Colorado's Top Ten

I was worried that if I didn't get out of the car on Saturday and sit right down to remember our trip, it'd be forgotten. Not so, thanks to the 5 year old and 2 year old who have "'Member?" as their most frequently used word of the week.

10. White Fence Farm. My mother, the vegetarian's favorite place to take kids for dinner. Fried chicken, petting zoo. B will say: Remember I got to feed that cute little baby sheep? Bug says: "Member cow? Cow sneeze Tammy? Tammy scary. Ladybug say Bless you Cow!"
9. Denver Zoo. OK, so maybe not the best place to take two overtired children for four hours, but WOW! We love animals. And carousels. And trains. And gift shops (thanks to Susie.)
8. Graduation party. Set them free with a pack of Twizzlers, a 1/4 can of Sprite each, and their own private bouncy house, and they are happy campers.
7. Washington Park...during a hail storm. "Tammy, remember we was at that park with your friends and all that ice was falling from the sky?"
6. Arlo and Annie. The two new additions to Guy and Susie's house. Annie loved both girls for their ball throwing ability. Arlo loved that both girls wanted to share his crate with him. "No you may NOT lock yourself in there!!" was my daily response to their question.
5. Tiny Town, Colorado. A sea of tiny little houses and a train to ride. There was even a creepy looking chiropractic office where Ken was giving Barbie an adjustment.
4. Colorado's Capitol Building. We happened to land here during a quilt show (quilts displayed all around the dome) and during a Texas Children's Choir performance.
3. Boulder, Colorado. A day spent playing with friends while we wore jeans and sweaters. Our Austin friends were suffering through near 100 degree temps that day.
2. The Wildlife Experience. Baby B is a bit confused. She calls this the "fake zoo." In fact, it is a museum of sorts that has life-sized models of animals in their habitats. It snowed in the tundra.
1. Hotel swimming pools and hot tubs at 10 pm. "I wish we could stay in a hotel every night."
And 0. "Look Tammy, there's the capitol. That means we are almost home. When we get home, I am going to shout: YAAAY! WE ARE HERE!!!" And that she did.