Camper Week part 2

On Tuesday, a couple of Aaron's Bios analysts flew in for "team building". I'm not sure if it was team building or hazing. They had to go everywhere with our kids and listen to them cry and whine and one of them had to sleep in a tent and freeze all night long.

On Wednesday, we went to Cripple Creek and Victor. We ate lunch in Cripple Creek and stopped for ice cream at the Fortune Club in Victor where we used to get shakes during family reunions when I was a kid.

Cute bench in Victor.
We went back to the fossil beds and then back to the camper for a hot dog cookout. We let the kids swim in the stock tank. They had a great time but got cold pretty quick. Kelsay was chattering but refused to get out. I had to sneak up on her to get her out.

On Thursday we visited the ranch and went to Garden of the Gods. We ate lunch at the trading post. Maddy decided she just had to spend her money on a bucket of mining rough to put through the sluice. She had buyer's remorse afterwards but Kelsay got a kick out of it.

We enjoyed our last weekend on the property. Beautiful sunsets, gorgeous wildflowers and peaceful evenings.

Fossil? It looks like maybe a leaf? It is in our driveway up to the camper. Maybe we just looked at too many fossils the past week.

Comments

Anonymous said…

What a great time! Love hearing about your adventures in CO. I'm sure it's hard to come back, but what great memories you've made.
brittany

July 24, 2015 at 11:47 PM

bee said…

I miss you being in WP. It did not seem that you were a million miles away when you were there. I love the pics and the memories they bring. I know this will be a vacation to remember in years to come. So much fun and such a beautiful place to spend time.

July 30, 2015 at 8:39 AM

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