While Annabelle was off at Girl Scout camp, Gwyneth attended Animals Galore pottery camp at Crackpots. This is right up her alley and she was pretty darn happy.

The next morning we took a little swim break with the Minick’s. We had to leave early to go to camp, so we arrived early and we had the pool all to ourselves. The only bummer is that the slides don’t go on until much later, but we still had a peaceful, fun morning.

This has to be the cutest picture ever taken….look how sweet Annabelle and Ethan are together. If not the cutest, come on, at least top 10. They are flippin’ adorable.

We met friends at the Outlaws game. I know very little about lacrosse and even though I’ve been to a few games now, I still know very little. What I do know is that the fireworks show at Mile High is amazing. One of the best I’ve ever seen. If I have my way, you’ll find us here again next year.

 Never quite checked out (see that phone in his hand….) but he been assigned guard duty by the girls and he is starting to look more and more relaxed.

 We grabbed lunch at the Mellow Mushroom, B’s favorite and then checked in to The Westin for a second night downtown. The hotel was very helpful because we had tickets to see Wicked. We saved ourselves a trip home and back and we were able to walk to the show.

 I enjoyed our second hotel much better. Better room, better location. Not a better pool though. The rooftop pool had great views but it was small and honestly kind of lame. The girls didn’t really care though. It was a pool on the roof. Yeah, life could be much worse.

The Corner Office is our pre-theater tradition. They have the best kids mac and cheese and cotton candy for dessert. Did I mention the fabulous dirty martinis? Well, those are pretty amazing too.

 Gwyneth sharing her cotton candy. I’m the lone family member who doesn’t like cotton candy. It’s a weird texture. All sugar, just dissolving away. Gross. Don’t cry for me, I just ordered another martini.

The girls have been begging to see Inside Out. It was a really cute movie. It did not disappoint.

Annabelle flipped and tumbled her way through gymnastics camp this week.

She joined me for a delicious birthday lunch at Super Mini Walnut Cafe.

June birthday girls:

My dad and Melissa arrived the day after my birthday to celebrate with us. They came bearing lots of gifts and we had a great evening with friends and family at Morton’s.

Before heading to dinner we stopped to check out the updated Union Station. The girls opened a few birthday gifts including the Jelly Bean Beanboozled….which is basically a game of chance between yummy flavored jelly beans and horrible jelly beans. The bad ones include barf, boogers, and skunk. We had entirely too much fun with that game!

At the Judicial Center:

She looks pretty comfy (and stinkin’ cute) on that bench:

Touring the capital:

The participants in the Empress and the Three Little Mice art camp.

After camp we joined Eleanor, Clara, and Ethan for a birthday celebration. Both our hubbies were working so we toasted with a glass of vino and the girls enjoyed cupcakes. Such good friends. They even gave Annabelle her first copy of Anne of Green Gables which is one of my favs. I hope she lets me read it with her and even more, I hope she enjoys it as much as I did.

Gwyneth’s dear friend, Ella joined her.

Annabelle’s dear friend, Olivia joined her. 

Greatest photobomb. They had no idea what was behind and the jump when they turned around to find the stingrays was fabulous.

They are not allowed to have visible temporary tattoos for recital so they got creative.

Lunch at the aquarium:

All Annabelle wanted was soup….and a giant bowl of soup, she got:

We joined Eleanor, Clara, and Ethan for a backyard picnic and some play in the sprinkler.

backyard picnics are always better with silly faces

She requested dinner at the food court, which she quickly declared was terrible and I couldn’t have agreed more. Next time we’ll dine a little better, but I really couldn’t have asked for a better time with this girl.

We hosted a Jr Chef’s class at the kitchen. 3 days of cooking instruction for kids ages 8 and up. We had an awesome turnout and B did an amazing job. I do believe these kids can now cook much, much better than me.

The girls got their very own library cards and started their summer reading challenges.

Although in Spanish, I found his magazine rather funny…..as it was right next to the kids summer reading sign up. Oh Colorado, how I love you.

The girls performed the Wizard of Oz with friends. They were insanely cute. They did a great job with their lines, songs and dance moves. Annabelle is hooked and only wants to do theater camps the rest of the summer.

Saturday night we joined Gwyneth’s girl scout troop for an end of year celebration at Mid Air Adventures.

what show would be complete without a shirley temple

Look who we had spend the night??? It’s been a long time since we’ve seen this little lady. Hanna slept in Gwyneth’s room and they stayed up a little too late talking and giggling. It was sweet to have her here. She looks so, so much like her mom.

Team 2:  Pasta with homemade marinara sauce and garlic bread

Off for an afternoon of trampolines.

Saturday we hosted Kids Night Out and the girls were joined by friends. We ate pizza, made cupcakes, and watched movies.

Annabelle is a big 2nd grader and far too cool for me to hang out and have lunch with her. I did swing by to say hi and enjoy some popsicles.

After school, we gathered with lots of friends at the park for an ice cream social. We provided the ice cream and everyone else provided toppings. It was bitter-sweet. Sad to say good-bye to the school year, but happiness to kick off the summer. I’m so glad we had such a great turn out and so many friends there to celebrate! My girls were thrilled and had a blast with their friends.