The Pueblo Zoo is located in Pueblo, CO near the Pueblo City Park. The zoo is approximately 25 acres and contains 420 different animals. Animals at the zoo include a lion, zebras, monkeys, peacocks, and most recently (January 2016) a baby lion cub. There is also a small petting zoo where you can buy food […]
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
A trip to Colorado Springs is not complete without a visit to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. This mountain zoo is over 146 acres and home to over 950 different animals. Erick and I have not been to this zoo in over 3 years and the construction and changes that they’ve made in that time were […]
Garden of the Gods- Siamese Twins Trail
Garden of the Gods continues to amaze guests and hikers of all ages. Endless trails and roads, guests of all ages and skill level can enjoy this free city park. The Siamese Twins Trail in Garden of the Gods is a trail that is in a loop (.93 miles). Once you arrive at the rocks, […]
Peterson Air and Space Museum
Peterson Air and Space Museum is located in Colorado Springs on Peterson Air Force Base and is a museum dedicated to aviation and is the oldest aviation museum in Colorado. When you arrive at the museum, the first building is a small walk through history. A short film can be viewed here (which we did […]
Sky Zone
There’s no better place to let off some steam and crazy boy energy than Sky Zone! Sky Zone is an indoor trampoline park and is located on the Northeast corner of Woodman and Academy in Colorado Springs. They are a franchise and have locations all over the world. Tickets are purchased based on the amount […]
Pulpit Rock
The top of Pulpit Rock will offer some of the best views in all of Colorado Springs. On this hike we had our friends with us so that was 4 boys 4 and under! The boys’ ages on this hike were 4 years 8 months, 3 years 3 months, 22 months, and 10 months. Pulpit Rock is located […]
Downtown Aquarium- Denver
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 […]
Blodgett Peak Open Space
Hiking with kids in Colorado is always an adventure. Today we broke all of our rules by a) not bringing enough water for the adults (the kids each had their own water bottles), b) going right before nap time, and c) we didn’t have snacks! Real life- one of the boys had tantrums on the […]
Air Force Academy
Winter in Colorado can be a drag if you’re not skiing or snowboarding (which we most definitely are not at this time in our life). Exercise and outside time is so good for everyone in the family, so today we ventured to the Air Force Academy to do a little exploring. I always write off […]