Friday, July 18, 2008

2008 Spring/Summer Tour - Day 107

We left the RV park in Colorado Springs and headed up to Broomfield, outside of Denver. On the way, Evee drew with marker on the table. Normally, we would have been upset about that, and of course we told her that she shouldn't write with markers on the table, but we couldn't help but be impressed by how well she wrote her name (see below).

I had a show in the Broomfield library auditorium and it was a full crowd and a really fun group. The adults, in particular, were very animated and uproarious. I mean, I usually have a high percentage of the parents involved in the show, regardless, whether through direct participation or just enjoying watching their kids involvement, and I'm glad that it's very rare for parents to sit in the back and read magazines or talk to each other during my shows... But it's always nice when the parents particularly pay very close attention to what's going on and immerse themselves into the experience along with their kids like they did today. That makes for the best shows, and I think the kids feed off of it, too, and become even more responsive.

We went out for lunch and then drove to an RV park in Loveland, where we'll be staying tonight and tomorrow. We went swimming, then had dinner and the girls played on their laptops for a while before going to bed. Roseann and I watched Life is Beautiful, one of our all-time favorite films, and went to bed.




2 comments:

Idaho Dad said...

Oh oh oh! I hope you get this message in time. Seek out Benson Sculpture Park in Loveland. It's well worth an hour's stroll through this amazing park.

Also, if you have time, seek out the Swetsville Zoo, in Fort Collins, right off the Interstate. It's home to some very odd creatures. The kids will be amazed.

My wife's grandparents lived in Loveland, so we visited there many times.

You'll love Benson Sculpture Park and Swetsville Zoo! Both are FREE, by the way. Can't beat that price.

Eric Herman said...

Hi, Phil... We're already planning to go to the sculpture park today. Someone told us about that the other day and that was one of the reasons we're staying here in Loveland. There's a cool sculpture park outside of Buffalo that I loved going to. And we'll definitely try to stop by the Swetsville Zoo on Monday... that sounds cool. Thanks for the tip!