Happy Huber House: Colorado Trip!

Wow, what a whirlwind! The time went so fast, but we had a blast = ) There were, of course, several "toddler moments" along the way, but I think we all weathered the storm. The kiddos did amazingly well on the long 8 hour drive. It helped that on the way out we stopped for an overnight in Russell with great-grandma which helped to break the trip up. Then, on the way home, the boys were so exhausted they slept from Denver to a little past Hays ... almost 5 hours! Good thing, too, as we were listening the Jayhawk game on the intermittant radio stations through western Kansas. Stressful! Anyhow, it was a fabulous trip and we are so thankful that Aunt Tracy was so sweet to let us crash in and invade her home all while she acted as our activities director. Thank you!!!!

The journey begins ...

Gage LOVED great-grandma's sugar cookies = )

Riley didn't want to leave great-grandma, he kept telling her she could just get in our van and come along. Maybe next time!

Gage and Aunt Tracy discussing the "treasure chest."
He found this on her table and was completely enamored with it.
His little imagination was running overtime as he kept opening and closing it = )

Riley opening a birthday gift from Aunt Tracy. Oh how he loves his Ben10 characters!

When we visited the Denver Zoo we couldn't pass up the carousel!

Ha! Here we are on the "train ride" around the zoo. Train ride is in quotes because the whole thing was really questionable. We are used to the fabulous 20+ minute ride at the Topeka Zoo that takes you through beautiful landscapes and is very informative. This ride in Denver lasted about 5 minutes, an extra employee had to help physically push the train along in several spots as it didn't have enough power to climb a 10 degree incline, the speakers were blown, and we drove past dead grass and bushes ... not any animals! It was so pathetic, we could do nothing but laugh = ) But, the little guys enjoyed the ride nonetheless!

Gage checking out the view during one of our gondala rides in the mountains.

Entering the Ice/Snow Castle at the very top of the mountain. The kiddos loved this!

Conquering the top of the castle!

We also visited the Aquarium. I will never get tired of this place! Here the kids were standing in a bubble to get a "fish eye view" of the sea creature environment.

Riley really enjoyed checking out all of the sea life. His little fingerprints and faceprints are all over the glass from beginning to end!

Corey & Riley at Casa Bonita. This place was awesome! The food wasn't nearly as bad as the reviews and the atmosphere and shows totally made up for any culinary lacking. The cliff diving and big Gorilla that ran through the restaurant were big hits with Hubers!