Nana and Papa Visit

This past weekend Keith's parents (Nana and Papa) stopped by to see us on their way home from Arkansas. We had a nice visit and took in some great local sites. Friday night, we went to White Fence Farm for dinner. They have great fried chicken. YUM!!! Oliver enjoyed the petting zoo area and the sheep seemed to take to him as well.

On Saturday we went up the mountains to ride the Georgetown Loop Railroad.
We picked up the train at Silver Plume...

...rode it down to Georgetown while we heard about some of the mining history and then it was back to Silver Plume. We had GREAT weather with unlimited sunshine!! 'tis the season for a lot of afternoon storms in Colorado.

Papa, Keith and Oliver ready for the train to take off. Carrie and Nana

Oliver wasn't quite sure what to think of the ride but he eventually warmed up to the idea. At the higher elevations it is important to stay hydrated, especially if you're a little guy.

This is a bridge that we had come down from. YIKES! Good thing it held together.

We didn't bring Oliver's cap so he was treated to a Georgetown Loop Railroad souvenir cap.

Keith and Oliver taking in the great view.

"I hear the train a comin'

comin' 'round the bend

I aint seen sunshine since

I don't know when" (Johnny Cash)

Keith, Nana and Oliver

Family Photo!

After the train ride we went to Idaho Springs for Beau Joes Pizza. YUM!

HIP HIP HOORAY for Beau Joes Pizza!

I wasn't quite thinking when we encouraged Oliver to drink so much water due to the elevation and sun exposure. I should have know, water in, water out. At lunch the Pamper just wasn't up to the task of holding all of that water in and his jeans ended up a little wet. Well, I figured he wasn't the first kid to streak around in a diaper. We put his longer jacket on him and hoped it wasn't too obvious. Yes, we got a lot of strange looks.

Oliver didn't seem to mind that he didn't have any pants on and it definitely didn't stop him from touring around downtown Idaho Springs, showing off the local shops to some people trying to pass him by.

In fact, he seemed to like to be pants free so much he almost had a kick and skip to his step.

But alas, all good days come to an end with a nice car ride nap.