Spring Vacation

The weekend after Easter, we headed out of town for a relaxing family vacation to Colorado. It was Adelaide's first time on a plane and Dax was excited to fly again.

We headed out Saturday morning to begin our adventure. Both kids did awesome on the plane. Addy got a little tired as we were approaching nap time, but snuggled with Daddy and made it through the flight without any complaints.

Leaving Minnesota

Denver!

We had a bit of a hiccup picking up our rental car when we had issues with the car seats we were renting for Dax and Adelaide. Eventually, though, they were arranged safely and we headed to our hotel. Both kids fell asleep in the car and got a mini nap in the midst of travel.

Once we got to the hotel, we picked up some lunch, relaxed a bit longer, realized that a real nap was not going to happen, and headed to the Denver zoo. It was a delightful visit and we saw a lot of incredible animals that we don't have here in MN (in the wild or at the zoos!).

When the kids started to show their exhaustion from a busy day, we cut the visit short and headed to dinner. We were blessed to meet up with our dear friend Jenny. She took us to a fun restaurant, Steubens, for delicious food and a great atmosphere. The highlight was Dax's milk flight - white, chocolate, and strawberry!

The next morning we got up, ate breakfast at the hotel, and headed to Colorado Springs. We met some more great friends, the Bensons, in the Garden of the Gods park for light hiking before lunch. While playing in a particularly rocky area, Dax said to Jake, "You told me there wasn't going to be a playground, but there is!" Is there anything better than truly enjoying nature?

That afternoon Dax swam for a bit with Jake while Addy tried to rest. The nap was a fail, but everyone was happy to head over to the Benson's house for dinner. We played in the yard, checked out Harvey and Gus' AMAZING play room (bummed I didn't take any pictures there!), and enjoyed a delicious spaghetti dinner with homemade meatballs. We could not have been happier than to spend that time with great friends we see way too rarely.

Monday morning we got up slowly and headed to the zoo in Colorado Springs. It is an incredible place, built into the side of a mountain. The views were amazing, the animals were close up, the kids were bonding even more, and the weather was gorgeous. It was a perfect morning!

We swam again that afternoon. Well, Dax and Jake swam again and this time Ellie and Eric joined them. Addy refused to put on her swimsuit so she and I were just observers. It sure looked like fun, though!

That evening we had another yummy dinner with friends at the Katzung's house. It was the perfect way to end a quick, fun, relaxing, wonderful vacation.

Tuesday morning we had time to eat breakfast and repack before heading back up to Denver. We used a little extra time to enjoy the weather at a playground, then returned our car and went back to the airport to go home.

The return flight was as uneventful as the original and we came home happy, but tired. Thanks to all of our sweet friends for spending time with us while we were visiting your beautiful cities! We are so thankful to have had such a delightful experience together and look forward to doing it again sometime.