Yee-Haw! It's Cowboy and Cowgirl Day!

Howdy Partners!  Aren't they the cutest cowboy/cowgirl you have ever seen?

I just love this picture! 

"YeeHaw!"

A big "Yee Haw" from Addison

This cowboy doesn't ride the trail without his trusted pillowcase!

The kids had a fun day at Preschool today!  They were so excited to be dressed up!

First Day of Preschool

I can't believe my babies are in the 3 year old class.  It seems just yesterday I was dropping them off in the nursery.  This year is difficult.  I know that next year they will be in the 4's with me...but definitely NOT in my class.  And then I know that the next year is Kindergarten.  Is it bad that I already get teary eyed about it all?

Here are my big kids ready for school.  

This year they have Mrs. Wendy as their teacher.  I am so thrilled that she gets to love on my babies during the day.  I had her oldest in my class a couple years ago.  She does such a great job and the kids are loving it.   They pray for her almost every night!
There are lots of changes this year for Glade and Addison at preschool.  The biggest change is they don't have nap time at school.  Which makes this mommy VERY happy!  They come home and take a great nap.  Also, they get to go to Spanish and Computers during the day this year too.  After their first time at computer they both came home telling me about the little mouse that doesn't squeak!  Today, Glade and Addison learned the "numero uno" in Spanish.  They are such little sponges taking it all in!

Seven Falls

After our trip to Cripple Creek and Victor we went home and took a nap.  Then we decided to go see Seven Falls.  It was a great night for it.  It is a collection of waterfalls that is lit up at night.

This is the view from the top.  Tim and I climbed the 224 steps to get to there!  It was beautiful!

Here we are at the top!

Cripple Creek and Victor

On Wednesday of our trip we took a drive to the old mining towns of Cripple Creek and Victor.  When I was in high school I came on vacation with mom and dad and we spend the night in a hotel in Victor.  There's still not much there!  It was fun to just get out and drive and see the mountains.   We got to Cripple Creek and of course the kids had to potty.  So we went into a candy store to ask where a restroom was that didn't require us to walk through the smokey casinos.  The guy was nice and opened up his Soda Shop next door that is usually closed on Wednesdays.  Then he gave each of the kids a big cup of popcorn.  He was very friendly and very informative about the town.  He told us about the donkeys that still roam around through town.  We had a picnic in Cripple Creek and the kids were able to play at the park.  Then we drove to Victor and had a milkshake.  It was good, but really big!

Addison taking a nap with a bear.

An old gold mine.  They say they still get millions out of it each month.

The Shrine of the Sun

With admission to the zoo you also get to drive up to the Will Rogers Shrine.  So we did and I am so glad.  The view was beautiful up there.

This a picture of the Garden of the Gods from the shrine.

Pike's Peak is in the background I think.

The Zoo part Two

Here is a view from the zoo. 

I just love this picture.

Having some fun playing on the statues.

The Northpole

There is a great place in Colorado Springs called The Northpole.  It is an amusement park with a Christmas theme.  The great thing about it is our kids could ride everything.  We went on Sunday evening and got the Twilight pass to come back another day.  So we went again on Friday.  The kids loved it.  I have to say I am not a fan of rides that spin, but I survived the Tilt-o-wirl and some crazy swings for the sake of my kids.  Tim and I both must be getting old! 

This pole was made of ice!

Glade's favorite, the motorcycles.

Addison enjoyed "shooting" us on the airplanes.

He's really a good driver!  Addison on the other hand...

Purple Lady bug of course!

I love the smile on her face!

These were the crazy swings! 

They went around and up and down.  I was so dizzy I just had to close my eyes!

The ferris wheel.  The highest one in the world.

Grammy and Glade.

Sweet girl riding the train

The train and the conductor

Firing the guns on the airplane

Daddy's turn on the ferris wheel.

We had such a good time.  The kids LOVED this place! 

I think this is the end of our vacation...glad that I could finally get it finished.  Seeing as we have been back for almost a month!  I can't wait to plan a trip next year!

The Zoo

Addison and Glade were talking about the zoo even before we left for Colorado.  I don't think they completely understood what a Zoo really is.  Addison kept saying we were going to see a farmer.  Either way, they were excited to go see the animals.  We walked in and came to the gift shop, Dad had to go buy a hat to cover his head...someone is missing some hair up there...  So Addison and Glade got to look around and of course they both found things they wanted.  We told them we were going to wait until before we went home to get them.  And cue big fit from Glade!  He pretty much missed the giraffes.  He wanted the helicopter. From the zoo.  Tim got him settled down and he got to feed the giraffes. 

After the giraffes, we walked around and saw lots of other animals.  I won't show you all the animals but will show a few and some of my favorites of the kids. 

This is a favorite of mine!

They got to pet a baby wallaby.

These animals were just out and able to hop around.  There was no cage.  It was so neat to be able to see them up close.

These little guys were all over the place.  And they were not shy.  I think they get fed regularly.

Don't worry, it's not real!  We looked at it a while before we figured it out!

Do you see the peacock?

It was just sitting in the shade outside one of the building.  Later we saw one walking around on the path.

Hey it's Jeff.  What is he doing at the Zoo?

  We learned real quick to walk fast through the monkey house...they STINK!

He's thinking about it!

Look at the little baby hands!  It was so CUTE!

The zoo is to be continued...

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