Denver trip

As promised, here are a few photos from our trip to Denver.  Most of these were taken with my phone camera, but the really good pics will come as soon as Tim finishes up his newest photo book and posts the Flickr album.  He says he "only" got 1,000 photos this time, which is a mere third of what he took in San Francisco.  Ha!

We had a wonderful time in Denver and the Rockies, and frankly I'm surprised it's not more of a tourist destination.  There is so much to do, lots of delicious food, local breweries and wineries, and beautiful scenery!

We spent a whole day driving through Rocky Mountain National Park and taking in the unbelievable views.

We explored the Red Rocks amphitheater.  Even though there was no act performing that day, it was still a sight to see.  I can't even imagine how cool it must be to see a show here!

 The Denver Art Museum 

 We even toured a winery and bought some wine as a souvenir of our trip.

Emma made us promise next time we go that she gets to come too.

And while I'm posting, let me share a photo from the end of the Peachtree Road Race -- Grandpa H's 20th and final one.

That's what he says, anyways...

Daddy-Daughter Day

Back around Father's Day, Tim took a day off (since he gets WAY more vacation days than some of us around here) and spent the day hanging out with his girl.  They don't get to spend alot of one-on-one time together, so it was a very special day.  Emma got to choose what they did all day.  Her very first request was to go out and practice riding her bike.

Tim said she did a great job.  Our goal is to take off the training wheels by the end of summer, although these 100+ degree days aren't helping us get her some practice!

After that, they went to one of Emma's favorite places...the book store! 

Then, it was on to lunch at Chick-fil-a, a favorite of both Emma and Daddy.

After lunch, they caught Madagascar 3 at the movie theater.  Two thumbs up from our girl.  They had a cutout in the lobby where you could pose with the movie characters.

From what I hear, it sounds like they had a great day.  I have a feeling this was the first of many Daddy-Daughter days.

A few days later, Emma had to come with me to work before her doctor appointment.  She brought some markers and coloring books and went to town making pictures for my coworkers, while I took care of a few work items.  When we got back in the car, she said, "Mom, I had fun at your work today, but what you do for work is NOT fun!"  Didn't take her long to figure that one out!

While at Target recently, we came upon some kids' sized Braves hats.  Since they both appear to have an interest in baseball -- much to Daddy's delight -- we decided they both should have their own baseball caps.  Both of them work the caps for pretty much the rest of the day, too.  That never happens!

 

And just for fun, we came across a "Stache Cam" app recently, which allows you to superimpose one of several choice mustaches onto a photo you take with your phone.  Thought our readers might enjoy seeing Emma with a 'stache!

Next time, we'll share a few photos from our trip to Denver last week.  As you might expect, the full photo album will be put up on Flickr, but first Tim has to weed through the 1,000 photos he took.  We'll keep you posted...