Ok, so we're a little bit behind.....so much fun stuff going on. We had a great week in Colorado with Tom's brother, Scott, his wife, Samantha, and their 2 daughters. We arrived on Monday evening and were excitedly welcomed by Lydia, 5, and Claire, almost 4. They had been sitting on the front porch waiting for us for some time. Thanks, Scott and Samantha, for being such great hosts for the week!

We had decided that the next day would be a rest day for us since we'd been going so hard for so many days. It was my (Gayla's) birthday. Samantha graciously offered to take all the kids to the neighborhood pool, so Tom and I took the train in to Denver to tour the city. We went to the King Tut exhibit at the Denver Art Museum. Tom kept looking for King Tut, but he wasn't there. Apparently, his remains are no longer allowed out of Cairo, but there were lots of items on display from his tomb. After the museum, we met the rest of the family at Casa Bonita, a Mexican restaurant/entertainment experience. Tom and I had been there before and thought that all the kids would enjoy it. The huge restaurant is set up like a Mexican village complete with a Mariachi band, trees, and a "stage" where a diver really dives off cliffs into the pool below. The food is nothing to write home about (no pun intended), but I think the kids had a fun time. The picture above was taken at Casa Bonita.