As the mother in the house, the weekend activities were my choice. I decided that we should head down to Colorado Springs on Saturday. We got up and were out of the house by 7:30. The drive to Colorado Springs is only about 40 minutes. With our coffee in hand, we had a nice drive.
We started the day at Garden of the Gods. Let me just say, if you ever get the chance to see this, do it. It was fabulous. The walkway was paved so we loaded Caleb in the stroller and started on our way. At the beginning of the trail we got to see two deer run across the mountains. Along the way we saw beautiful red rock formations. The first one, and my favorite, was the Kissing Camels formation. It really did look like camels kissing. We also saw buffalo and alligator formations. It was an amazing walk that we all enjoyed greatly.
We also did a small 1 mile hike up to another formation called Siamese Twins. This one was Campbell's request. After this hike we went to the post and got lunch. The walks must have really made the kids hungry because they ate every bit of their food.
After lunch, we went to Cave of the Winds. This was Campbell's first experience in a cave. She thought every part of it was great, except when they turned off the lights. Caleb refused to let go of me for even a second during the entire 45 minute tour. Aaron and I enjoyed it, but it was definitely not Lewis and Clark Caverns.
After the cave, we made a last minute decision to go to Seven Falls. I am so glad we decided to go. Seven Falls is actually one fall with seven different falls within the one. We first went up the stairs where you can view the falls from a distance. That climb was 185 steps. We then decided to go up the steps that went right along side the falls. That one was 284 steps. We all made it up and down all of these steps (except Caleb who was carried in the pack).
For dinner, Aaron had me look in our Colorado guide to find a place to eat. I decided on Guiseppe's. This was a fabulous choice. It's an Italian restaurant that use to be a train depot. Trains still use the tracks behind the restaurant so you can see trains go by while you eat. The kids absolutely loved the trains. It was a great way to end a wonderful day!
We started the day at Garden of the Gods. Let me just say, if you ever get the chance to see this, do it. It was fabulous. The walkway was paved so we loaded Caleb in the stroller and started on our way. At the beginning of the trail we got to see two deer run across the mountains. Along the way we saw beautiful red rock formations. The first one, and my favorite, was the Kissing Camels formation. It really did look like camels kissing. We also saw buffalo and alligator formations. It was an amazing walk that we all enjoyed greatly.
We also did a small 1 mile hike up to another formation called Siamese Twins. This one was Campbell's request. After this hike we went to the post and got lunch. The walks must have really made the kids hungry because they ate every bit of their food.
After lunch, we went to Cave of the Winds. This was Campbell's first experience in a cave. She thought every part of it was great, except when they turned off the lights. Caleb refused to let go of me for even a second during the entire 45 minute tour. Aaron and I enjoyed it, but it was definitely not Lewis and Clark Caverns.
After the cave, we made a last minute decision to go to Seven Falls. I am so glad we decided to go. Seven Falls is actually one fall with seven different falls within the one. We first went up the stairs where you can view the falls from a distance. That climb was 185 steps. We then decided to go up the steps that went right along side the falls. That one was 284 steps. We all made it up and down all of these steps (except Caleb who was carried in the pack).
For dinner, Aaron had me look in our Colorado guide to find a place to eat. I decided on Guiseppe's. This was a fabulous choice. It's an Italian restaurant that use to be a train depot. Trains still use the tracks behind the restaurant so you can see trains go by while you eat. The kids absolutely loved the trains. It was a great way to end a wonderful day!
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