Branden and I decided that we needed to take a family vacation this summer. We searched for the cheapest airline tickets available, hopefully to a destination we'd never been. Expedia sent us to Denver!! So we were off. We began out trip with a bang. Outlet Shopping!! (My personal favorite day!) I was impressed with how patient Bryson stayed until the end. They had some great sales there, I throughly enjoyed myself. On Tuesday it was a beautiful sunny day so we took advantage of the sun and set our sites on Pirate's Cove. It was a fun water park. Mostly for kids, but Branden and I did enjoy the two adult slides. Bryson liked standing under the big bucket of water that would poor down every 15 minutes. Branden would take him and he'd get this suprised look, but loved it afterward. He loves floating on his back. I think he gets it from the bath tub. But he kept laying down on his back over and over again, and at one point the mother ran up to me and grabbed him because she thought he was drowning, and I just smiled and said, nope, he just really likes to float on his back. I could see where the mix up would be. That night we went to dinner in DownTown Denver. The locals call it LoDo. It was fun to see the night life. One of the best parts about Denver is that you can get around to where ever in less than twenty five minutes. (The length of time it takes me to get to the grocery store here in Tucson.) On Thursday we went to Georgetown, an old victorian mining town that was famous in the 1800's for their silver mines. I loved seeing all the historic homes that had been renovated. Many of the homes had been around since the beginning, and they had signs on those homes telling of their purpose at that time. I really enjoyed this part of the trip. On Friday we were getting ready to head home so we decided to see the Denver Zoo before we left. I didn't think I'd enjoy it as much as I did. Some of the animals they had there I had never seen before at a zoo so it was pretty neat.
So, all in all it was a wonderful trip. Branden was ready to get back to life, which is the point of vacation, I think. Bryson was ready to spend time with his toys and sleep in his crib. I was not ready to give up Branden for work. I really loved being with him for that time we had together, and it was sad not having him with me all the time. It's great to have time spent together to remind yourself why he's your best friend, and the importance behind embracing what little time we have as a family here on earth.
Bryson has found the Vaseline!?! What a mess. We washed his hair four or five times, and we still couldn't get it all out. The plus side, we didn't have to worry about adding product to his hair for a couple of days. He is definetely coming into his own. He's a little scavenger, and loves to climb up on anything and everything... literally!!
