A week of fun

This past week Barry's sister Cindy came to Colorado for a visit with her family. They got here Saturday night and left Thursday. We had a great time with them. The cousins had a blast playing together all day and sleeping in the tent at night.

Sunday morning the Easter Bunny dropped by and left all kinds of goodies for the kids. They had an egg hunt in the back yard in the snow. I brined a turkey over the night and we had a delicious turkey dinner. The brine turned out amazing. The gravy was a little on the sweet side, not sure why, but still good.

Monday we spent the day at Garden of the Gods. The weather couldn't have been better. It was almost 70 degrees in the park. We were there for almost 4 hours. I don't think we've ever stayed there that long. The kids had a great time climbing on all the rock formations and throwing snowballs at each other. They were even able to spy a couple of deer in the trees too.

Tuesday we toured to the Air Force Academy. The kids loved seeing the huge airplanes and the adults enjoyed the chapel. I've forgotten how beautiful the chapel is. The last time I was there was when I was pregnant with Jared almost 7 years ago.

Wednesday we went to Woodland Park and visited a dinosaur museum and let the kids play outside at the park upon returning. That night we celebrated Donovan's 8th birthday. We had a volcano made out of brownies with ice cream.

Thursday morning they braved the cold and went to the park one last time. I stayed home with Liza to let her take a morning nap. Her naps were pretty sparse during the week so she needed the rest. After lunch we went to Focus on the Family and let the kids play before they had to leave for Denver to catch their plane.

We had an awesome week and are grateful for the effort they made to come and see us. We made awesome memories!!!