Camping at Yogi Bear&#39;s Jellystone Park, Larkspur, CO

Lil' Nina in Allie

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"Meema," whose a little worse for (loving) wear.

I chose to stay at Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park because of its close proximity to my grandchildren and for the fact that it was one of only a few that offered cabin rentals, which was a must. Upon arrival, the first thing we noticed was dust. The second thing was more dust. Between "G" and me, all we do is sneeze. We are in the middle of a dust bowl. It hasn't rained here in quite awhile, so it's even dustier than normal. Dust, dust everywhere.

We don't think we will stay here again unless it was to book just a weekend RV site along with a cabin to be with the kids. Otherwise, we will stay at Colorado Heights in Monument, which is 10 minutes further down I-25. We already checked it out for when we make our next trip, and both agreed that it would better suit our needs. Yogi Bear is priced higher than other parks due to all the children's activities that they offer, of which we never had the time to partake.

We are enjoying the time with the kids and they loved the cabin with the loft bedroom where Nina and Lola slept. It had a fully stocked kitchen and they provided all bed and bath linens. You only needed your own food to survive a weekend in the woods (and dust).

Yesterday, we went to Santa's Workshop at the North Pole near Pike's Peak. It was a terrific amusement park filled with rides geared for 2-10 year-old's. Us big people were even able to get on some of the rides and everyone had a blast. Emma, the littlest, was able to go on a couple of rides all by herself. She was so excited to do what her big sisters were doing. Another exciting happening was that Emma and I were able to get into the park for free! They didn't charge for kids under 2 or adults 60 and over. A first for me making me happy and sad at the same time.

The concession stands offered high-quality food and beverages, so enen with paying premium prices (as you do at every amusement park) we felt like we got a bargain. It was a fun-packed day with lots of walking, rides, and a special visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus! Santa spent a lot of time with all the kids and interacted with each one lovingly and genuinely. I included a clip of the visit below. It had to have been the BEST SANTA VISIT ever.

Papa "G" and I are very tired trying to keep up with three pair of little feet. It's not easy. There is a reason women have a limited amount of child-bearing years...I've discovered that fact during this trip.

Lucy allowed each of the girls to touch and/or pet her without one hiss. However, that evening she purposely pooped on the floor right outside her litter box, which is her distinctive way of expressing her disdain.

Today has been spent doing laundry and straightening up, food shopping and preparing for the upcoming week. Tuesday afternoon will be Nina's afternoon and evening for shopping and dinner out. Wednesday is her class trip that I will be attending, Thursday is Lola's day for shopping and dinner, next Saturday will be a visit to Tiny Town and Sunday will be the big trip up to Pike's Peak.

We will finish up our time here with a Grandparents' breakfast in Lola's kindergarten class. What a great way to end this leg of our journey.

I don't think another blog entry will be forthcoming any time soon.

Hope everyone is well - missing our NY peeps.

Deep thought for the day: Life is but a moment, live for the day. Words can be daggers, mind what you say. Listen for children's laughter at play. Innocence quickly fades away. ~ vc