So, now that we've gone back in time for a couple of posts, we're ready to keep going with present day. Some of you may remember that last summer I made an "Adventure List" for us. The purpose was to give us fun things to do during the summer outdoors, or at least out of the house. We spend a good 6 months indoors here with the Colorado winter, so I wanted to make sure we capitalized on our good weather. Well, this year the list has been made again and we are looking forward to a great summer! One of the places on my list was the Denver Botanical Gardens, so when we saw that they were having a free day last Friday (May 6th), we jumped on it. We headed up with friends and had a good time there playing, having a picnic, and walking through the gardens a bit.
Most of our time was spent at the Children's garden. There was a mountain named "Pika Peak" that the kids could "hike", a dirt pit to dig in, a stream to wade in, and picnic tables for lunch. The kids loved it all! From there we crossed the street to the main gardens where we found a large ampitheatre with steep grassy hills. There were kids all over it rolling down the hills, so we joined in! Finally, we walked back to the Japenese gardens and enjoyed walking through them. There was even a marker dedicating the gardens to a Kai Yamahara (I think that was his last name) who had tended the gardens for years. Kai is now convinced that he is going to be a gardener and a paleontologist. On our way out we grabbed drinks and popsicles at a stand and enjoyed them as we walked back to the car. It was a hot day and the kids held up pretty well. Both of them fell asleep on the way home, and a few hours after getting home I discovered I even got a bit of a sunburn. It was a fun day!
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| Finn thought the dirt hill that one kid had dug was a great slide. |
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| There was a next at the top of Pika Peak. Both boys loved the eggs. |
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| Kai built a castle with the wood blocks. |
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