Territory Days!!
Monday, May 31, 2010 by Amy
We used the free shuttle to Old Colorado City. Riley was quite thrilled to be riding on a school bus for the first time!:
Fire engine!:
Riley wanted to ride the mechanical bull. She did great, although she was a little nervous about the being thrown off part. She was pep-talking herself, saying "Stick! Stick! Stick to it like a tree frog!" (you can hear her if you listen carefully!)This was supposed to be Avery's turn, but she backed out. I didn't want to have waited in line for nothing, so I offered the ride to Riley. She was more confident this time!
This is our first time going to Territory Days. The only problem was that there were no ATMs to be found. Finding one was like finding sasquatch. We would hear a rumor of one, chase it down, only to find that it was a figment of the imagination, or to get completely different directions from someone else. The bank's ATM was out of money, as were the mysterious portable ones that were taken away because they were empty. I did save a young man from embarrassment in front of his girlfriend as he was trying, unsuccessfully, to withdraw money from the ATM by telling him that the ATM was, in fact, out of money, not his bank account LOL! Luckily, we had just enough cash for drinks and food, but it would have been nice to have more. It was a fairly hot day and the girls were troopers. And I feel like a good mom because I actually brought sunblock for the kids. Thanks to the 70SPF the girls didn't get burned. That is quite an accomplishment for me!
