zoo edventure

It was a beautiful day at the zoo!

The girls had a field trip for school today and I volunteered to chaperone. It turned out to be quite a warm day. It really doesn’t feel like fall around here yet. I’m ready for sweaters and boots! The sunshine was lovely for a walk around the zoo though.

Giraffes are always the first stop and we met up with a big group of their friends there.

They had an assignment that involved animal names and they snapped a few pictures on their phones to study when we got home.

The sun was bright!

Ran into more friends

It was so great to spend time with these wonderful little ladies.

It wouldn’t be a trip to the zoo without a cold, sweet treat.

I sure do love these little ladies!

corn maze and pumpkin patch

I do not love Halloween. I like fall and pumpkins and sweaters, but I am not a fan of Halloween. I hate to be scared. I’m a big chicken!

We joined Gwyneth’s girl scout troop at the pumpkin patch for an adventure through the corn mazes. This was a big leap for me because I have a ton of anxiety about corn mazes. Annabelle wasn’t super eager to go either. We got over our nerves and we did it! It wasn’t my favorite, but it wasn’t the worst either.

I really did enjoy our time in the pumpkin patch though and we got some great pumpkins to transform into jack-o-lanterns.

health fair and mamma mia

Our family volunteered at the 9Health Fair and we had to be there bright and early. B left the house at 4:30 and the girls and I left around 6:30. B provided breakfast for all the volunteers and worked the check out table. I was tasked with form checking.

Annabelle was a greeter at the front door.

Gwyneth ran the kids table

These kids did a great job. I was really proud of them.

It was a cold, early morning and as soon as we got home G jammed up.

After a restful afternoon we went to the Arvada Center to see Mamma Mia. The girls are hooked on these movies right now. They loved the show!

vra photo shoot

I was asked to do a photo shoot at the girls’ school for some upcoming marketing materials. They are redoing their website and brochures and asked me to take the pictures. I felt pretty honored because I really do love taking pictures. It is one of my absolute favorite hobbies and although I’m still pretty insecure about my abilities I love it and I get really excited when people ask me for pictures.

I took tons of pictures and won’t share many of them because they are of other people’s kids. I did manage to embarrass my children in front of their friends so I feel the day was a success.

broncos vs raiders

Are you ready for some football???

We are having a blast with our Bronco season tickets this year! First stop was brunch at Public School. I have been wanting to try this restaurant for ages and I’m so glad we finally made it. It was delicious! We loved everything we ordered (pizza, salads, pancakes, etc). The blueberry pancakes were so good the girls ordered a second plate of them. I also wasn’t sad to order a spicy pumpkin ale. I’m ready for fall!

Off we headed to the Bronco game! I was a bit nervous about the Raiders fans, because my experience has always been that they are NUTS! It was pretty tame. Everyone was just ready to watch some good football.

Seriously, how awesome are these Broncos fans?

It was another nail-biter for the Broncos but they pulled off the win! What a game!

colorado history museum

My dad and Melissa drove down from Breck to spend the day with us downtown. Poor B had to work but he was able to meet us for dinner that evening.

I had a free hotel room on hotels.com and we were heading to the Bronco game the following day so we decided to stay downtown. Oh, I do love a little staycation – especially downtown. It reminds me so much of the times we lived in the city. I love being able to give the girls even just a little taste of that (just a tiny nibble really).

We’ve become big fans of the Denver Born Hotel. They have lovely rooms, great location, and excellent amenities including free rides in a Tesla to the Bronco stadium.

We spent most of our afternoon at the Colorado History Museum. I can not get enough of that museum, it’s one of my favorites in the city. I highly recommend it to anyone. I thought we’d spend an hour or two but we spent much longer! It’s a hit with everyone.

My dad and Melissa are big baseball fans and I wanted them to see the Play Ball exhibit! It didn’t disappoint.

After dinner we headed back to the hotel to get cleaned up for dinner. We met up with B and his dad for dinner at Morton’s. I’m so glad B was able to make it down, but of course I didn’t get any pictures at dinner. I really do love taking pictures but I’m always nervous about annoying everyone with my camera. I need to get over that because the pictures are worth a little annoyance right?

We had a great visit with my dad and Melissa!

broncos vs seattle

Our first game of the regular season and boy, was it a good one. We were all pretty pumped to get to the stadium and to cheer for our Broncos. It was a beautiful, sunny day with temps in the 90’s. That’s a little hot for football season, but our seats found the shade by the 2nd quarter and we were happy as can be.

We had our fair share of Seahawks fans around us and it was a bit obnoxious at times. It was a great lesson for the girls to see how to behave and how to really NOT behave. They loved all the drama on and off the field including a guy who sat two rows behind us, got in a fight with a Seahawks fan, spilled half his beer down mine and Gwyneth’s backs and then was ejected. It was super crazy and they loved it!

The game was a nail-biter and the Broncos pulled off a win! We had so much fun cheering for our home team and can’t wait to get back there again.

mary poppins

The girls and I had front row seats for opening night of Mary Poppins. We’ve seen it at the Performing Arts Center and it’s always been one of our favorites. This performance didn’t disappoint. The story is a classic and we love the music and dancing.

B had a catering event so he wasn’t able to go with us and we sure did miss him. He’s not a fan of the Disney musicals so I’m fairly certain we missed him more than he missed us this evening.

I asked the girls if they wanted to share a peach cobbler with me, because the peaches in Colorado are beyond amazing right now. They declined and each ordered a scoop of ice cream. When the desserts arrived guess which one they liked best….

rockies vs giants

We have just a few more Rockies games for this season and they are looking good. I do believe they are in first place going into September. Not too shabby for our Rockies. We’re big fans and love going to the games.

Tonight they played San Francisco. It was kind of chilly but that didn’t bother us much. We grabbed some jackets and enjoyed the game. Annabelle was a bit worried about school work and asked to leave early. (so responsible!) We left after the 7th inning and listened to the rest of the game on the ride home. The Rockies pulled off the win!

breck

We were all pretty excited for the long weekend. We are back in our groove for school and work and it’s nice to have a little quiet time to ourselves. We took a few days off and went up to the mountains. We explored, read books, colored, played games and just enjoyed the time together.

I didn’t take many pictures of our adventures, but managed to grab a few when we stopped in town and hit the hot tub.