Playgroup and a hike!

Since Jared has been on vacation the past two weeks we've been trying to find things to do so that I don't go crazy. I've come close but luckily Colorado Springs is full of wonderful things to do. Yesterday our ward's playgroup met at Mr.Bigg's family fun center. It's a cheap day, only costing $5 per child 3 and up and I only had to pay for myself for the all you can eat pizza and salad buffet. The kids had a great time playing at "Little Big Town". They can dress up and most importantly, run! It was great to come home with exhausted kids and take naps, mostly because Barry and I had stayed up late Monday night to watch the Rockies win the National League Series. More on that later!




Today I took the boys on a small hike near Cheyenne Mountain here in Colorado Springs. The highlight of the hike was the waterfall called Helen Hunt Falls. It was a fairly easy hike for the kids and it was a beautiful drive up a narrow canyon. The leaves were gorgeous on the drive up to the falls. Upon getting there I was pleasantly surprised by the beauty of the waterfall. The whole time I kept tell myself that I couldn't believe that we've lived here for 6 years and never seen or heard of it. I'm resolved to find the secret beauties of our area and experience them! And again I came home with tired kiddo's ready for naps! YIPPEE!







Back to the Rockies...we are so excited that the Rockies are giong to the World Series that in fact I'm going to try to purchase tickets for Barry to go. The cheap tix are going for $65. Barry has a bunch of friends that all want to go also. I think it would be a great "man date"! I'll let you know if I can even get the tickets. It's a long shot, but I figure how many times does a person get the opportunity to go to the World Series and watch history being made?