We got in on Thursday Sept. 16th. Our friends Lonni and Ian hosted a get-together that night so we could see all of our friends. It was one of my bff's, Elena's b-day and she lives in the mountains so she came down that night to celebrate her b-day and see the boys.
Matt golfed on Friday morning. We were also down there for a friends wedding so he got to golf with the wedding party. Of course, he loved that! Us girls went to the Botanical Gardens with the kids. That night Betsy and Leo had a BBQ and all of Matt's BFF's and their kids and one of my BFF's, BK and her boyfriend came over. Betsy made these delicious enchiladas, which I will be calling her for the recipe and making tonight! I've already got the meat thawing out!
Saturday was the wedding and the K-state game! So, we just hung out at the Rowen's house and watched the game all day. Honestly, I think that was the boys favorite day because they loved all of the Rowen boys toys! They have a big playroom filled with toys and it was like Disneyland to Ben and Sam.
Saturday night was the wedding, which was so much fun. We had never met the bride before so I told Matt to be on his best behavior and no concerts on the dance floor. Of course, at the end of the night, Matt was the last person off the dance floor. Betsy and Leo babysat the boys for us. THANK YOU GUYS!!
On Sunday us girls (Betsy, Lonni, BK, Krista and Beth) went to a yummy brunch while Leo and Matt watched the boys. Afterwards, Betsy and I toured some beautiful open houses. We both like looking at houses so we took this opportunity since we didn't have the kids.
Sunday night we went to the Inmans for dinner. Aaron is one of Matt's best friends. We got to hang out again with Matt's friends, their wives and kids. It was great! I loved getting to know the Denver crew's families.
Monday we went to the zoo. Ben and Sam actually enjoyed looking at the animals. Ben would point and grunt, as usual. He even noticed a peacock walking towards him and Daddy before Matt noticed it. Their favorite part was all the puffs they got to eat in the car ride to the zoo!
Mom and Baby:
Mom and Babies
Murphy, Ben, Oliver and Sam at the zoo:
Monday afternoon we just hung out at the Rowen's house. BK, Kevin, Krista, and Lonni all stopped by to see the boys one more time!
Matt showing off our "home away from home", the Rowen's house!
Oliver learning to skateboard:
Murphy learning to skateboard:
And Sam learning to skateboard (kinda):
Tuesday morning Lonni was at the house to take us to the airport bright and early!
Ben and Sam were ok with the plane ride. Ben liked looking at all the people on the plane. Sam just wanted to get down and explore, which of course he couldn't.
At the airport. This pretty much summed up Sam's feelings:
Matt is so excited for the flight!
1st Family photo on an airplane:
All in all it was a perfect trip for us! It was a great mixture of hanging out and also seeing parts of Denver. It was very different from past trips to Denver....but our life is very different now! This is the new "normal" and I love it!!
Ben at the airport after we landed in KC. What a trip!
I can't wait to see you and the boys. They look totally different-all that hair will do that! Glad you had a good time. We actually haven't taken C on a plane yet, never been a good reason to. :)
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