visiting James

This weekend we went to see James, Lilja's birthdad in Denver. We stayed at Shawndell's house for maybe the last time as they are moving back to Durango and we had fun playing at the Cherry Creek Mall on Saturday. Aran got a ride in (before his big ride in Belgium) and he got  a new bow.. so lots of things happened this weekend . Besides our snowy/haily/windy ride there, everything else went great.  

cherry creek play area.. waiting for daddy.. Lilja had a blast. she is pretty passive, but seems to start making friends here and there.. Kind of an onlooker, but then becomes chatty with the kids after a while

After she goes down the slide, she will come hopping over to me and says" mom, I am having so much fun"    bounce, bounce bounce...



she is starting to like slides..



her first experience with an escalator.. frozen!! and giggling..

Lamby helped keeping her balance.. yep, lamby is still around. 



Then on Sunday we met James at a very fun "Little Monkey Bizness" play area.. It has lots of bouncy houses and a coffee shop in it.. I swear I am looking into this fanchise for Durango.. anyone want to go in on it with me??



James was relaxed, so sweet and patient with Lilja. She was really engaging and they even played on the slides together.



Lilja told me Sunday night that her favorite part of the day was pushing James down the slide "that was so fun"



Look at that face!! yep, she got james to go climbing all over that bouncy house.. very entertaining to watch :)

We had to leave right after having lunch because a 6 hour drive is a loooong time with a three year old.. luckily Lilja was pooped and slept a little during the trip. She is just such an amazing traveler.. She did get slap happy after a whlel.. we just joined in.. :) see the next video


Thanks James for joining us this weekend. I ma glad it worked out. It was fun seeing you play with Lilja and I am glad she is enjoying playing with you too.