Colorado

This spring break we decided to take a family vacation. An especially brutal winter, a little one on the way who will make travel more complicated, and a good deal on airfare worked together to send us out of town. We had a great trip! **It may seem like there are too many pictures in this post, but it was hard to narrow it down further from the over 200 we came home with! :)

Dax was thrilled to head to the airport and found every part of the trip magical. He spent most of the flight entertained by a new set of Lego cars. Then, once we landed we had to take a train to a bus to get to our rental car. It was a toddler boy's dream travel day!

The next day we drove down to Colorado Springs. The mountain views on the drive were incredible and the time spent with great friends was irreplaceable. Dax enjoyed playing with Andrew and Sarah's son Harvey and we were thankful to see them as well as Eric and Dava. As a bonus, Brian and Jenny had also driven down! We got to go on a relaxing hike in the mountains, played at a playground, and talked and laughed a lot. Thank you Andrew and Sarah for opening your home to us!

In the morning we were sad to say goodbye, but could not complain after a delicious breakfast out. Eric and Dava took us on a driving tour of the Garden of the Gods, then gave us a private tour of the Navigator's castle grounds Glen Eyrie. Both were amazing and we were lucky to see them.

After driving back up to Denver, we spent that afternoon at the Downtown Aquarium. It was huge and Dax enjoyed seeing all of the animals. Then we took a walk to the 16th Street pedestrian mall and had a fun dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe.

For our only full day in Denver we went to the zoo right as it opened. They had some amazing animals and Dax was so excited to see his favorites - zebras! After resting at the hotel we went back to the 16th Street Mall and then visited Jenny and Kevin for a yummy pizza dinner. It was awesome to see some more people that we miss!

We were sad to wake up on our last day, but could not waste any vacation time and headed over to the Museum of Nature and Science. Dax was happy to see the dinosaurs, ecstatic to dress up like an astronaut, and loved playing in the Discovery Zone. It was the perfect way to enjoy the end of our time in Denver.

The flight home was just as uneventful as the flight there and wrapped up a fantastic trip!