Where Did We Eat in Denver and Colorado Springs, CO

We had a wedding to attend in Colorado Springs so we made a quick weekend trip out of it splitting time between Denver and Colorado Springs. Here’s where we ate!

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Denver Central Market - Denver, CO

This marketplace and food hall is right in the RiNo River North art district. We got food from Vero Italian Kitchen and Tammen’s Fish Market and picked a nice table outside to enjoy the weather.

Fish Tacos

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Breckenridge Brewery Ale & Game House - Denver, CO

We stayed at the Hotel Inverness and this beer garden is located on the ground floor of the hotel. We stopped by here to grab a quick drink and a snack before heading back to our room for the night. It had great atmosphere with tons of pub games like shuffleboard, darts, and pool. We weren’t anticipating the nachos to be so HUGE so you definitely get your money’s worth.

Chicken Nachos

Dry Rub Wings

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Exile Kitchen Denver - Denver, CO

This was a great spot for some comfort food. They had all sorts of Southern Louisiana style food and the restaurant had a very cozy feel. Now looking back at the restaurant, it looks like this restaurant has closed.

Pot roast benedict

Boudin balls

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Urban Egg - Colorado Springs, CO

Great brunch spot with your typical breakfast offerings. The place was packed so it must have been popular with the locals.

Breakfast burrito

Breakfast Sandwich

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Border Burger Bar - Manitou Springs, CO

From Colorado Springs, we went up the Pikes Peak Cog Railway. After we were done, we walked around Manitou Springs and grabbed lunch at Border Burger Bar. Can’t go wrong with a classic cheeseburger with a side of pickles!

Cheeseburger

Fried Pickles

Kai's Birth Day

It was just a regular night and I had just fallen asleep. After about an hour, Dawn woke me up saying the baby is coming and the contractions are getting pretty regular. The pain was increasing, but based on Maddox’s birth she felt like it was about time to head to the hospital.

So a quick back story about Maddox’s birth, it was very rough on Dawn. She was induced at midnight and went through a very long and painful 30 hour labor for his delivery.

When we got checked in to the hospital, the initial check showed that Dawn was 9 cm dilated. Everyone was surprised that she was up and walking around.

They quickly wheeled her up to the delivery room to prepare for the birth. When we got there, they immediately asked if she needed an epidural. Since we were so close to delivery, Dawn opted not to get one and did the delivery with no anesthesia.

Dawn is a BADASS.

After about 4 hours at the hospital and 35 minutes of pushing, Kai was born!

and with a FULL head of hair.

Due to the hospital’s COVID protocol, we only had to stay one night. When we brought Kai home, Maddox was really eager to meet his new brother. He was really curious and loved to poke and prod his legs.

A basket of gifts does wonders easing Maddox into the big brother role. The hospital also sent us home with a “Big Brother” cake for him. Perfect timing, the next day was Maddox’s birthday too! We have a lot to celebrate and many joint birthdays to come!

Maddox's 2nd Birthday

We celebrated Maddox’s 2nd birthday early since baby #2’s due date is right around his actual birthday. Maddox loves dinosaurs so it’s only natural that we have a dinosaur themed party.

We invited our family over to have a small party and needless to say, Maddox had a great time!

Trying to be like mama with her pregnant belly

Trying out his new bike

Last Family Photos as a Family of 3

We’re getting close to our last days as a family of 3! We decided to do one last photoshoot before baby #2 came. We went to a park nearby, I set up the tripod and did my best to capture our growing family.

Bribery with a lollipop is a necessity.

Surprise Pregnancy Announcement and Gender Reveal!

With our second pregnancy, we kept it to ourselves in the beginning only mentioning it to our families. We decided to announce it to our friends by playing it off as just a normal gathering.

It started off as a normal hang…

This would also be when we would find out the gender. We sent the gender test results to a close friend to get us some cupcakes with colored filling. After a while of eating and chatting, we brought out the gender reveal cupcakes and that’s when the “wait what?” moment happened.

IT’S A BOY!