LOTS of anticipation!
I made the mistake of telling Katelee a couple of days before our trip that we were going on vacation. She was so excited that she didn't nap for two days! Whenever she was supposed to be napping, I would go in and ask her what was wrong and why she wasn't sleeping. Everytime she would reply that she wanted to go on our trip. It was so funny! Here she is dragging her bag up the stairs to pack. She was even excited about that!
LOTS of driving!
We did spend a LOT of time driving in the car. Katelee is a great traveler, though. The drive between Salt Lake and Denver is gorgeous and there were lots of interesting things to see: windmills, mines, waterfalls, mountains, desert, trains . . . one of our favorite things, though, were all the tunnels. Katelee thought they were fun to drive through.
LOTS of fun!
In between all the business we had to take care of and all the driving, we did have lots of fun! It rained everyday we were there (except for the day we came home) and so our plans to go to a Rockies game and visit the zoo went out the window. We still managed to have lots of fun.
LOTS of fishies!
One thing we did that was so much fun was visit the Denver Downtown Aquarium. It was by far the biggest aquarium I have ever been to, and really had a lot of fun things to do and see and touch.
Can you see the gigantic fish behind Katelee in this picture?
LOTS of swimming!
We swam everyday that we stayed in our hotel. Katelee was hesitant to get in the water the very first time, but once she was in for a few minutes was right back to her usual water-loving self! Good thing we paid extra money for that water-proof cast!
LOTS of sights!
On our drive home, we decided to stop and see some sights, especially because the weather was beautiful for once. We stopped at Tiny Town, CO up in a beautiful mountain community. It was a pretty funny place: an entire village made of tiny buildings. (Hence the name.) Katelee had a lot of fun.
Each of the little buildings was furnished inside. It was fun to see all the little details. Katelee loved the "dolls" they used as people.
This picture is for you, J.D.
And this one is for you, mom.
Here is a picture of Gerald and Katelee on the Tiny Town Railroad waiting for the steam engine to start moving. The most excitement we had during this stop was when the train car we were sitting in de-railed part way through the tour. It took a few minutes to get going again. At least it happened on level grassy land, instead of on the rickety rail-less bridge that spans a river... :0)
LOTS of sleep.
No, we did not get lots of sleep on our vacation. This is what I feel like I need today.
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