pile.