Colorado- Day 2

After a restful night's sleep we woke up refreshed and ready to start the day.  Brian made breakfast and coffee which continued thru the week.  It was nice to have someone else do the cooking!  He even cleaned up after too!

Our first stop of the day was Seven Falls.  Since Colorado didn't have a lot of precipitation this spring the falls weren't all that grand, but still it was pretty to see.  Brian had good intentions to do a little hiking/walking trails but the girls were "too tired" and were a bit lazy to walk the 1.5 mile loop.  So instead we walked the .5 mile loop after walking up the 224 steps that led to the trail.  The highlight of this leg of the trip was when we got to the end of the trail there was a little water fall area that one might think they could climb up and follow the creek, but the signs clearly stated "do not climb on rocks".  If you're a Salfer, the sign was for everyone but you.  So away we went up the rocks (we weren't the only ones doing it though :))  Brian was holding on to Natalie when he biffed it.  Protecting Natalie's head, he landed on his elbow and wrist.  Luckily he's a tough guy and didn't show any signs of weakness in front of the girls.  Natalie was shocked and kept saying, "Sorry Daddy, you be alright?"  The sound of the fall sounded worse than it actually was.  He scraped up his arm a bit and that was it.  He did lose his sunglasses somewhere in the midst of all the craziness.  We headed back down the 224 steps, hopped on the elevator to bring us to another viewing area and then walked 185 steps back down again before heading to the car to find a picnic area for lunch.  Oh, I forgot about the rainbow trout.  There was an area where you could buy fish food and feed the trout.  The girls had a good time doing that and then found that the chipmunks like the fish food too.  They'd come right up to you and eat out of your hand.

at the top of the 224 steps

Natalie for some reason wanted to pose everytime we took the camera out.

right before "the fall"

hard to see but there are actually 7 water falls behind the girls.

After a nice quiet picnic lunch at 7 falls we headed to The Manitou Springs Cliff Dwellings.  The girls LOVED this place, exploring the actual homes of the Anaszi Indians.  At full adult height they would be right around Caitlin's height.  My kind of people!

Natalie posing again...

After a fun filled day, we ended by going to this cute/quaint little ice cream shop in Old Colorado City.  We headed back to the house had Spaghetti for dinner and played a family game of Pictionary.