Pike's Peak Cog Train

Manitou Cliff Dwellings

On Saturday morning, we headed over to the Manitou Cliff Dwellings. We had quite and early start and we were one of the first people there. Finley loved going in and out of all the rooms, I cannot wait to take her to Mesa Verde so she can see it on a grander scale. Thankfully, there wasn't a cloud in the sky. We headed over to the Ghost Town Museum to pan for some gold and check out some antiques from the westward expansion.

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

We headed out to Colorado Springs for the weekend, it rained our entire drive there except the time we stopped at the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument.  The weather gods were certainly on our side.  We did a mile long hike along the petrified stumps loop, there were some very large stumps that had been excavated.  Finley also spotted several ground squirrels that were all around the area.

Independence Pass

We headed up to Independence Pass today, exactly one year after we did last year.  Finley was excited to see the backcountry skiers, there were lots of people out enjoying the holiday.  We attempted to sled, but we weren't successful.  We headed back to town and enjoyed a picnic lunch right on the river.

Bitty Baby Recital

Finley had her dance recital on Sunday, more to come on that, but all day we have been playing Bitty Baby Dance Recital.  We had a dress rehearsal this morning and a full scale recital after dinner.  Each doll had a tap dance, then a ballet dance and the finale was a duet to Let It Go.  All the stuffed animals had a great view from the couch seating area, the stage was her tent.  I was in charge of music and lights.  At the end of the show, each of the dolls got a trophy.  And Finley performed a dance to Tiger in a Tutu.

Motor Monkey Olympics

WDW: Day Eight

It was pouring when we woke up this morning, so we swapped out our Fastpasses, hung around the hotel a bit, grabbed lunch at Friendly's (Finley thinks it is the best restaurant ever!) and then headed to the Magic Kingdom. Finley and I rode Splash Mountain, then we all rode Big Thunder Mountain RR. We saw the Evil Stepmother on the way to watch the Dreams Come True show at the castle, she was really fun. After the show, we checked in for our parade Fastpasses and the cast member stopped to ask if Finley was a princess, she replied "yes!" and the cast member pulled out a princess autograph book and asked for Finley to sign it. It was so sweet, Finley was beaming. We had an amazing spot for the parade, then we boarded the monorail for Epcot. We rode Journey to Imagination, completed another Muppets mission and saw lots of neat flower displays. We also got one more ride on Test Track. We picked up a Mickey costume for Duffy, then headed back to the hotel. It is an early morning for our Star Wars breakfast tomorrow.