We’re back from our long weekend trip to Glenwood Springs and wow, we had such a good time! The drive was quick, the weather was great, the pool was expensive but fun, we tried something new and visited the adventure park and best of all, we were together 🤍

First things first, we sent the kids to sleep over at Grandma Lori’s on Thursday so Joey and I could see Twisters on opening night 😂 We had a good good time at the movies then went home to pack without children running around while we did it. Lori brought them back home Friday morning and we finished up a few things then hit the road for Glenwood. We stopped to have lunch at the Bluebird Market and Lydia was having the time of her life, apparently! Made it into town around 2:30 PM and headed straight for the pool. We got Dempsey a life vest so he was a little fish in the pool, jumping in from the side and swimming all over! It was so so fun to see him having such a good and comfortable time in the water. Lydia is DEEP in her Mommy phase, so I hung on to her the whole time but she had fun pretending to jump in too 😂🥺 Around 5, we checked into our Airbnb and while it was a little cramped upstairs, I think it worked out. The kids had their own room, equipped with blackout shades, books, a humidifier and bunk beds, which Dempsey thought were so cool. He slept on the top bunk all three nights! We had dinner at the Glenwood Canyon Brewpub and Lydia only sort of choked on a meatball, ran into the kitchen and wouldn’t sit still for a single second. This child is keeping me on my toes 😬😳 Lucky she’s so cute, especially when Aunt Bean scrunches her hair for her 😍

Those babies slept good, so so did we 🥰 We had breakfast at our Airbnb then headed over to the pool and spent the entire day there!!! Lydia allowed Joey to pull her around in that tube for about ten minutes before she saw Mommy 😂 Around noon, he took her to our “vacation home” for lunch and a nap so I got to hang with my boy for a good long while. We had lunch at the pool grille and then Grandma bought him a giant ice cream cone! He had the best time hopping from pool to pool to pool and once Lydia was up from her nap, she and Joey re-joined us and we checked out the kids’ splash pad area. We had to drag Dempsey there but then he had a lot of fun and Lydia was very into the slide. We left around 4:30 to clean ourselves up and head to dinner. We ended up at Slope & Hatch, which was a little busy and a little cramped but I still had fun. The barbacoa tacos were so good! Got home and put the kids to bed then puzzled and watched Mean Girls downstairs until our own bedtime.

We got up Sunday, ran out to grab coffee then had breakfast at the Airbnb before taking too long deciding how to spend the day. We had talked about taking the gondola up to the adventure park and caves but we weren’t sure we could do that AND the pool and weren’t sure we wanted to spend a bunch of money to be at the pool for an hour or two, so we decided to head up the mountain and skip the pool. Demps was pretty nervous when we first got on the gondola but once he realized it wasn’t going fast, he recovered. We visited the troll, watched the roller coaster and alpine swing then did a self-guided tour of the King’s Row Cave. I almost skipped this because I wasn’t sure the kids would be into it, but I’m glad we all went! It was really cool and there were some guides inside who told us some really interesting facts. Lydi insisted on walking all 120 stairs back up herself 😂 Joey and Dempsey had time for a photo shoot while they waited for us. We had a quick lunch at the restaurant and I was headed back with Lydia and my mom when Joey called and said Dempsey wanted to go home too. Both of them ended up taking a nap (Dempsey fell asleep on the couch with a mini tape measure in his hand 😂) and then some of us walked into town to shop. Back at “home,” the kids did some yoga and then we all got ready and walked over to Smoke for our 6 o’clock reservation but when we got there, they were “out of food.” 🙄🙄🙄 We ended up at The Pullman instead and I really like that place! Grabbed ice cream at Sundae afterward, then walked through the Hotel Colorado but it felt SO run down to me. Woof, I would not stay there. Got back home and put those babies to bed before hanging out downstairs for a bit with the other adults, then going to bed ourselves.

The next morning, we packed up, went to breakfast at The Daily Bread, then loaded up our cars, said our goodbyes and drove back to Denver. Lydia slept the entire way! I missed my family instantly. We had such a good and fun time 🤍 And it was really nice getting home early enough to unpack, do laundry, order groceries, then get back to our normal dinner/bedtime routine. Good thing we all get to get together this weekend to celebrate my mom’s birthday!

This weekend we commemorated the second anniversary of Elliott’s passing with balloons and family, on a 100 degree day. We miss her constantly 🤍

We also celebrated Aunt Lauren’s birthday, had a swim lesson, did a family work out that had Joey and I limping around the rest of the weekend, had breakfast with Joey’s grandparents, visited a neighborhood splash pad, cooked two good dinners and watched a movie. It was sweltering, but we made the best of it.

I got a sunny Friday manicure then went home and worked until 4:30 when we headed over to Edgewater Public Market for Lauren’s birthday dinner. I forget how funny it is that both Joey and his brother are married to Laurens until we are introduced to other people 😂 My children ran around the entire time we were there and it was crazy but fun. Back at home, they went to bed and Joey and I watched a few episodes of The Bear.

We had quick breakfasts on Saturday morning then headed out to an early swim lesson. Lydia found herself a comfy seat before the balloon release but I’m not sure Landon was as happy about it as she was 😂 After nap time, we did some family yoga and then I pulled Dempsey’s trampoline into the living room and put a YouTube toddler trampoline workout video on. THEY LOVED IT! I think they did it three times in a row then watched about three others. Joey and I tried our best from the floor and it was HARD. Hence our aching calves 😂 Made a big pot of pasta for dinner and after the kids went to bed, we watched Problemista. We saw the trailer a bunch of times last year and it looked a little disjointed but I’m happy to report it all makes sense when you watch the film. I really enjoyed it!

Started Sunday with breakfast at Snooze. I looked away for a second and Lydia managed to fall backwards off the booth 🤦‍♀️😬 But other than that, it was a good time and it’s always nice seeing Joey’s grandparents. A bit later, the kids and Joey headed over to the neighbors’ and I went shopping. Once Lydia was up from her nap, we gave them the choice of going to the regular park or the water park and water it was! Lydia was sooooo not into the water but all of a sudden, she went it and ended up loving it. Dempsey was spraying everyone (and himself) then moved over to where some kids were digging a moat. I’m glad we went! Back at home, Joey made us a really good dinner while I gave the kids a bath. Got them to bed and finished up The Bear. I was frustrated when the second episode was just Carmy and Richie yelling at each other but it got better after that. The whole season was just set up though, so I guess we’ll see where it goes in Season 4. This felt like a good slow weekend 😊