Denver Aquarium

One of the things on our "Before we leave Colorado bucket list" was to visit the Denver Aquarium. Since we love all things water, we thought this was a must-do. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit even though we noticed we were constantly comparing it to the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta (which, by the way, is soooo much better). We all had a good time in the aquarium and even sprung for the 4D roller coaster simulation. It was great watching Bucky enjoy it since we are still uncertain about what he'll like and won't like as far as adventurous activities go. So, check that one off the list.

Last Day of Dragons

Even though Bucky earned his yellow belt a couple of weeks prior, his last class was on 5 Oct. After class, we took some pictures at home before he took his uniform off for the last time...until we find a place in GA for him to continue martial arts.

Venetucci Farms

On Oct 3, Bucky's KKP class went to Venetucci Farms to pick a pumpkin again. After picking up and putting back several pumpkins, he finally decided on a smaller one. Then the class went to look at all the animals on the farm, including the world's biggest pig again. Bucky was tired most of the trip so he wasn't too into it but that's ok...he made it through anyway.

Fall Colors

I realize I have not blogged in, well, a while so here is yet another effort on my part to catch up and keep up. Here goes...

Before we left Colorado, Buck and I took Bucky down the same route I took with a friend last year...except we diverted a little into Cripple Creek. We were able to see lots of fall colors scattered throughout the forest and hills. At first it was "oohhh - look at the yellow leaves" and ended up being "wow, that was beautiful!" It was definitely worth another trip this year.

Lil Dragons - Yellow Belt

Bucky had another parent's day today for his Lil Dragons class. This was Buck's first time attending so it was extra special, especially since Bucky was getting tested for his yellow belt at this class. I took a lot of pictures but the videos allow the sounds to come through. The clicking noise you hear is my camera :). And, by the way, he GOT IT!! We are so very proud of how great he did during his testing :).

Strong Bonds

Every once in a while the military comes up with a good idea. The most recent that we were able to participate in was the Strong Bonds Retreat. This is the Army's version of marriage counseling. We have been to one before and it was ok but this one was much better. The chaplain was very informative and down to earth. This was actually a shocker for me because I was expecting a bunch of blah-blah and a little bit of free time. Instead we got about 3 hours of very informative lecture/session and a lot of free time (with all day childcare). We went and got the kiddo for a few minutes after lunch but then he was ready to go back and play with his new friends. There was even childcare until 9 PM so we could have a romantic dinner of tacos. Yep, tacos...that's it. I mentioned this as a negative on the After Action Report because, well, tacos aren't very romantic. We had a really good time (except the beds were horrible) and learned some very useful information that should help us communicate better. Here's a picture of "date night"...we thought it was good so wanted to share.

Last Trip to the Zoo

Since we will be heading out of Colorado Springs soon, we decided to take one more trip to the zoo since we have enjoyed many, many trips there.

Buying lettuce for the giraffes and feeding them

Meerkat

Bucky playing

Feeding the birds

Riding the train

Tiger

Bears fighting

Family Pic

The "Thinker"

Posing on the statue

Big Ol' Hippo

Rock Climbing and playing on the jungle gym at the top of the Sky Ride

Splash Park

Bucky's KKP class had a field trip to the Splash Park on the 6th of September. I was only able to stay for about 20 minutes of it but I did get some pictures. Jackie, one of the other boy's mom, took some more for me after I left. He had a great time!

Anxiously awaiting the opening

Playing at the Splash Park

Playing at the park beside the Splash Park

I let him roll down the hill on the way to the car