Spencer and I heard about a street chalk drawing festival going on this weekend at Larimer Square, and we decided to check it out. Some of the artists were pretty amazing, others not so much, but it was fun to see so many people out and about, and the weather was perfect! While we were downtown we decided to take a tour of the Brown Palace Hotel (an old hotel that is supposedly haunted). After admiring the tea parties taking place in the lobby, we started our tour. Our tour guide was super obnoxious, and all the rooms were booked so we couldn't see them. A little disappointed, we ducked out early and strolled along the 16th street mall. We got lunch at the Corner Bakery DELICIOUS, and then walked toward the Capitol building. We were surprised to see the People's Fair going on. Live music, and tons of booths and vendors, it was fun to walk around and it reminded me a lot of the River Festival that used to go on in the summers in Boise. The People's Fair took us right near the Denver Art Museum and since Spencer and I haven't been yet, we decided to check it out. We went inside and were excited to find that we were there on a free day, so we spent the rest of the afternoon in the Museum. The architecture of the museum was almost more impressive than the exhibits featured inside. A little exhausted from walking around all day, we wrapped up the night with the new Indiana Jones movie. As cheesy as they all are, we both really liked it. It ended up being a really fun Saturday, and best of all, it was almost entirely free! Yeah for fun on a budget.
June 4th, 2008 was a big day in the Frederiksen family.Nate and Julie are officially moved to Colorado. We helped them unload the last of their boxes last night! We're so excited they're here, and can't wait to get the summer fun rollin'and...Kyle got home from his mission late last night. He served two years in the Mexico Merida mission which ended up being more like the Cancun, Cozumel and Playa del Carmen mission. He did a great job, saw some amazing country, and we're already talking about a little trip back sometime within the year. Yeah for Andi finally having a reason to get a passport! Welcome home brother! We love you and are so proud of you. Can't wait for our Oregon Coast reunion in 1 week, 2 days and counting!
It finally feels like summer in Colorado, and we're loving the sunshine! Last weekend we strolled around the parks downtown, stopped in at Happy Cakes (the best cupcake cafe), and then went to "The Music of Abbey Road" symphony performance. It was pretty great, who doesn't like Beatles music, and live, with a symphony, was pretty cool.This weekend we drove to Colorado Springs to bike around "Garden of the Gods." We stopped in CastleRock on the way to deliver a letter order at the Barn and I found the most irresistible little snugglers, I had to share. One day when I have kids they will be perfect in a little nursery. Well, the Garden of the Gods was pretty spectacular to see, and so fun to bike and hike around. We grabbed lunch at Culvers, one of my favorite burger/frozen custard joints that they don't have in Denver. I rarely get to go, and the 30 minute drive out of the way was well worth it. We stopped in to see Spencer's Aunt Jane and her family who live there and then mosied our way back home taking the scenic route. We jumped in the pool when we got home, rented a movie and wrapped up a near perfect summer day.Yeah for summer!
Oh, and Spencer started a training blog for his cycling, check it out, www.spencerstrainingjournal.blogspot.com
