Littleton - Day 7

The last day was a blur. We got to make the 3.5 mile loop to walk the kiddos to school with Cathy, have some coffee on the back deck and then headed into Denver for lunch at the Paramount with a few of Ryan's friends. We also hit the Cherry Creek Mall to get an additional large bag to carry some of our luggage home with since we were so dangerously close to the dreaded 50 lb. mark.

Cathy, Bondi and I. Look at that view of the mountains *sigh*.

That night, we had another delicious BBQ and dinner on the back deck (oh, the weather was beautiful...again). Above, Grant is so happy with his new baseball mitt!

Cathy and Ryan.

Bondi focused on a squirrel.

Another kind of cool shot of Bondi (can you tell I love animals?) - taken with the Hipstamatic app on the iPhone - as are the others with the funky border.

This was a frequent sight while we were there - Uncle Ryan and Owen playing baseball. We also got to see his teeball practice. Mark my words, this kid is going to be quite the athlete!

Family shot minus Owen.

Uncle Ryan and Owen with their mitts.

Cool sky on our last night. We already can't wait to go back! Thanks to Todd, Cathy and family for everything - we had such an amazing time!

Red Rocks - Day 6

On Monday, we headed to Red Rocks for a hike on another beautiful, sunny day.... As we drove to the parking lot, we saw a huge and fancy tour bus. Red Rocks has an ampitheatre that has been host to so many historic concerts (including U2 from June 5, 1983 which produced the album "Under a Blood Red Sky"). Anyway, Cathy let me know that Peter Gabriel was playing that night. I had to kick myself because who wouldn't want to see "Solsbury Hill" or "In Your Eyes" or any of his other hits live at Red Rocks? Oh well. The cool thing was that we got to meet about 10 members of his 40 person orchestra while we were hiking...some nice folks.

Aside from that excitement, we had a great hike with some amazing views to boot. I'll let the photos do the talking because we took a bunch.

Owen and Grant hiding out - see the stick being used as camouflage?

Todd taking a break to check out the view.

Bondi and I - she's a great dog with such a sweet personality. Someday, we'll have a dog to hike with....

Littleton - Day 4/5

Around noon on Saturday, we headed to Todd and Cathy's house where we got to spend the next several days with their family.

Including Grant...

...and Owen (with Uncle Ryan in the background).

That night we headed into downtown Littleton for a block party. We had some dinner and hung out perusing different vendors tents and listening to some local bands on a beautiful night. Above are the brothers with their super cool matching jackets and shades.

The next day we headed to the Colorado Rockies game at Coors Field. We scored some 10th row seats on the first base line and enjoyed a beautiful sunny day. Not that I don't LOVE Fenway, but it was pretty nice to be at a newer, clean ballpark with comfy seats for a change!

Ryan and I with Owen and Grant before the game.

Todd, Cathy and the kiddos (including the new niece or nephew in Cathy's belly!).

Grant chillin' before the game.

Another beautiful day in Colorado.... with more to come!

Denver - Day 3/4

We sadly said goodbye to Boulder and headed to Denver for the night where we met up with Thomas and Pete. We stayed in the Hotel Monaco as we did last year because we just loooooove Kimpton Hotels. Who doesn't love complimentary wine and massage time between 5-7 every day?

Our room at the Hotel Monaco - super comfy bed.

After checking in, we walked around downtown Denver a bit, enjoyed the massage and glass of wine at the hotel and headed out for the night. We ended up at the Blake Street Tavern near Coors Field for several hours ...

...and the Bruins game was on behind me, as you can see.

Thomas and Ryan at the Tavern. For some reason, we did not get a picture with Pete this time. Next time we will as I am sure we will be back soon!

We had a great night in Denver...off to Littleton in the morning!