Monday, October 24, 2011

Going Back In Time in Lakewood

We went out for donuts on Saturday morning. We never do that. But this week, it was Donuts for Dad's at our school and the kids were very upset that no one scheduled a fun day for them to eat donuts. What was I supposed to do? I couldn't let them be deprived....so off we went.

We needed to burn some major calories so we stopped at a little park near our home for some walking.


The kids pretended to be fire fighters. 


The Lakewood Heritage Center is such a cool place!  They take old buildings and houses from around the city, bring them here and refurbish them to their original splendor! It's like stepping back in time.


The best part is a real farm that they have brought to the park,  complete with windmill and water tower.  There are all kinds of old machinery, an outhouse, chicken coop and a clothes line!  My kids had no idea what the clothes line was for!


Isn't it gorgeous?? 


There is also a big red barn here.  I took the above picture from one of the windows opposite where Keith was holding Alex up to the window to look inside.  Look at the cool reflection!  I was really surprised when I downloaded this picture.



Imagine my surprise to find just inside the Lakewood Heritage Center is a small museum and this adorable little gift shop called the 20th Century Emporium! They had so many cool things and I saw something neat for just about everyone I know.


The Lakewood Heritage Center and Gift Shop are located at 801 S. Yarrow Street, Lakewood, Co. 

10 comments:

  1. What a fun day! I know y'all had a blast. :D Great photos!

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  2. Looks like so much fun! And quit depriving your children of donuts! :)

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  3. Mmmm...donuts!! That looks like a cool place. My moms bff is a coke freak so she would have purchased all the coke stuff from the emporium (that she doesn't already have).

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  4. HOW FUN!!!! Did you buy ME a prezzie from the Emporium?! LOL ;)

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  5. What a fun place! Those are some amazing photos!

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  6. I love finding cool, little places like that.

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  7. ugh, I'm on a diet and I would have given my left arm for a box of donuts this weekend! I have been starring at that one picture with the reflection and my eyes just can't figure it out-- its pretty damn cool but can't make heads or tails of how it happened! Those are the best pics though!

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  8. That place looks beyond amazing! And that reflection picture is so crazy and beyond cool! It looks like a big picture almost projected on the scene- crazy.

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  9. How fun! Love it when you find great little places like that in your backyard!

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  10. Friday is donut day around our house. ;)

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