Rough and Ready Park, Gateway Fun Park, China Gourmet

We went to a birthday party this morning at Rough and Ready Park in Longmont.  (Happy birthday, Miya!)  This is a fun park - lots of things to do, including a modern merry-go-round and a shallow creek area where kids can throw sticks and tiny rocks.  (I know how much my little one likes that activity.)  The ground cover is wood chips, but there is a sand volleyball court.  It is also right next to a dog park.

We went to Gateway Fun Park after nap time.  Spencer loves golf, so I thought this might be a hit, and it was.  He had a wonderful time.  It is so fun to see that he is old enough now to do things that might be fun for most people in the family.  We found a great coupon for a buy one-get one golf game.  Since kids under 3 play golf for free, it was only $6 for the whole (three person) family to play a round.  We played the windmill side, and I think the castle side might be more kid-friendly.  The windmill blades are metal and very tempting, and there is a lot of water to throw your ball into (sometimes accidentally, sometimes not).  The facility is not new, and the golf course is definitely in well-loved condition.  But since we basically were paying $2 per person to play, we couldn't complain about anything at all.  They also have a firetruck ride-on toy outside the main building (50 cents per ride), which Spencer loved.  They have a great train for $1.50 per ride, which lasted a nice long time and was worth the money.  When Spencer dropped his golf ball in the return bucket, he won a free go-kart ride.  He rode in a two-seater with John and completely loved it.  Afterwards, we watched some hockey at the outdoor court for free.  Not a bad evening for $7.50!

On our way home, we stopped at China Gourmet restaurant.  The restaurant was busy, but not too busy for us to find a great table.  The cream cheese wontons were fantastic.  We also had the beef pan fried noodles and the mango chicken special.  It was nice, but nothing too special.  I appreciated that they offered brown rice as an option.  It is cash or check only - no credit cards.  We probably would go back again.  The food was decent, the portions were ok, and the wontons were delicious.