We had such a fun holiday weekend. Our awesome friends, Kehly and Jeff, flew to Denver to spend the week with us. It was so nice having them here with us and Amelia loved having people to entertain her besides her boring mom and dad.
July 3
They flew in on the 3rd, and we went straight to Civic Park which is right in the heart of downtown Denver. It was a blast. There was a huge crowd, but we actually found a good spot despite getting there 15 minutes to start time. The fireworks were lit off to the beat of the Denver symphony.
Amelia was leading the music
July 4
On the 4th, we headed up to Nederland. Its about 30 minutes up the canyon past Boulder. It is a TINY town, but my family has a cabin up there and they have a fantastic firework show. Unfortunately the fireworks were postponed due the to the wild fires. So we went and saw the tiniest, weirdest parade we have every seen. We saw about 20 firetrucks and band that played on grills. It was very interesting.
Kehly and Jeff
The grill masters
People were coming up to us and taking pictures of this cute girl.
After Nederland we headed to Boulder. I love Boulder. It's so laid back and Pearl Street is just the cutest. We had some delicious Mexican food and Amelia seemed to enjoy it as well.
After Boulder, we headed to my friend Jessica's house in Parker. they just built a gorgeous new home and it was perfect for a BBQ. Plus, Koen and Amelia love each other.
Since fireworks were banned, they had an awesome laser show. Before the show started they had a band, bounce houses, fair festivities, and food. Can't go to a fair without getting kettlecorn.
Waiting for the lasers to start. Amelia was much more interested in people watching anyways.
July 5
The next day, we headed over to the Red Rock Amphitheater. It's beautiful, but I don't know why people rave about it if they aren't going to a concert there. It is cool, but its really small and not much to see if you aren't seeing a band. Have they been to Moab or Arches? We went to a Denver visitor center and they told us this is the number one place to go. We had been here before, but though Kehly and Jeff would like it, too. They agreed with my Moab comparison.
We also went and visited my dear friend, Buffalo Bill. I was not happy about this. I didn't think it would be fun, and I was a poor sport. But it was actually pretty cool. I mean, if we weren't right by it, I wouldn't go, but I am glad we made the stop before our next destination.
His grave site looks over the denver valley. I wish I would have gotten a picture of the view, but just know it was beautiful.
After Buffalo Bill, we went to the Colorado Mills Mall. I love this mall. REAL SHOPPING.
For those of you that live in Ithaca, you know what I mean.
We also stopped by the Denver Temple.
July 6
Sadly, this was their last day with us.
We went downtown again, and went to the Denver Art Museum. It was a great museum. I don't last too long in art museums, but it was pretty fun.
We walked over to 16th street, and ate at The Yard House. It was delicious.
We also stopped by Big Blue Bear
And we found the rhino that Jeff's brother helped design.
It was very fun weekend. I am so glad Kehly and Jeff came for a visit. It made the weekend.
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