Fun while in Denver

Even though we were in Denver for a not fun reason last week.. we managed to have some fun.

Waiting in Radiology:

A Somer Sunflower in Target:

Jo Lee

Pumpkin Decorating

Thursday Night we decorated the pumpkins we got last week at the Pumpkin Patch; Matt was a practice so the kids and I had some mom fun. I don't do the Halloween thing so we went to Wal-Mart and got some fun stickers to decorate the pumpkins with. We also cleaned out the seeds to toast; toasted pumpkin seeds are one of my favorites.

Benen and his pumpkin

Anna and her pumpkin

Benen's Nemo Fish Bowl Pumpkin

Anna's Princess Pumpkin

My Noah's Ark Pumpkin

The Fourth

After camping for 2 days on 4th of July weekend we came home got cleaned up and went to the Albertson's parking lot to have a family Bar-B-Que and watch the fireworks. Lots to fun.

And Then Came the Dresser

Today we let Anna paint her dresser. Now her desk and dresser match. Here is what it looks like.

Some Spring Fun

A couple weeks ago we went to the library and then to the park. It has been so nice the last few weeks is was great to get out and enjoy the weather.

Rainy Day Chalk Art

With the yucky weather the kids were crazy so we got creative and had some sidewalk chalk fun on the living room floor. Yes I explained to them that they can not do this at home or without asking.

Hiking

Animas View Trail

A few days ago Matt and I started talking about actually getting out of the house and doing things as a family on the weekend; so we put actions to our words today and went for a hike and picnic lunch. It was fun and Benen actually walked part of the way. It was a short little 2/3 mile hike on a paved trail in the National Forest. It over looked the valley and is appropriately named Animas View Trail (it is located up above Lightner Creek). Anna had fun giving us directions and making sure we stayed on the right trail. There were these nice outlets along the way with bench or picnic tables; perfect for our lunch. Here are some pictures to enjoy.

The View

Lunch (and the Nalgene Family)
Photo Opportunity; Benen and Anna
Benen, Dad, and Anna
Benen, Mom, and Anna