Annual Terry Family Vacation

Since Kyle and I have been married we have taken a yearly vacation with my family. This year, since I was so far a long in my pregnancy, we decided to keep it close and spend the weekend in Denver. We headed up Saturday morning and went straight to Pirate's Cove. This is a water park geared more towards young families.

Getting to the parking lot and excited to head in!

Jamin was very interested in all the attractions

Getting set up and ready to go in the water!

We headed to the lazy river first to get Jamin used to the water and all the noise and excitement around him

A lot of the loud noises and big crowds scared him. Maybe next year he will enjoy it more

Kyle and Kaydence after going down the FAST waterslide

Cousins

Grandpa built a fort for the kids to play in and stay in the shade.

Hanging out at the giant sand box

This was Jamin's favorite part

After Pirate's Cove we checked into the Hotel and all took a much needed nap. After that we got ready to head out for dinner at an all time favorite, CASA BONITA!

Waiting in the lobby for everyone

Jamin either loved the escalators or was scared of them lol

This time he wanted Daddy to carry him

The big moment had arrived! Casa Bonita here we come!

Waiting in line to order our food

Family Picture at the table

Grandma bought all the grandkids cotton candy

Jamin was loving it!

Addy was really loving it!

Showing Jamin around and watching one of the shows

On our way out, we got a family pic

Sunday came fast and we all decided to go to the Denver Aquarium.

We got to see a sloth outside before heading in

Grandparents and grandkids

Still haven't even gone in yet lol...there was too much fun outside! Here everyone is playing in the bubbles

Great action shot of Addy jumping to get a bubble!

We learned our lesson to always bring the stroller. Since we forgot ours we rented one there. Jamin and Addy didn't seem to mind though

The Dive Team!

Petting the fur of a otter

Checking out all the big fish

Aunt Melissa bought Jamin a snake

He was very interested in it...but daddy wasn't, he hates snakes

Inside one of the tanks

Dori and Nemo!

Hi Honey!

Petting the sting rays

At the end Grandma wanted to buy all the kids a gift. I wanted Jamin to have this cool hat!

But we let him pick out what he wanted and he got cars and a book!

More bubbles when we were leaving

On our walk back to the car we got out a few of his cars

So excited! lol

Can't wait til our next vacation!

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