Fun Family Weekend

Bill had a meeting in Denver on Saturday, so we decided at the last minute to join him and make a fun weekend trip out of it. We drove up on our own because Bill had to put in his time as a sponsor with the middle school students. Our fun weekend started on Friday at Chuck E. Cheese. Jamie loves "playing" the games, whether he's really playing them or not. He really likes the racing games with motorcycles or ATV's or race cars.

This monster truck really rocked and scared Jamie a little. He wanted out before the ride was over. So, although he's into the speed machines...when the going gets tough, he still wants his mama.

On Saturday, while Bill was attending his meetings with middle schoolers, we met friends, Justin and Ryan (from Alamosa who also happened to be in Denver for the weekend) at the Children's Museum. They had fun dressing up as firefighters,

playing with trains,

dressing up as ants and digging around in tunnels,

painting,

and playing in the playground.

We went back to the hotel and took naps. When Bill's meetings were over, he joined us and he & Jamie went swimming for an hour or so while I checked out the Colorado Mills Shopping Mall. Later, we went back to the mall and ate dinner. We ended the night at Cold Stone Creamery.

On Sunday, we went to the Denver Zoo. It was a FREE day and lots of people were there to enjoy the nice weather and spend quality time outdoors. We had to park about a mile away and walk but, the zoo is big enough that even with the large crowd, it wasn't uncomfortable. Bill & I studied the zoo map as we entered the park and found where the train was. We knew that once Jamie got to the train, our day at the zoo would be over. So, we were able to maneuver our path such that we saw most of the attractions before we got to the train.