Thursday, September 6, 2007

A fun-filled family weekend!

Abby's parents came to visit over Labor Day weekend. We had a fun low key weekend with them enjoying being outside in the beautiful Colorado weather! Most mornings began with some time on the trails behind campus walking and biking. Saturday morning we walked over to Hudson Gardens next to the seminary to enjoy the beautiful array of colorful plants and flowers. Paul had to work on Saturday so Abby and her parents did some shopping, an activity that Paul wouldn't feel like he was missing out on! On Sunday we went to church here on campus and then out to eat for Mom's birthday. We took the light rail downtown Denver for the day and checked out Union Station and some other shops downtown. On Monday we ended up spending most of the day at Washington Park. Mom and Dad left late Monday night. We had a great time with them and hope they come back and visit again soon!
A nice family pic outside our apartment on campus

Dad's new exciting buy and evolving hobby! If anyone is looking for harmonica lessons, this pro should be ready to give them soon! Be ready to dance around and play at the same time!


We took Mom out to eat for lunch to celebrate her birthday on Sunday. This was a quaint little place we discovered in historical downtown Littleton.

We rented a bicycle for four at Washington Park before Mom and Dad took off on Monday. A step up from the tandem! The only downfall was that it only had one gear! We all got a chance to sit in the drivers seat and do the stearing!

We stuck around Washington Park for the afernoon enjoying the Colorado weather. We enjoyed a game of Five Crowns before having to take Mom and Dad back to the airport to head home.


A day at the zoo

A couple weeks ago, Paul and I decided we were going to enjoy a late anniversary celebration by going to Elitch Gardens (aka Six Flags) in downtown Denver. It was on a Monday so we were looking forward to shorter lines since the kids would be in school. Needless to say, we got all the way downtown and saw a sign saying that the park was only open on the weekends until they close in late October. We tried to make the best of the bad news and decided to check out the Denver Zoo nearby. We enjoyed making friends with some of God's colorful and quite unique creatures!