So let's back up a bit, and cover a few things I missed...
Irish Festival in the Park
Our girls love to be outside. The reason doesn't matter, as long as there's fresh air and room to run. Add in a little music they can dance to, and it's their idea of heaven. So the annual Irish Festival is always a must.
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| A little break from dancing. |
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| Listening to some tunes, loving on Daddy. |
Lunch Fit for a Princess (or two...)
Here's another event we won't be missing anytime soon: Fondue Fairytale at the Melting Pot. It's a chance dress up, eat great food (well, maybe just the chocolate), and hang out with Disney's finest.
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| Princess Anna made Ava shy. |
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| "Abra Cadabra - turn this water into chocolate milk!" |
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| Cinderella is enchanted. |
We are lucky enough to live in a place where the rest of the world likes to vacation, and we're smart enough to take advantage. At least once a year we book a hotel in Colorado Springs for a bit of R&R. This year, more than once. We always hit the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.
Oh, and did I mention that Andy tossed in 26.2 miles straight up and down a mountain during one of our little trips? Sir, you are my hero.
Watching our Garden Grow
As you probably know, food isn't exactly popular with Big Sister. So we decided a little gardening was in order. Food's much more interesting when you grow it yourself, right?
Andy put together a little garden box, we filled it with dirt, tossed in a few seeds, and hoped for the best. To be honest we didn't expect much.
Believe it or not, that silly little box yielded about a million tomatoes. I'm still kicking myself for not taking any pictures. I'll do better next year.
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There was, of course much more, and I'll do my best to get to it. It feels good to be back.
