This weekend we were able to ride on G&K's shirt tails a little bit and join Steve in Grand Junction. There was a trade show going on Friday, sure to bring in some good contacts, so we decided to make a mini-vacation out of it. The girls were so excited to head out and told everyone we saw we were going to Colorado. Surprisingly, the biggest hit of the trip was the Colorado National Monument. The girls begged to go back a second time, so we went again! Of course, daddy kept teasing that he was going to drive off the edge into the huge canyon below, which of course resulted in tears. And no trip would be complete without a potty break every 7 minutes. I guess I am the only one allowed to have drinks on road trips. No one else can hold their bladder! Thank goodness for the Dora potty we brought along...it totally saved us!
We were also told it was a must to hit the Dinosaur museum. I wasn't sure what the girls would think, but they had a blast moving robotic dinosaurs and digging for bones with big brushes. The museum wasn't very big, but had several animated dinosaurs that would move at the push of a button. The one in the center photo here was a
velociraptor that spit "acid" onto nearby watchers. I think the highlight of
everyone's museum experience was the earthquake exhibit. This black platform would shake and jiggle, simulating a 5.3 earthquake. Even Steve and I had a hard time gaining our "sea legs" back after getting off.
And of course, no trip would be complete without a stop at
Krispy Kremes. The girls would happily stand and watch for hours if we let them. We bought two dozen and I'm sorry to say that they have already disappeared! But we had to...after all, the "STOP" sign was calling to us!
This weekend we were able to ride on G&K's shirt tails a little bit and join Steve in Grand Junction. There was a trade show going on Friday, sure to bring in some good contacts, so we decided to make a mini-vacation out of it. The girls were so excited to head out and told everyone we saw we were going to Colorado. Surprisingly, the biggest hit of the trip was the Colorado National Monument. The girls begged to go back a second time, so we went again! Of course, daddy kept teasing that he was going to drive off the edge into the huge canyon below, which of course resulted in tears. And no trip would be complete without a potty break every 7 minutes. I guess I am the only one allowed to have drinks on road trips. No one else can hold their bladder! Thank goodness for the Dora potty we brought along...it totally saved us!
We were also told it was a must to hit the Dinosaur museum. I wasn't sure what the girls would think, but they had a blast moving robotic dinosaurs and digging for bones with big brushes. The museum wasn't very big, but had several animated dinosaurs that would move at the push of a button. The one in the center photo here was a velociraptor that spit "acid" onto nearby watchers. I think the highlight of everyone's museum experience was the earthquake exhibit. This black platform would shake and jiggle, simulating a 5.3 earthquake. Even Steve and I had a hard time gaining our "sea legs" back after getting off.
And of course, no trip would be complete without a stop at Krispy Kremes. The girls would happily stand and watch for hours if we let them. We bought two dozen and I'm sorry to say that they have already disappeared! But we had to...after all, the "STOP" sign was calling to us!
3 comments:
What a fun vacation for you and your family. Your girls look like they were having a blast!!
Cute pics! Love the 'stop sign' too! Now I'm craving a krispy kreme donut!
I LOVE mini vacations (especially if Bill's work covers some!) - all my kids need is a hotel to be happy - I would have made the drive for the doughnuts!!
(cute pictures!!)
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