"this is awesome!"

ahhhhh....the first couple of days after a big exam always feel soooooo good! i am so happy to not have to tell the girls i can't play because i am studying :)
I guess the exam went pretty good, as far as those thing go. We spent the evening hanging out in downtown Manitou Springs. There is this super cool area called the "penny arcade" that has arcade games that are from the 1950's (maybe older!). There are very few games that are actually a penny, but there are several that are a nickle or a dime, and we all had so much fun exploring the arcade.

Cris' go-to game....and he even sacrificed a few of the balls for his girls to try :) One of the best parts of the arcade is an entire section full of old (and new) quarter rides for the kids. The girls loooove this section, especially because we hardley ever let them ride the ones at the mall or other stores (unless it's Big Lots....which is only a penny! haha!!!).
Here Juneau is making her "tough face" while riding the motorcycle.

oh yeah, she's soooo tough!!!!

Nova's cute little wink...

Nova stil has a bit to grow before she can reach the controllers herself.

the classy little joint :)

somehow they always find something to climb to the top of!

even better if you can slide down after you climb up...

One of the best parts of the night was sampling the water from one of the ten mineral springs in downtown. I had always wanted to try out some of the spring water, but had never actually done it. I thought Juneau would love getting to take a drink right out of the fountain, so i held her up to try it out....cris missed the picture, so i had her do it again, but she really REALLY didn't want to. I was like "come on Juneau! take another drink!" but she refused. Finally I tried a little bit of the water, and it was litterally like drinking straight sulfer! haha! no wonder she didn't want to drink more of it!

Finally we headed over to "Marilyns" for some pizza. It was SERIOUSLY possibly the very best pizza we have ever had! can't wait to go back.!

i cannot tell you how much Nova LOOOOVVVEEEESSSS hugs and kisses and snuggles. She seriously will give you a big huge gigantic kiss anytime, anywhere...as you can see below!

What's a night on the town if it's not finished off with a giant ice cream cone!!!! About 3 bites into her cone Nova announced "This is AWESOME!!!" Ahhh yes, baby girl, this is awesome.

Juneau has been totally obsessed with Mint Chocolate Chip, ever since she tasted her first Andes Mint a few weeks ago. Nova, on the other hand, will always pick "PINK!!!"