Colorado is very much a land-locked state, but luckily you don’t have to go too far to experience sea turtles thanks to the Downtown Aquarium in Denver. Waving to Grandma! I grew up in Chicago and experienced several field trips and other outings at the famous Shedd Aquarium, so my expectations of an aquarium are pretty high. […]
Little Monkey Bizness
Little Monkey Bizness is seriously my kids’ happy place. I would describe this place as a gross motor skill training arena. Little Monkey Bizness has large jungle gyms, slides, bounce houses, mini climbing walls, mini basketball (of the Playskool variety), an arts and crafts room, crawling baby section, all with a cafe. The seating area is adjacent […]
Cheyenne Mountain State Park
Cheyenne Mountain State Park is the closest state park to us here in Colorado Springs and has over 21 miles of kid-friendly hiking trails. My boys absolutely love this park and every week when we go hiking they ask to go back to this park. We visited Cheyenne Mountain State Park twice during the summer of […]
Touch A Truck
Touch A Truck is a fundraiser that is held annually by the Junior League of Colorado Springs. Our first time attending this event was the 2015 Touch A Truck. The boys were 3 and 2, and it was on a snowy January day (hallelujah for an inside activity in January) and held at the Mortgage Solutions […]
Mueller State Park
Mueller State Park is another kid-friendly, toddler-friendly hiking area that’s not too far from Colorado Springs. We’ve been there several times with young kids and have had no problem with them exploring the park. Stop at the Visitor Center first to get a map and specific information on trails and viewpoints around the park. We’ve […]
Cripple Creek Railroad
The Cripple Creek & Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad is a fun train ride for kids of all ages. We went in September 2014 when our older boys were 3, 22 months, and I was pregnant with our third boy. If you time it just right, it can be a spectacular time and location to view […]
Driving Pikes Peak
Driving Pikes Peak is a drive that everyone should experience at least once! The highway is a 19-mile drive with several points of interest along the way. We drove up Pikes Peak in June 2014 when our older boys were just about 3 and 19 months. Our first stop was Crystal Lake. Our oldest made […]
Cave of the Winds
We continue to want to explore where we live and really enjoy what is close to home. On this Colorado Adventure, we decided to try Cave of the Winds. The boys were 2 (a month before his 3rd birthday) and 18 months at this time, and a cave seemed like the perfect place to take […]
Rampart Reservoir
Rampart Reservoir is accessible through Woodland Park and is about 30 minutes west of Colorado Springs (well, depends on where in the Springs you are coming from). Rampart Reservoir has been Erick’s fishing spot with his buddies for years. We took the kids here in May 2014 when they were 2 (just a month before […]
Indian Hot Springs
My kids are huge fans of swimming, so as long as there’s water they’re happy! This is the first time that we have taken our kids to a hot springs. We had extended family in town, so the Indian Hot Springs was a good sort-of central place to meet. Located west of Denver off of […]