Manitou x2...

This last week I headed down to Manitou Springs, Colorado twice. Once with Kayden, the new little boy I'm nannying and once with Jesse & several friends both for fun days at the outdoor arcade that Cody and I discovered back in March of '09. Kayden and I did a drive through the Garden of the Gods and stopped to explore a little since he brought his binoculars before heading into the Springs. The gang and I went there to hang out as a group since it's been a while and since my friend Amanda & her husband Chris moved to the nearby Colorado Springs a year ago and we rarely get to see them. When we went there was also an art's and crafts festival going on in the town park. It was a perfect day. Here are some pictures of both trips.

I think it's a law in Manitou that you cannot leave the town with out buying and consuming ice cream and/or fudge. They sell the stuff in ever store and it's fabulous!

Jesse and Dmitri attempting to look at the old time dirty pictures for a nickel. Naughty Boys!

Proof that Jesse really is HOT STUFF. 

I was passionate.

This arcade has some seriously old school games. Some for a nickel, some for a dime, and some for even a penny, but the quarter still rains supreme of course.

Jesse attempting to have the best grip. I think he scored in the body builder section. Ha ha!

He was totally in his element. All the guys were really. The ladies enjoyed themselves too though. 

Amanda and Chris were quite competitive with each other. 

Tana and Dmitri playing Ms Pac-Man.

Everyone loved playing all the pinball games and the skee-ball too, but I missed taking pictures when we played. 

Creepy fortune teller machine. I know it's not the same, but it kind of reminds me of the movie BIG w/ Tom Hanks.

I had a great time both trips, though you wouldn't know it since I'm always the one taking photos never in them. Manitou Springs is an adorable town pretty close to the base of Pikes Peak and right around the corner from the Garden of the Gods. It's a wonderful place to spend a day trip or a vacation. Two thumbs up for sure.