Whoa...what a day!

Robb & Kris that live in the Denver area,

at the Outlet Mall

It wasn't all planned until the last minute...but even down to the final details...we were still undecided!

Matt planned on going with the youth from the ward to the Temple for baptisms...and remember that the Denver Temple is a

3 hour drive

for the lovely members of the Sidney Ward!! I really wanted to tag along and do something fun as a family. We tried to hook up with our dear friends,

but it just didn't work out! We were on our own!

Since Matt had to be at the Temple for the 11:00 session, we left our house at 7:30 a.m., ready to tackle the day! We arrived nearly on time, dropped Matt off and I headed out to do some shopping with the kids...YES...ALL 4!! First stop was Old Navy...I had to exchange an online purchase...and found a few more essentials! Next was the HUGE mall nearby...oh my goodness. I was almost having a panic attack about taking all the kids in by myself...but they were so excellent! Our first plan was to find the "map" of the mall so we could hit the 2 "must go to" stores...Body Shop and Children's Place. Luckily, they were both right in front of us so we were in and out in 45 minutes. Record speed! We made it back to the Temple without getting lost and picked up Matt...but we couldn't leave without taking a few pictures of the kiddies at the temple!

We then headed out to finish our "to do's" for the day. We had to go to an Apple Store because my brand new iPod wasn't working properly. We found it...and it was in the middle of this fantastic Outlet Mall in Littleton, CO. We ate lunch at Panera Bread and killed a little time since my appointment at the Apple Store wasn't for another hour. It was perfect, the kids were pretty good, REALLY GOOFY, and hungry! I was able to get my iPod REPLACED in minutes and we were on to the next place.

goofy kids at lunch

We decided even though it was early evening...we would still take the kids to Boondocks. They were so excited! It is more than we usually...but it was worth it! We bought packages for Morley & Drew and a few extra's for Brayden. I think the biggest hit was the Miniature Golf. Matt and Drew scored multiple

Hole in 1's!!

A close second were the Go-Carts...they had a BLAST driving those!

Ella was such a trooper and was just fine hanging out with everyone and observing! We didn't leave until about 9:30 p.m. and Ella had already fallen asleep in the stroller!

The boys sacked out about 45 minutes into the drive home and I think we pulled up to the house around 1:30 a.m.!

It was an amazing day...80 degrees and full of family fun! I can't wait for the next time we can spend an entire day like this together again!

to see more of this cute family...click here

and Nana...thanks for our "letter" shirts!!!