Friday, July 17, 2009

July 4 - July 7 Boulder and Denver

Our time in Colorado was spent with our friends, Erin and Drew, and with Lynnelle's cousins: Jan and Bob, their daughter Alissa, her husband Eric and their daughter Kyla. Luna loved meeting her cousin...


...and her toys. "Mommy, can we keep him?"
"Holy Playroom, Batman!"


Luna is still learning "gentle."


"Wow, this is AWESOME!"



Storytime back at Erin and Drew's.


Erin is Education Director at Thorne Ecological Institute in Boulder. It is a really wonderful organization that teaches kids AND adults about their connection to nature and ecosystems. We were lucky enough to see Erin at work on the first day of camp. Here, she is leading 5 and 6 year olds through an activity that helps them learn how important food, water, shelter AND space are for living things to thrive.

Erin is the predator trying to catch a "frog" who falls off the lily pad because there isn't room for all of them on the one that is left.


"Wow, look at all the things we found that live in this small stream!" This is a great experience for these kids. It's too bad everyone doesn't go through training like this.


The Flatirons.



"What's up, mom?" Thanks again to Erin and Drew's friends for letting us borrow the baby back pack. It was great. Of course, now we HAVE to get one.




"Cheese!"


Jan and Bob got us AMAZING seats (thanks again!!) for a Rockies game. We were 9 rows up from the dugout on the first base side of the field.
"What did I miss?"


"Garlic fries or Rockies Dog...or both?"


"Enough! No more pictures of my beautifulness right now!"



Kyla is sporting her new Rockies hat.



Look how close we are to the field. Oh ya, the clouds were cool, too.



Another family portrait!


Back in Boulder for lunch.



"I'm gonna have the curry."

We had lunch at the Boulder-Dushanbe Teahouse. If you are ever there, you MUST eat at this restaurant. It is beautifully decorated, and the food is outstanding.


Our last night in Boulder...it was hard to leave. We had such a good time. Here we are playing around and keeping Erin and Drew up way too late on a work night.






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