family fun...kind of

I was determined to be happy today. For the past year I have been a bit of a wreck. My girls have seen me cry one too many times over the passing of my dear friend, Jess. Today I was determined to be happy and remember Jess as my wonderful, hilarious, quirky friend. 

We most certainly tried to have fun, but we had a few obstacles. Our first hurdle - Gwyneth got a nasty bee sting on her face. It went from a small sting to her eye and cheek swelling. I was worried, but it didn't slow her down one bit. She was still all smiles.

We headed down to Frisco Family Fun Fest. Free face painting, bouncy castles, slides, antenna and a train ride. 

Off to the Breckenridge gondolas!

We headed up to the Breckenridge Peak 8 Fun Park. The girls both rode the roller coaster. Annabelle went twice! Once with me and once with her Daddy! She put her hands in the air and screamed the entire time. She loves it. 

Gwyneth's poor cheek - still red and puffy. 

After the roller coaster we took a ride down the alpine slide. Well, Gwyneth and I rode down. Annabelle and B tumbled, slid, and flipped right off the track. Being the good daddy that he is, B protected Annabelle and took the brunt of the wreck. He has burns on his shoulder, elbow, and leg. He actually has some fiberglass in his arm which the nurse told him will eventually fall out on their own or can be removed with a wire brush. B opted for the 1st option and he's waiting it out. Yeah, the wire brush option didn't sound so great.  Annabelle escaped with a burn on her wrist which she handled like a pro. She told us on the gondola ride back down the hill that she was never going on that alpine slide again....but she sure would like to ride the roller coaster again soon!

Everyone handled their injuries well and we actually managed to have a very fun family day. We stopped at Mi Casa for dinner and Gwyneth, Annabelle and B were all trying to one-up each other with their heroics and injuries for the day. They had me cracking up and despite some swelling, burns, and a bit of a fiberglass we managed to really, truly enjoy our day together. (I can probably say that because I was the only to escape injury today.....) 

A much deserved Mountain Mary's Cookie for dessert.