We didn't hesitate to get our summer started. The day that school ended we hopped on a plane (well two planes) and flew to London where Matt had been for work. It's practically on the way to the USA, right? It was a quick two night overlay, but thankfully we only had a couple of things on our to-do list: changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace and The Lion King!
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| Straight from Heathrow into Paddington Station |
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| Brit humor (humour?) in the neighborhood |
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| Buckingham Palace changing of the guard |
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| We all loved it! |
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Catching pigeons in the park.
You can take the boy out of Africa,
but you can't take Africa out of the boy.
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After cancelled flights and changing travel plans, the kids and I finally made it to Colorado where Matt joined us a few days later.
Leadville is our special family time; it's easy to just relax and enjoy the beauty. We also made a trip down to Buena Vista for some whitewater rafting. The kids loved the class 3-4 rapids in the aptly named Brown's Canyon on the Arkansas River.
Smiles all around
While Matt was busy working the kids and I took a drive through Rocky Mountain National Park. Yet another beautiful corner of Colorado.
Then, of course, there's the fabulous cousin time and hanging out at Chuck and Jen's!
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| Seriously, Boulder?? |
It was also great to see Matt in action when he gave a talk at the Denver Museum of Science and Nature about elephants. I walked in to the IMAX theater and was intimidated by the huge screen and seating for 400+ plus, but it didn't seem to phase Matt and he did an amazing job (of course).
Watch out Rochester, the Africa invasion is headed your way.
