Colorado Trip - Denver

 (sculpture downtown Denver)

This past summer we took a family trip to Denver, Colorado. My husband is a pretty avid cyclist, and had decided he really wanted to bike to the top of Mount Evans. It is known for having the highest paved road in North America, and he wanted to take on the challenge. The more we talked about it, the more we realized it would be great to turn it into a family vacation so he would have us there for support.

We left on Sunday, June 3rd and began the 12 hour drive to Denver. Mike and I took turns driving until we were about twenty miles outside of Colby, Kansas where we dropped him off so he could bike the rest of the way into town. The kids and I drove to the hotel to check in and find some dinner for when he arrived.

The next day we drove the final four hours or so to Denver, where we were able to drop our luggage off at our Airbnb. It was a little early to completely check in, so we went to find lunch and see downtown. We had pizza at a little restaurant called Pronto, and then drove over to the capitol building.

We walked around inside for a bit and checked out the Senate and House of Representative rooms, but they were not in session. At that point we left the building and walked through Civic Center Park

(taking a break)

By this time we were all pretty hot and tired (Erin pretending to be passed out lol), so we decided to return to our Airbnb and officially check in.

Loved the house we picked out!

It was in a great location know as LoHi right by downtown. We decided to splurge a little on a three bedroom home with two baths so each of our kids could have their own room.

Living and Dining room area

Kitchen (refrigerator was right to the left) The owners even stocked it with some snacks and drinks.

Master bedroom with a huge walk in closet on the opposite wall and a door leading out to a deck with a view of downtown.

Upstairs bathroom

Erin was super happy with her bedroom and...

that it had it's own little writing desk where she could put her laptop. We also loved that it had a Frisco, Colorado print hanging above it which was going to be our next destination after Denver. But more on that to come later!

This was the downstairs bedroom off the kitchen where my son, who is a teenager, stayed. It had a door that led to the garage, and definitely gave him some privacy.

This house was such a good choice for our stay in Denver.

After resting for a little bit, we headed for dinner at the Ale House which was within walking distance of our house. It had pretty good food, and a great upstairs patio.

We decided to walk down to the river after dinner for a little bit before heading to Little Man Ice Cream.

It's a pretty popular ice cream place I had found on line knowing how much my husband and daughter love ice cream! The line was so long it was a 45 minute wait, but my family said it was worth it. We went back the next day in the afternoon and the line was quite a bit shorter. Evenings in the summer are typically pretty busy though.

And that was our first day in Denver. Up next Red Rocks Amphitheater!