Happy Days...........

Becca has wanted to see "Wicked" for years.    We tried to get tickets to Broadway when we lived in Ct. but it was sold out so we all enjoyed "Phantom..." But she has persisted and last fall, she 'suggested politely' that we might all want to see it when it came to Denver.   We bought the tickets way back then and the big day finally arrived on July 3rd.    It was a spectacular production and perfect for a girl's night out.  

  

We drove over to Denver the day before.   Because we had the whole day, we opted for the scenic route and enjoyed at least an extra 2 hours of sitting in traffic waiting for construction and accidents.    It was not fun.   But we made it in time to celebrate Lizzie's 17th birthday !!   Nicholas and Kelsey were home from Oklahoma City and Alex hustled over from his job as Asst. Golf Pro at Lakewood CC.    How did everyone grow up so fast?   It seems like just last week that I managed to dislocate Lizzie's shoulder when she was 18 months old and we were playing on the floor.......!    I hope she doesn't remember !   And today she passed her driver's test.......in this tricked out Jeep!   She's good at driving it on the jeep trails so city roads must not have been any problem.... 

The summer art festivals are in full swing and on Friday, we braved the crowds and wandered the Cherry Creek Art Festival, celebrating it's 25th year as a premier show.   It is very high end but it's just a good walk around and great for people watching.    Mike scouted out an excellent restaurant ,.... keeping in mind our limited way of eating.     An outdoor lunch at True Food Kitchen, one of a few owned by Dr Andrew Weil with an emphasis on the "Anti-Inflammatory Pyramid" that he has designed, was very special.    I don't agree with everything he recommends but it is a good and easy way to eat healthy.



 The next day, we all piled in the car and headed up to the mountains and to the picturesque Victorian town of Breckenridge.   ( Note who they put in the 3rd seat of the car.....just like the BMW commercial ) !  

Another day, another art festival.    This one much smaller but  the scenery was much better.    We all liked the woven glass pieces.

On the small lake in town, there were the bubbles with kids inside.....trying to stay upright.   Fun !

The iconic Victorian Main Street was a slice of Americana and  4th of July celebrations.    The firemen and kids and water hoses made for a fun and wet combination. The opposing  teams tried filling their buckets first while  spraying everyone and everything.    

Along the banks of the Blue River, the crowds were claiming their favorite spaces for the day and the evening fireworks.    Live bands, food vendors and happy faces were everywhere.

The growing season is very very short at over 9,000 feet but these gorgeous flowers were everywhere  and seemed to glow in the sun.

   A perfect weekend with our wonderful family....what more could we ask for ??........


















....maybe a good haircut and matching hats ?