Cars cars cars

One year ago yesterday we piled into the car and waved goodbye to California as we began our three day trek to Colorado. So it was fitting that we celebrated by going to a car show downtown in Castle Rock. Though these cars were a lot cooler than the Odyssey.

In typical Castle Rock fashion, the streets were blocked off, live surf music was playing, and there was fun stuff for the kids--though in a rare fail they were charging waaaaayyy too much for the little games, so we didn't do them. There were about six blocks' worth of cars and a bunch of other random kiosks and tents, so it was fun to walk around and just people (and car) watch.

We went to Siena afterwards for lunch, and in the courtyard outside were all the Ferraris.

Inside they were playing James Bond soundtracks. Totally fit the feel of the day. Abby started in on her first weaving project while we waited, which she really enjoyed until it was time to put on the bands going in the opposite direction and actually start weaving.

On the way back to the car we discovered a cottonwood tree that was absolutely spewing fuzzies.

We see them all over town but I've never actually seen a cottonwood tree anywhere. I wouldn't be surprised if this one was the sole source, given how much was flying around above it.

Overall the show really exceeded our expectations. We thought there'd maybe be on parking lot of cars, or maybe one street's worth. But to have six blocks closed off and tons of cars and people...well, it's another reason why I love Castle Rock.