This week I participated in my 16th Tuba Christmas at the beautiful Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. My high school band director got the award, out of 300 musicians, for participating the longest, at 20 years! And I’m proud to say I’m not too far behind him. It’s such a fun event that my high school Alma mater, my dad and I attend every year. Check out my post from Tuba Christmas two years ago, too.
Here’s the final photo from Thanksgiving in Denver. This is one of the wind farms we passed on the long drive through Western Kansas.
Check out all of the photos from our trip!
Great Friends
Who Knew? (Castle Rock, KS)
Denver Christmas Lights
Olympic Training Center
Red Rock Formations
Garden of the Gods
Blue. (A bird)
A Bright Union Station
During our Thanksgiving trip to Denver, we attended the downtown lighting ceremony. Here’s a photo of the Union Station all lit up!
A beautiful blue bird seen at Garden of the Gods. Can you name the species?
To answer Saturday’s question about what landmark we visited in Colorado … it was Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. Although the nice weather brought out crowds of people, I enjoyed the short hikes and the lack of that overwhelming feeling that comes with visiting a large National Park and barely having time to scratch the surface of it.
Can you name this landmark? My husband and I were so blessed that when we visited last week, it was in the 60s. I’m pretty sure they have snow on the ground and sub-zero temps this week.
A beautiful view on a beautiful day outside the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO.
During our Thanksgiving trip to Denver last week, we went to the downtown lighting ceremony and walked around the nearby shops while admiring the Christmas lights. The Denver event is nothing like the Country Club Plaza lighting in Kansas City in terms of scale, beauty, and crowds, but I actually enjoyed the low-key evening. It was picture-perfect, don’t you think?
On our Thanksgiving road trip to Colorado, we took a detour to explore this impressive formation. How many of you knew there was something like this–something other than flat land–in Western Kansas? Can anyone name this site?
I’m still catching up on photo editing after returning from several days in Colorado. We stayed with another couple also expecting their first little one. I can’t thank them enough for the friendship we’ve built over the last couple of years and their hospitality while we crashed their house for three days.
