Apr 3, 2011

Spring Break

This is the first spring break that the kids and I have not traveled back home to see family, leaving Aaron home by himself for the week. Sooo, when he found out we were not leaving him, he decided he wanted to take a couple days off and do something fun. We are not the most adventurous family, so we decided that we need to see more of Colorado than the 30 mile radius around our house. We settled on Glenwood Springs a 3 hour drive west up and over the mountains. Sydney was so excited that she was begging to pack three days before we left! We got there Sunday afternoon and headed straight for the pool. Surprisingly Eli didn't take to the water right away, he clung on to Aarons neck with his little teeth chattering. He did acclimate and then he was off! Syd did a 5 minute switch off between the pool and the hot tub. Abby was a little fish practicing her underwater swimming, using her new goggles! Ry tootled around, you know she is "older" now:)

Monday we were off to the Adventure Park! We went on an hour tour of the coolest caves. We saw tinker bell, santa clause, a glowing Cheeto and lots of bacon! They are very particular about not touching the rocks, at the risk of leaving human oils which will disturb the natural order of things. This being said, the whole tour is lit, and has stairs descending ???? feet down into the crazy unknown. I couldn't image being the first guy squeezing through all the nooks and crannies with only a flash light on his head!

You can not drive to the park, you have to ride a gondola up the mountain side. The kids were a little unsure on the way up, it never stops, similar to a ski lift, you have to jump on as it has slows down. They were pros for the ride back down the hill. In addition to the gondola and cave tours, our passes gave us unlimited laser tag and unlimited rides on the Alpine Coaster. We loved the laser tag, we played three times and each time it was just our family. They let Eli run around with us, I just have to toot my horn and say I Rocked it! It was just a little bit chilly, so we only held out for two rides on the Alpine Coaster. Ry was tall enough to go by herself, so she managed three rides! Very fun, quite the rush! It was...a GREAT TRIP!!

8 comments:

Betsy said...

Looks like fun!!

The Cottams said...

Looks like you had a great spring break! Your family is so cute and Eli has grown so much it amazes me each time I see pictures of him, no longer a little baby!

Lost Woman said...

Well the kids will sure remember this trip. Caves, rides, swimming and time with mom and dad. It doesn't get much better.

Such cute shots of everyone.. even YOU!

Eli is already a little man with his cute grin and sticky up hair.

Thanks for the update. Love seeing what you are up to.

The Desiree said...

Oh my heck that is so much fun. I love that you have so many things so close by! All the pictures are super cute! Wish I was there!

jo said...

I think those little vacations not far from home are the BEST!!! It looks like a fun place to go...swimming and caves....PERFECT :)

Melissa said...

So glad you guys had such a great time! Love Glenwood. Super cute pics!

michandler said...

Sounds like a perfect spring break. The kids will always remember it I'm sure. There comes a time when you start doing more things with just your own family--it's just part of life. It sounds like you've got your family time off to a great start. Fun, fun times. Sadly I have not come up with anything great for our spring break coming up soon. I'm the lame mom!

bell family said...

okay how could I have missed this when I lived in Colorado? Man sounds like so much fun I do miss Colorado.