Day 15: Denver Part V

It was our last day here in Denver and there is still so much we could have done. But we were not much into driving back to Colorado Springs or into Downtown Denver for that matter. Plus we had decided a few days ago to spend Thursday at the water park, Pirates Cove. (We thought Anna and the girls would be able to join us, but they ended up having to do other things) But the kids were so excited to go that we kept to the original plan and went without them.

We did not leave until about 11:00 as we were waiting for Rachel and Rydman to return from Jan's house. So by the time we arrived at the park it was quite busy. We even considered not going when we saw the large crowd that was there. But the kids (except Rydman-he was willing to bypass the park) would not hear of it. So we parked and went inside. And although it was busy, it was not miserable. There were still places to sit and put your stuff. We even got lucky enough to find a place in the shade! Which was good considering it was so hot-they hit a hundred today! (So if we thought we were going to get a little break from the heat by leaving Vegas, that did not happen!)
The park was fun. They had some big slides Rydman and Emerie went down. Emerie more so that Rydman as she is a little more of a thrill seeker than he is. And there were ample places for the babies to play which was very nice. The last water park we went to in South Dakota really had no place for really small children to sit and play. The only one who might have got the short end of the stick this time was Quincy, as she was not tall enough for the big slides and the small kids area only had two pretty mini slides. But she survived and about 2 o'clock the crowds really diminished as the school groups and day camps left. So if we ever go back we will make sure to go about that time!

After the park we made our way back to Chuck and Anna's and got clean ed up a little. We invited GiGi over for dinner and cake for Mabry's birthday. (We did not get to eat the cake yesterday because Mabry fell asleep in the car on the way home form Dinner and we did not think she would enjoy the experience near as much if all she wanted to do was lay back down!) The cake was still a little frozen when we ate it, which actually made the eating process for the baby much easier. But which also lessened the mess that she could make with it. (Sorry, John I am not sure if it lives up to your standard.)



After dinner we hurried over to Build-a-Bear to get the three youngest a bear. As it is somewhat of a tradition for the kids to get one when they are little. (We were a little behind on Cutler!) We made it just before closing but they still let us come in and make them. Mabry got a really cure light tan bear with a heart patch on its chest, Cutler got a black bear, and Lincoln got a tan bear. Mabry's bears name is still up in the air. It is either going to be patches or Dakota. Cutler named his bear Zach without any type of hesitation, so we are not really sure where that name came from! On the other hand I had no idea what to name Lincoln's bear and he was not much help. So we named him Colorado after the place he got him. Hopefully he'll like that name when he is big enough to care!

We are going to the very last stop of our trip in the morning. And Quincy could not be more excited because she gets to see her friend Jenna. I think she has probably asked every day when we are going to Jenna's house. Hopefully the short amount of time that she will get to spend with her will suffice! If not we might have a melt down on our hands come Sunday morning when we will have to head home!