We attended Friday Night Live with some friends. They have music, food, and beer. Parker and Skylar enjoyed the show, but it was a bit loud. Here are some vids of the kiddo’s:
Category: Events
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Herndon Festival
Saturday we made a last minute decision to go to the Herndon festival / carnival. The kids had fun going on the carnival rides, but it definitely had an element of WT to it. Seems like carnivals are hanging on to the last vestiges of life and are soon to be doomed to the waste bin of history.
We decided that we needed to ‘up’ the cultural ‘ante’ and do something more educational, so we went to the museum of natural history the following day.
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Childrens Museum
On our last day in Denver we met Sharon, Josh, and their son Collin at the Children’s museum. It was a cool place, but honestly our kids would have had just as much fun playing at REI 🙂
The firetruck was a highlight – as it was a 100% real firetruck.
Parker found the tool section and refused to leave. By the end we had to extricate him kicking and screaming as his hammer and saw were left behind.
Mommy – look more excited your about the get sprayed! 
Our little firefighters hard at work. 
Real fire truck 
Suction balls! How cool 
Refusal to leave the tools behind as we enter another theme room. 
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REI
REI has their headquarters in Denver. We checked out the flagship store. It was a massive place in a converted warehouse with exposed steel beams and original brick walls, etc.
The kids had a blast playing on the indoor playset and the rocks outside.
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Keystone Colorado
After landing we picked up our car and headed out to Keystone. The drive was a little under 2 hours and it was absolutely beautiful the entire way.
I had planned on doing some skiing the following morning, but after 4 hours of sleep, and the kids waking up throughout the first night, we were all to exhausted to do anything but walk around and pick up some rocks 🙂
We have arrived! 
Munching on some shrimp linguine. 
Out for a morning walk in front of our hotel and the slopes. 
Parker working hard to pull around his big Sis. 
Skylar wiped out after a morning of walking around Keystone resort. 
Sunrise from our hotel window. 
Waiting for some beers and grub 
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Denver Parks & Rec
This past week we were in Denver visiting friends and attending a conference. We visited an awesome park that was only a few blocks from Sharon and Josh’s new house. Skylar and I climbed to the top of a rock wall and checked out the amazing view of the Rocky’s.
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Christmas Day
We woke up early on Christmas Day – not due to excitement, but because Parker had a cold and woke up stuffy around 5:30am.
Nonetheless, we had a quick Christmas at the house and then departed for Culpeper to visit family at Grandpa and Grandma’s house. I left my camera at home, so unfortunately I don’t have any pics.
While we were waiting we visited several goats and a sheep across the lane from Grandpa’s. FYI – goats will eat anything: grass, bread, ham sandwiches, whatever you give them!
After Grandpa’s we came back to N. Va. through some casseroles in the oven and then visited with Nana, Poppa D, Thom, Terri, and Kelly.
Parker climbing Skylar’s doll changing table. 
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Christmas Eve
We had Christmas Eve at home with Halmonee and Hadobogee. The big gift was a drum set. Not sure whose idea that was…
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Jingle Screech
Singing at Aunt Sumi and Uncle Keith’s house.
