Back to Colorado

We returned to Colorado for my sister's wedding. I became fonder of Colorado during this trip, perhaps because the weather was so nice or perhaps because we were in Boulder, which is Denver's prettier cousin. Boulder was more homogenous than Denver, but the scenery was lovely. X will attest that there were some great playgrounds. I wish we could have gone on a hike, but I guess there's always next time.

X dug the airplane rides. In case you didn't know, airplanes are his FAVORITE THING, as every new playground acquaintance is told. Last time I visited, I didn't notice the dearth of things for kids to do in Denver. On a day trip, we managed to visit a pizza restaurant and an ice cream parlor that were not kid friendly, with the latter boasting a row of vegan flavors and no chocolate.

Playing with toy airplanes at the airport

Cool playground!

Lovely Boulder

The Boulder Public Library was so cool!

Denver

Running through a fountain in Denver

Woo! Window seat!

Sea Life Park

We finally made it to Sea Life Park, thanks to a deep discount courtesy of Foodland. It was worth the trip. The park is small and kind of shabby compared to giants like Sea World, but the shows are fun to watch. The entire thing is interactive. X got to feed birds, fish, and get splashed by dolphins. His favorite were the dolphins. He particularly enjoyed watching some dolphins play with a souvenir someone had dropped into the tank. Dolphins play with toys, too!

He thought the hammerhead sharks were so interesting that he insisted that we call him "hammerhead" when he left.

He became enamored with a little girl named Mia, who was his BFF of the day. X gets really attached to other children fairly quickly, and it's always tough to pry them apart. He does get weepiest about the girls.