Denver Rock and Gem Show!

Apparently the 3rd grade will go on nine field trips this school year while studying Colorado State History. The first exciting adventure was the Denver Rock and Gem Show! I got to ride the quiet and nice-smelling (not) bus with my group of six 3rd graders. It was very interesting, with lots of very old and expensive things they didn't want touched by grimy hands! There was an area where you could "pan for gold" which is what Baylie is doing above. She didn't get any gold... darn it ... a few other bits and pieces of rock (I guess?) A nice man gave my group each a card that had a gold chip on it :) On the bus ride home, Baylie was tired out and proceeded to lay her head down on my lap, which of course made her car (bus) sick, so promptly after returning home, I got a call from the school that she was in the sick room...we will know better on the next trip!

The Taste of Colorado

On Labor Day, we went to The Taste of Colorado, in Denver, and had lots of good food and drink! It was very hot that day, about 98. Some locals warned us about the people that may be there but we weren't too scared, as we had seen the Skagit County and Monroe Fairs!! :) It was very fun, with good music and neat booths. There was a good view of the capitol building and we saw the new Denver Library. Also that weekend, we went to the Weird Al Yankovic concert, which Jeff and I weren't exactly excited for, but it was actually entertaining. They were predicting thunderstorms so we came prepared, but the weather was great. I think, though, we may have been the only fans in the audience who didn't know all the words to his songs! Who would have thought he had such a following.