The Colorado Last Hurrah

We tried to cram in quite a bit the last few weeks I was pregnant with Levi. Of course we wanted to spend some special time with Luke, but we also knew about our next journey for the Army at this point. We knew we would be leaving Colorado in December and heading to Fort Benning, Georgia for a few months. Drew had to attend his Captain Career Course for six months and there was a possibility to attend a couple other classes there as well. So as we made preparations for the new baby and the move, we also tried to fit in a few things.

We took a day trip to Canon City to see the Royal Gorge one more time. It's pretty neat and we hadn't seen it for a couple years. It's this massive, deep gorge with a river running at the bottom of it. There's a huge suspension bridge built across it you can walk or drive across. There's also an open elevator you can ride down to the bottom. We didn't take many pictures this time, so I'll add a few from previous trips too. We also went to Buckskin Joe's while we were down there. It was an old west town with most of the buildings being authentic. The owners had recently sold it, so it was the last weekend they were open before they dismantled it. They have an awesome little train that goes around the Royal Gorge so we were able to take Luke on that. The boy loves his trains.

(September 4, 2010)

In September we went to the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo. Luke got to see a baby cow, bunnies and other farm animals. His favorite thing was playing in the corn box though. We of coursehad to eat fair food - a massive corndog, a fried twinkie (don't think I need one of those again), and fresh squeezed lemonade. We split them between the three of us so that's healthy, right?

(September 6, 2010)

We'll obviously miss the outdoors in Colorado.  We didn't take advantage of them nearly as much as we should have but it was so nice to have everything in our vicinity.  We had such an awesome view of the mountains from our backyard, could drive five minutes to get to creeks, parks, or go for a drive in the mountains.  And the weather was so great.  You got four true seasons and barely any humidity and the air just seemed so crisp and clean.  Anyway, here are a few pictures of Luke and Drew in a creek.  Of course there are creeks almost everywhere else, but they aren't really the same!

(September 11, 2010)

We went to the air show in early October. Luke loved seeing all the planes flying, but also had a lot of fun seeing all the various vehicles on the ground.

(October 2, 2010)