It didn't take long the following morning for little Abby, to get her great uncle Phil busy building her train track for Thomas so they could play with her trains. I think Uncle Phil kind of took over though...
That first morning we were there, we pretty much spent the day fairly close to home to begin with. Some of the gang decided they wanted to check out a couple of breweries after we had driven into Greeley to see my brother's home and then seen Jeanice's home complete with new kitchen remodel. We let the brewery touring group go do their thing while the rest of us waited for Abby to catch a nap. After Abby woke up we drove into Ft. Collins to meet the rest of the gang and had a fun dinner at a buffet pizza place close to the campus named Woody's. Great food and a fun time! From there we went back to Jenna and John's place (our nesting spot for the weekend) so Abby could get to bed. We sat around the dining room table and played a family game, which we don't get to do nearly often enough and is always fun! Alas...all good things must come to an end, so we all turned in for the night with the knowledge that we were going to get up and explore Denver the next day.
After breakfast the next morning, cousin Melanie and Cousin Katie had fun putting together an outfit for Abby to wear...even if it took a little extra effort to get the cowboy boots on...
Our first destination of the day was the Celestial Tea Factory in Boulder, where we learned many very interesting facts and were blown away to know that all of the Celestial Tea that we see on store shelves in many countries all over the world is made right there in that factory...it's the only one! And it only takes 10 people to run the factory when it's in production. They have over 100 flavors of tea, which you would never guess by the meager varieties we usually see on our grocery store shelves. At the factory they have a tasting room where you can request and taste any of those 100+ flavors you want. Needless to say, we spent longer there than we had planned...
Eventually we got our fill of tea though, and pushed on to Denver. We ate at a very good, but very loud Mongolian Grill there and then explored the old town area a bit. One of the things we got to see that was a real treat for us (since we are big fans of the musical "The Unsinkable Molly Brown") was Molly Brown's house in Denver... 
We had plans to cook a big Mexican foodfest at Jenna's house that evening, so we headed back up to Windsor soon after that. While thinking Abby might get a nap in the car, she talked and sang all the way home and kept us very entertained. Our Mexican meal was delicious and afterwards we all settled down and and watched a good family movie. Once again it was time to call it a night. We planned on having a quiet, layed back morning with a leisurely lunch the next day, before heading for the airport to come home. We said our goodbyes to all the residents of John and Jenna's, including Timber...
and Tonka...
We also had to say goodbye to Melanie and Luke, who were heading out the next morning to continue their roadtrip to their new home in North Carolina. Gene and Sue gave Katie and us a ride to the airport. We said goodbye to the Denver skyline as well...
...and soon were up, up, up in the air heading back to Seattle...hoping to make it back to Denver sooner the next time...and maybe when the weather is a little more predictably warm. It was a fun weekend and as always...sped by way too fast!
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