Amy complained quite vociferously about having to go to sleep and Vince was all knees and elbows. (Ouch!)
In the morning, we cleaned up, ate breakfast and motored up to Great Grandma Bea's in Aurora for a visit. I was a little worried about getting lost at first, but Denver's pretty easy to navigate if you just take your time and pre-plan your route.
Bea was as live a wire as ever. She was so happy to see Amy and Vince, she didn't even mind when Amy rifled through all her pretty porcelain knick-knacks and Vince went exploring.
(Before you say anything, I wiped that booger off of Amy's face right after the shot.)
Amy was especially friendly on this trip. She didn't shy away from either of our hosts. In fact, it wasn't long before she had Great Uncle Kerry wrapped around her finger!
Kerry was a champ and let Amy play with this novelty snowman doo-dad that sang and swayed to three different songs every time anybody breathed hard.Yeah, it was a little annoying...
But the wilas couldn't get enough of it.
It even brought Squirt out of his little hidy-hole to be sociable.
Not too shabby.
After a great Mexican lunch from this little hole-in-the-wall place called El Lucerito, we said our goodbyes to Bea and Kerry (until Xmas) and hooked up with Cheri and Mike again for our next Denver adventure:
Oh, yeah. You know the kids loved this one!
In fact, we were all pretty excited to go on this trip. The exhibits were said to be top-notch and the admissions price had recently dropped from $20 to $13. (How generous.)
Not normally a guy who likes posing for photos, Vince didn't mind mugging with this toothy dude. I think it might have reminded Squirt of this fella.
Not to worry, though. Vince's enthusiasm for modeling quickly dwindled once we got inside.
As with the Glenwood Springs pool, Amy was a little freaked out by all the water....along with all the incredibly large fish inside that could eat her.
Vince on the other hand, got as close as he could to every exhibit.
He's still our big waterbaby.
As always, Lisa played the supermom that held things together. Along with keeping track of Vince, she also coaxed Amy out of her shell and helped her enjoy the exhibits more.
Cheri and Mike were happy to see the kids enjoying the aquarium.
But I think Cheri may have been more scared of the camera than the sharks! ;-)
Here's Grandma and Vince, taking in the scenery.
Lisa got this great shot of a Moray Eel.
Shoot, those things are ug-ly.
She even got this shot of a Nurse Shark taking a break.
But her best shot was of this wary diver keeping an eye on one of the tank's big-boys during a scenery scrub down.
Man, that fish was huuuuge.
I forgot to mention. Lisa offered to take charge of the photography chores while I helped the guys enjoy the show.Here's Amy and I.
And here's a shot of the three of us at the Tiger exhibit....
That's right. It's an aquarium with a Tiger exhibit.
He looked pretty hungry, too. Gulp!
The shark tank was the real hit of the show.
Vince totally dug it....really.
Another image of Vince, Amy and I taken through Lisa-Vision.
I swear, my wife's really got an eye for photos.
(See how the light reflects off of my bald spot? Timeless.)
At the end of the trip, we decided to take a dessert break at the fancy restaurant inside the facility. $30 a plate? No thanks, I'll have the pie.
This was so much fun.
I can't wait to see what we do tomorrow.
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