Colorado Day 3,4, and 5

Sunday we sat around all day and just read, played on the computer and tried to ignore the children as best we could. Monday, after all were up and ready, we headed to Shawn's office. He gave us all free eye exams, just to make sure we were all okay. It is so much fun to see Shawn as Dr. Cottrell because you can really tell he just enjoys what he does. After a long time at the office we finally took the kids to the zoo. We had to promise them something so they would attempt to be good in the office. The Denver zoo was great. The weather was warm and since it was 2 hours before closing, there were hardly any people there.

The penguins were feed while we were there. They had anchovies for dinner which is apparently not their favorite. It was really cute because all the penguins have bands on their arms. All are different colors except those who are a couple. There was a male and female with blue bands and they had 2 children that also had two bands. I just love the affirmation that penguins really do mate for life.

The first animal we went and saw were the Lions. They are at the very front of the zoo. As we were standing there this lion walked right up to us, stopped and just stood there. Although there was glass between us it was still unnerving. You do not realize how big those cats are until they are standing right next to you. After the zoo closed we went out to PF Changs. The food was fabulous and we had fun. Poor Austin was beside himself the entire time. It just made me laugh to hear him crying "No, mama, no!" over and over again. Poor guy had been run ragged that day with no nap.

We left to go home on Tuesday. We had to remind the girls that Grandma Jana and Grandpa Robert were coming on Friday to get them out the door. They just did not want to leave their new friends. On the way to and from Denver we passed through the Eisenhower Tunnel. It is a tunnel through the mountain that passes through the Continental Divide. The tunnel is over 1 and half miles long. It wasn't the only tunnel we passed through but because of its length it was by far the funnest. There were a lot of mountains which made my ears pop constantly. When we reached Vail Pass a sign showed the height was over 10,600 feet. No wonder it was 4 degrees outside.

Although we didn't do a whole lot on our trip, we had great fun. I love just being with my family and not having to worry about all of life's responsibilities, at least for a little while.