Yesterday we visited the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado. The exhibits were very interesting, more so if you're really into weather. Abram was in hog heaven. In fact, he's pretty much convinced that this is where he would like to go to college. It satisfies his love for nature and the mountains (we're talking beautiful country nestled right there in the foothills). Plus he could have his dream job working at NCAR. Does it get any better than that? Not right now to my 9 year old.


After exploring NCAR, we went on an incredible hike in the foothills. The boys were just bursting with excitement and happiness. I overheard them talking, "We're sweating, we're in nature....this is awesome." Chase fizzled out, but I think Abram and Seth would have gone all day if we had let them.

(I couldn't believe how red Chase's hair looked in this picture!)
Of course we had to swing by the ever popular Pearl Street Mall. Let's just say we've been there, done that, don't need to do it again. The highlight (and not necessarily in a good way) was probably when a gentleman (who just didn't see little Chase) tripped over him, tried to regain his footing for what felt like an hour, only to push into a woman who stumbled into the street where a car was coming and which consequently had to slam on its breaks to avoid hitting this poor woman. What do you even say in a situation like that? "Uh, sorry about that everyone." We chowed down some Ben and Jerry's ice cream and split.