Dexter (and Andy) arrive at Denver International Airport.
Dexter & Daddin’ (this is my brother’s name since becoming a father. He has also been known to go by ‘Andy’, ‘Terd Burglar’ or ‘Dink Stankle’) made a flight out to see us for a week in Colorado Springs, CO. It was the best week ever. We did a lot of little boy things and some grown boy things and mostly we had fun (although sometimes Dexter became infuriated and proclaimed: “I hate your RV!!!” and threw tantrums because we asked him to take a shower). I wish that we could tow a smaller RV behind our RV so that Dexter and Daddin’ could live with us forever (but also so that Dexter has a different place to go scream about hating our RV when he has to shower). I could go into a ton of detail regarding all the awesome things we did while Dex and Daddin’ were in town, but I feel like that would get boring (because I can and will literally talk about Dexter all day long). So, I’m just going to mention some Texans we parked next to who liked the Dallas Cowgirls but redeemed themselves by teaching us how to season a steak. And now I’m just going to post an obnoxious amount of photos and attempt to give them descriptive labels.
We played legos.
The morning calm before the storm; ‘helping’ Jake work.
We found giant grasshoppers that were apparently all named ‘Grasshopper’.
We read a lot of Pete the Cat (which thankfully is one of my favorite children’s books!)
We squished Dexter’s chubby belly every chance we got!
And did a lot of ‘fwimming’ (he’s still working on those /s-blends/).
Dexter helped Jake & Andy fix the alternator… by completing the very important task of hammering rocks.
We climbed rocks at Garden of the Gods.
We went on adventure hikes.
And took breaks during adventure hikes.
We played for hours at the Manitou Arcade.
And ran out of quarters. So we sat in all the rides and just pretended.
I think the ‘adults’ enjoyed the arcade as much as Dexter did.
We drank from ‘healing’ springs. Without cups. Cups are for losers.
We went to the Cheyenne Zoo. Which is the coolest zoo I’ve seen so far.
We fed giraffes!
And talked to snakes.
And carried Dexter when his legs got tired.
The resemblance is strong with these two.
We looked at scenic views from the zoo.
And threatened to feed Dexter to the alligator if he didn’t give us hugs.
We held/fed birdies.
And practiced being a pilot.
And climbed on all things climbable.
Dexter got really excited for his first ‘sky ride’. Daddin’; not so excited.
Then he got really sleepy.
The boys decided to race up this mountain. Reportedly, they tasted blood in their throats afterwards.
We drove on winding backroads while Dexter took a car nap.
Made a stop out at Cripple Creek (like the song!) where Dexter scouted out ‘ghosts’ in all the old mining buildings.
This is Herbie. He’s part of the wild herd of burros that roam Cripple Creek. Except Herbie broke his leg, so he’s in solitary until it heals.
Cripple creeking.
Dexter was cold. Daddin’ solved both their problems.
Cripple Creek sunset.
We visited ‘The North Pole’. Yes, it apparently is at the base of Pike’s Peak in Colorado.
Dexter made Jake ride all the spinny rides multiple times until they both pretended to puke.
We saw this fake tree at ‘The North Pole’.
I think Dexter enjoyed ‘The North Pole’.
‘The North Pole’ not looking so ‘North Pole-y’…I smell a scam.
Dexter handled the spinny rides (which was EVERY ride) much better than Andy or I.
We colored.
And we baked cookies.
While Jake & Daddin’ worked on fixing our alternator.
We ate corn on the cob because it is so delicious.
We explored cliff dwellings.
And discussed politics on benches.
We drove up Pike’s Peak.
And ate some insanely greasy donuts.
Andy & I climbed the Manitou Inlcine.
And ‘timer pictured’ at the top.
We toured the ‘Cave of the Winds’, where our tour group was lucky enough to get to hear Dexter’s rendition of information regarding the cave.
And we drank ‘Doggy Soda’ straight from the bottle.
It was awesome. We’re already scheming on how to get Dexter & Daddin’ back to Dyna soon!
