Playing 2 games in a row is just plain hard for 11 year olds, especially in 90 degree heat. Hell, it was hard on the parents just to sit and cheer for that long! We left at 10am and made it home just before 5pm. We then did a quick change and grabbed the bbq essentials and headed for the park and picnic in Golden. The kids had a blast even though they couldn’t go tubing in Clear Creek as the water was running too fast. Some older people did but the Park Ranger said he wouldn’t let his kids in, especially without helmets and life jackets. That was good enough for Mom to squash it and every other Mom followed her lead. The oldest and his coach and another player did stand in a spot 3 feet deep or so and lay down backwards submerging their whole bodies in the 32 degree water, he said, “man that was cold!”
We arrived home a bit after 8pm and the boys played in and outside before the youngest had Ben spend the night. Who knows how late they stayed up but they started watching a movie at 10pm!
Today will be a pool day after I run to the Wild West Show to pick up an old mexican saddle that I have been having restored for about a year. My dad had it as long as I can remember, I can’t wait to see it.
The misses got bit by some bug and has a real itchy bite. Mosquitos are coming out and it’s been hot and humid as afternoon showers are starting to arrive. It’s so much nicer in the mountains this time of year. Next Saturday we’ll be up in Wyoming with friends for lunch and then at the annual pig roast at the ranch and then the 4 days later, back up in Aspen for the big dinner/auction. Jag and I were talking the other day about Mt Rushmore and after he Googled it and found out it’s only 350 miles from Denver, we decided we’d try to take a trip up there this summer. So lots going on, time for me to hit the showers and get moving.
Have a great day and take care.