The Children's Museum!

We went to the Children's Museum last month for the first time. This is now Robert's new favorite place. He asks me at least 4 or 5 times a day if we can go. It's so much fun. The kids love it so much that I am probably going to get a membership. We've been a few times since, but here are some pictures from our first family trip:

There is a Construction Zone exhibit right now. Robert loves building with the giant Duplo blocks and sending them along their way on the conveyor belt.

There is an entire area for children 0-4 years of age. We could easily spend all day in here. There is so much to do. Even Alessa had a great time!

Robert loved gardening!

Alessa couldn't get to everything fast enough.




The teddy bear is my favorite!






Playing trucks and trains!


Robert is becoming so much more outgoing. He makes new friends everywhere he goes!
Firefighters!

We're Here!

Finally! This blog has been started. I have been wanting to do this for a long time so everyone could keep up with us, but time always seems to slip away from me!

I know there are a bunch of posts before this. I back posted some things so I could remember when they happened.

I will do my best to update this regularly--at least once a week--so check back often!

Alessa's favorite thing to do

This is our silly daughter's response to almost everything lately:

Pikes Peak Cog Railway

We had company in town over the weekend, so we went with them and took the children on the Pikes Peak Cog Railway. The Cog Railway was originally opened in 1890. Its unusual design allows it to travel along steeper inclines than regular railroads. The steepest incline it travels along is 25%.

The trip is 1 1/2 hours each way. You are given about 30 minutes at the top of Pikes Peak before having to reboard for the trip back down. The children were surprisingly well behaved considering the length of the trip and the fact that they had to sit down the whole trip. I'm especially amazed at how well Alessa did. She didn't nap the entire day but you never would have known it.

While we enjoyed spending time with our friends and had a lot of fun, Mark and I prefer driving up and probably won't do it again. We always wanted to, though, so it's at least one more thing we can cross off our list.

Waiting for the train:




All aboard!





Trying to get Alessa to sleep a little. She wasn't having it!



Beautiful day!
Getting ready for the weather up top! It was in the 80s at the bottom and 40 at the top of the mountain.




Getting a little antsy near the end of the ride up:
Going back down!



She's such a dainty eater!










Robert: "I want to get off!"