Colorado Fun!

I feel like I have so much to catch up on.  We have had an amazingly fun summer/fall.  We have had lots of visitors and we have really had to dig deep for things to do in the Denver area.  The thing that is tricky is this... when our parents or friends come to visit there ends up being 4-6 adults with a toddler and a baby.  So we have to find things to entertain adults, but are also kid friendly.  It is harder than you would think.  This time, when both our parents came out for Addy's blessing, we found some entertainment in Golden.

We started at the Colorado Railroad Museum.  There was a train ride and lots of trains to climb around on,  which entertained Jordyn.  My dad was in heaven; who knew he was so interested in trains?  The rest of us stayed entertained by following Jordyn around or getting a lesson on the workings of trains from my dad.

This ride went around and around the train yard and I bet Jordyn rode it 5 times.

Afterward, we found some kind of fair.  I am not even sure what it was called, but it was like a carnival that stays put and does not travel around.  This was literally 6 adults following a 2 year old around on little rides.  Good thing we have Jordyn around to keep us entertained!  We bought a bunch of tickets thinking each adult would have to pay to ride with Jordyn, but surprisingly, adults were free.  So Jordyn went on LOTS of rides and was pretty pale and sick by the end.  Oops.

As you can see on Jordyn's face.. she is pretty terrified.  My mom thought it was pretty funny, as did the rest of us!

Getting into this flying banana was difficult.  Definitely not built for adults and I was for sure the biggest person on the ride.  I was glad the banana still went up with me in it!

All in all, Golden, CO did not disappoint.  We discover these great places and I am always reminded how much I like Colorado!

Addy's Blessing

We blessed Adalynn on September 1st.  We decided just to do it here in our home ward and asked out parents to come.  It was a simple Sunday and a beautiful day to celebrate our beautiful baby girl.  Things that stood out in her blessing were that she would be an example to her friends, guidance to look to her parents and sister for support, and that her unique talents will bless others.  Chad did a great job, and once again I am reminded of how blessed we are to have the priesthood in our home and throughout our family.  We were so grateful that both my dad and Chad's dad were able to stand in the circle and participate in the blessing.  We have the best families who keep making the trip to Colorado to support us.

We had a super fun weekend with both our parents here.  I will post more about our fun adventures sometime when it is not midnight, as it is now!