Denver 2013

Every year since 2013, we have been vacationing with the Lee's. They have 5 kids almost our kids same ages. They understand when it's time to eat, time to be done, and also that kids will be kids. We know each other well enough that they can discipline my kids just the same as we could, and vice versa. Our kids do wonderful together. This trip was a BLAST! We started out Thurs at the zoo. It was super hot but was still fun. Then we went to the aquarium. We started out at dinner there. They had a play place for the kids while we waited for food. They also had mermaids swimming in the tanks next to us. Super cool. Erin and I just sat and chatted while Chet and Clint took the kids to play. When does that ever happen? On vaca with 10 kids and the moms just sit and chat?!? By the time we ate we didn't really care to go into the aquarium, so we just went and hung out outside and made smores. This was almost the only time I took pics.

 

 

 Carson, Parker, Carter

 Cael

 Kate

 Parker, Carson

 Guin, Cael, Colby

 Thompson, Colby (This is Colby's little bff. They play SOOOOO well together)

 

 

Then we went to Elitches the next day. That was FUN!!! Who doesn't love amusement parks right!

 Cael

 Colby, Cael, Kate

 Kate, Cael, Colby

 Kate, Colby, Caden, Cael

 Carter, Parker, Colby, Carson, Vivian, Kate, Tommy, Guin, Caden, Cael

 Caden, Cael, Carter, Chet, Colby, Carson

 Parker, Carter

 Cael

 Kate

 Vivian, Colby, Thompson

 Parker

 Carter, Erin, Kate, Thompson

 Carter, Erin, Clint

 Parker, Cars, Colby

 Colby

 One cool cat!

 Carter

 Guin

 

 

The next day we went to Water World. We switched kids all around in the cars. This is Cael and Kate on the way to dinner. We took all 10 kids to cheese cake factory. We called ahead and they saved seats for 14 of us. I don't think they realized 10 were going to be kids. They about died, you could see it in their eyes. We went to a sit down restaurant every night and they were AWESOME!!! On the last night they were so tired that most all 10 kids just sat and ate. A few fell asleep on the dinner table. But no fit throwing. When they were tired they just layed over and went to sleep.

 

 

We love our annual vacas with the Lees. 2014 we went to Flaming Gorge and camped for a week and went to the lake, toured the dam, went to Vernal to the dinosaur museum and swimming at the rec center. 2015 we plan to go to Bear Lake and stay with the Andersens in Marks cabin. The Andersens also have 5 kids. We get together all the time with them but we will be staying one week with 6 adults and 15 kids, the oldest being Parker at the ripe age of 12. Fun times!!!