Vacation-Colorado

Peter and I took a little vacation this summer. We took advantage of Bob and Debbie taking the girls for their annual week in the summer and we headed to Colorado. Our plans changed slightly due to the fact that I had my appendix out, so no horseback riding or whitewater rafting for us, but we still had a wonderful time!!
We drove the girls to Chicago on Thursday and attended Peter's cousins wedding on Friday. We flew out of Chicago on Sunday and headed to Denver. We arrived early that morning and we went to an Irish Festival that afternoon. We walked around listened to a few bands, bought some things and headed back to my Uncle Pat and Aunt Mary's that night. In the morning we drove down to Colorado Springs (Manitou Springs) to stay with my cousin Matt. We did some sightseeing while we were there. We saw Garden of the Gods, Pikes Peak, downtown Manitou Springs, Air Force Academy and downtown Colorado Springs. We had a bear cross in front of us while driving to Walmart. It was one of the craziest things I have ever seen. It was so great to see my cousin Matt and he was an awesome host! On Wednesday we went back to Denver and hit up the outlet mall on the way back and took a lazy day. Thursday we visited Red Rocks Ampitheatre and did a brewery tour that evening with my Uncle Pat. Friday we laid low and then took in a Rockies vs Cubs game that evening. We had so much fun while in Colorado.