Today we decided to check out the Mile High Flea Market.

When I go to flea markets I always hope to find fun little treasures amidst old junk.  There was not much of this at this flea market.  It was pretty much just – well – new junk.  There were a few sections where people had brought in some old/used stuff, but I didn’t find anything.

That was ok though.  It was beautiful out, and we enjoyed walking around.

Plus there was fresh kettle corn.  That alone may have made the trip worth it.

And even better?  A couple of carnival rides that were just Davey’s size.

He loved it!

The first time he rode the second ride, he “chauffeured”  a little bitty boy.  Davey checked on him pretty frequently to make sure all was well.

I like his expression here.

Lunch at El Jardin.  Very good Mexican Restaurant.  Now home.  I went to the library to replenish Davey’s books.  Davey and David are “rassling” at the moment.

When David and I were in high school, we loved to go eat at Casa Bonita in Tulsa.  That was just a fine time.  We’d wait in line to get our “all you can eat Deluxe specials”.  This was in my early Mexican food eating days, so I thought it was great food.  My favorite part was always the sopapillas.

So now there are apparently two remaining Casa Bonitas.  I think the one in Tulsa is still open, and then there’s the one in Denver.

Last night we visited the Denver Casa Bonita. David’s brother Rob and his wife Angie are visiting Denver this week, so we all thought this would be a fun place to go.  It was.  Davey loved it.

The line was just like old times.  Davey waited patiently and not patiently.  It varied.  Here is David holding him for awhile.

Eventually we got to our trays.

As we were guided to our seat, we saw an “ape” running by.  Apparently a man with a net chases him.

After we were seated, we were able to watch the “cliff divers”! and the mariachi band.

Davey took it all in.

Casa Bonita and the “flag”.  We always just loved the idea of raising that flag.  I don’t know why the flag was (is) so fascinating to us, but we’d raise the flag and here came our waiter to help us out.

And then came the lady with the lighted swords.  One look at Davey’s face, and we knew we could not resist his becoming a proud owner of the sword.

Davey did eat pretty well, once he was done building his “lettuce pasta” (he had a great time stacking the orange slices and lettuce leaves).

We played a few games and collected some tickets which were redeemed for a plastic something or other.    Davey liked skeeball.  He gets a lot of bang for the buck when he plays, as they always roll back to him several times.  He finally came up with a brilliant idea.  Why not dispense with rolling them and instead just give them a nice hard throw.  David and I finished the balls up pretty quickly after that.

As we got ready to leave, I wanted to take a picture of Davey with his Uncle Rob and Aunt Angie.  Davey really didn’t want any part of it.  I asked them to move in quick.  I did what I could to get Davey in there.

ahhhh.  Casa Bonita.

We went on a Saturday drive today.  We drove out to Conifer and Evergreen and then back to Golden.  Golden’s just about our favorite.  Conifer and Evergreen are beautiful, but I don’t want to live in either place.  I can’t see Kansas when I am in Conifer or Evergreen, and I love seeing mountains to the west and big wide open space to the east.  We’d like to live in Golden or in western Lakewood.   So anyway, we were in Golden a couple of months ago when Clear Creek looked like this. (We were there with my parents.)

Here is what it looked like today.

So frozeny.  Being from the southern regions of the country, we are not used to this.

Then I looked up the river just abit, and I saw this. (I was wishing for a better zoom.)

What a neat backdrop for their wedding pictures.  It wasn’t that cold today – low 50s, but I bet she was chilly in that dress!

There’s a neat slide for Davey right by the creek too.  Davey quickly made a friend.  He worked so hard to follow her.

She took a liking to him though, and then it was this:

She insisted on helping him up the steps.  I heard him saying, “But I can do this all by myself!”

They came down the slide together numerous times.

But finally, she had to leave.  And then we had to leave.  And there were tears of anguish.

These tears lasted about 5 seconds.  At that point, David took off running, and Davey tore up the stairs as fast as he could go to chase him across the field.

And then there were hugs.

And ice cream.  Our stop in Golden had begun with ice cream.  Davey had birthday cake ice cream with added sprinkles.  He thought that was just pretty great.

It’s been a great few days.  Davey has had a grand time.  He’s played with family and friends.  It’s been a non-stop celebration.

Tonight we had a mini-reunion of friends from our small Oklahoma town.  Davey played with the children of our childhood friends.  After we got home, it was bedtime, and I think Davey was asleep in under 5 minutes.  He was happy tired.

Tomorrow we will spend time with family and more friends, and then we will have to begin to make our way home. 

I took lots of pictures of both families, but I’ll spare most of them “blog exposure”.   You’ll have to take my word that they are beautiful families. 

Here is one representative sample:  (Davey with his Opa.)

And I can’t resist sharing a picture of Davey in his new little dragon hat.  He loved it.  It has little claw mittens too.  I know I am a biased Mama, but it was just so darn cute.

Oh knitting!  I have started THE SWEATER.  I have approximately two inches of ribbing done and have started on the stockinette.  It is almost time for my first fair isle section.  I am kind of winging it on the back – as far as the placement of the colorwork.  We shall see how it goes.  My David deadline is fast approaching.  I do have that I-70 drive back to Denver coming up, so who knows how much I could accomplish!  (Although I think we all know that the deadline is going to come and go.  I anticipate requesting several extensions.  I probably should start hoping for a record cold summer, so that he will be able to wear it when I finish it.)