Took the kiddos to Frontier Days in Cheyenne for a night of carnival fun - they had a blast!!
On the carousel...
Riding the dragon... 
Taking a stroll on the Rio Grande train - Choo Choo! 
Inside the spinning bears... 
Sitting in the ferris wheel bucket... 
Racing cars... 
We took the kiddos on an educational fun day to the 'Denver Museum of Nature & Science.' We knew we might have been pushing our luck trying to get their interest in all the different displays, but surprisingly the kiddos couldn't get enough!
Boston really enjoyed the North American Animals exhibit - he was pretty sure the top wolf in the picture was looking right at him :) 
Next to the Elk exhibit was a button that when pushed sounded out the elk's bugle call - Brooklyn kept pushing the button to hear the noises, we probably spent ten minutes standing there!
Watch out for that moose!
The kiddos have been asking me a lot of questions about the Earth & Moon lately, so I was really glad there was an exhibit that covered all areas of outer space to answer their questions. The kiddos enjoyed learning about galaxies, stars, the solar system, and even got to dress up in mini astronaut clothes!
Another cool exhibit was the Haida & Tlingit Indian tribes. Chris' family is part Alaskan-Indian from those specific tribes, so it was special to get some pics of the kiddos with different pieces of their heritage.
Brooklyn thought the 'totem pole men' were really tall!
There was also a Health exhibit that measured basic things about each person's body who walked into the area and gave info about height, weight, arm span, walking stride, and even took a picture of a person and showed age progression up to 75years. Boston enjoyed pretending to be Spiderman & climbing on the rock wall :)
Brooklyn was more excited about the giant pins that took the shape of whatever pushed on them. I don't know what they're called, but I remember playing with smaller versions when I was a kid and having it mold your hands or face - Brooklyn took it upon herself to make the pins mold her entire body!
It was a GREAT day! I would highly recommend it :)
Finally, a day warm enough and not too windy! The kiddos got to enjoy playing in a little water 
Each one of us in our little family has a sweet tooth - Mommy decided to make a 4th of July cake, but with a little surprise for the kiddos. Yes, I'm a dork for putting Swedish fish on a cake, but the kids sure enjoyed it! :)
The kiddos went to the Jubilee Days Parade and loved watching all the royalty on horses, tractors, firetrucks and BIG army trucks pass by.
They especially enjoyed all the candy & bagged goodies they got at the parade! Brooklyn made sure to keep a close eye on the stash of candy :)
Daddy got to ride in the parade for his 10th year graduation reunion. The kiddos got really excited when Dad's float was being pulled by a HUGE green tractor!
I had to laugh when Boston asked me, "Mom, does Daddy get to ride in the parade because he's an old fart?"
The Jordan Family Reunion this year had a fun luau theme - the kids all had fun painting shirts, knocking candy out of a pinata, blowing bubbles, and dancing the hula!
Brooklyn & Grandma Lynda relaxing in the shade
Boston & Brooklyn posing for a picture on Grandpa Clift's tractor
Blowing bubbles!
Boston taking his turn hitting the pinata :)
Boston got to play football with his cousins at Great-Grandpa & Grandma Jordan's ranch
In the huddle with 'Coach Uncle Jason'
Playing D-D-Defense!!
Looking a little confused... but hey - having a great time!!
This girl was born to drive... let's just hope she's a good driver 14 years from now :)
