We kept pretty busy on this vacation. Lucky for us, we could walk next door to the RV park mom and Ray were staying in and enjoy a delicious breakfast. :) After mapping out our two days in the Springs, we headed out. (BTW- there is soooo much to do in that town.)
Garden of the Gods was a couple of blocks away. My biggest childhood memory of this place is the kissing camel rock formation...which we never did see this trip. Oh well, I bought a postcard with a picture of it.
BJ hanging out. He would have loved to spend all day exploring around this park. Pretty cool stuff.
Unlike Washington's lovely weather, it was hot. We didn't blame mom and Ray for sticking to the view from the parking lot.
Kind of funny that Amy and I aren't in this picture considering we are the originals! We were trying to get the grandkids....and two of them were strapped to the hubbys' backs. :)
After the Garden of the Gods, we headed over to the Ghost town Museum. The children loved experiencing this piece of history.
The one thing Jared and Jesse wanted to do most on this trip was find gold. This museum had an area where you could pan for gold flakes. As you can tell by the picture, the oldest boy really got into it as well.
Another highlight of this trip was seeing my dad. It had been six years since Amy and I had seen him. It was nice for him to meet our children...and for them to meet their grandpa George. We had dinner at a really neat pizza joint, Fargo's, and my Uncle John, Aunt Cindy, and cousin Nate were able to come. It took us a while to get used to the George humor again. :)
Next on the agenda....Pike's Peak, elevation 14,000 feet. Wow, the view was amazing. The drive up a very winding road was well worth it.
I couldn't get over the view of the clouds. It seemed as though we were eye level with them. I was awestruck by the beauty of God's creation.
At the halfway point down the mountain each car must stop to have their brakes' temperature checked. BJ's were about 80 degrees cooler than Isaac's. Ha Ha! Don't worry Ike, BJ will give you a few pointers next time. :)
Chipotle's. Isaac is addicted. Now we are addicted. Thanks Isaac.
Gracie loves the black beans.
What did I tell you? I could hardly pull him away from the thrill of the hunt. :)
On the drive to Wray, Colorado, we accidentally lost the Freemans. We looked back, and they were gone. We had spent every minute of our trip together, so I felt weird and panicky. Anyway, our a/c had recently stopped working so we stopped for icecream at McDondalds in Burlington. On the walls were pictures of the old carousel in town. It spurred a memory of my Grandma Alma taking Amy and I there when we were little. We passed it on the way out of town and decided to stop. Twenty-five cents a ticket...can't beat that! Also, in McD 's there was a friendly group of old-timers obviously enjoying their daily coffee together. I got a kick out of one of the men who carried his fly swatter with him to whack the flies as they sat there.
What did I tell you? I could hardly pull him away from the thrill of the hunt. :)
On the drive to Wray, Colorado, we accidentally lost the Freemans. We looked back, and they were gone. We had spent every minute of our trip together, so I felt weird and panicky. Anyway, our a/c had recently stopped working so we stopped for icecream at McDondalds in Burlington. On the walls were pictures of the old carousel in town. It spurred a memory of my Grandma Alma taking Amy and I there when we were little. We passed it on the way out of town and decided to stop. Twenty-five cents a ticket...can't beat that! Also, in McD 's there was a friendly group of old-timers obviously enjoying their daily coffee together. I got a kick out of one of the men who carried his fly swatter with him to whack the flies as they sat there.
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