Mother-Daughter Day in Denver

Mother Daughter Day in Castle Rock and Denver

My mom recently came to visit us at our new home in Castle Rock, and we hit the town. For those who don’t know, I am originally from Virginia (my parents still live there), and then I moved to Houston for work. My mom was never soft spoken about how much she disliked Houston, though I think it’s a fabulous place to live. Anyways, then life brought me to Denver, so naturally she came to visit.

We had a bunch of fun Mother Daughter outings, so I wanted to share a few highlights from our time together and some ideas for what to do in Castle Rock. Perhaps it will spur some ideas for your next adventure with your girlfriends or encourage your mom to come visit as well!

We started our day with the best HydraFacial at The Skin Company in downtown Castle Rock. I have had a number of HydraFacials and absolutely love them, but this was my mom’s first. Our Esthetician Lisa was fabulous.

As I’ve gotten older, I tend to get facials that actually do something for my skin, not just the feel-good-massage-kind. A HydraFacial does wonder for your skin, including treating fine lines and wrinkles, evening out tone and texture, helping with hydration and glow, it detoxifies your skin and so much more. Hello and yes please to all of those. Needless to say we left with glowing skin and big smiles. And it’s not a serious treatment, as in, we were able to walk around downtown Castle Rock and do other things without having bright red or peeling faces. It’s seriously no downtime and you’ll be ready to take

The Best HydraFacial in Castle Rock

mother-daughter photos later that night (read on).

Then we literally walked around the corner to B&B Cafe for lunch. My mom is a huge breakfast all-day person, and this was my first time eating here. I had a chicken salad sandwich and she had some breakfast plate, and I’m pretty sure it was her favorite meal of her trip!

We did some shopping, because duh. Not only did we shop around downtown Castle Rock, I took her over to Dairy Block to check out the art and some of the shops there. She loved it because that concept of stalls and so many unique and local vendors is pretty foreign to us Virginia-folks.

Then I treated her to her first-ever frose at The Infinite Monkey Theorem in RiNo, which is one of my favorite places in all of Denver. To be honest, it’s just a quiet and chill place with delicious wine, but I love all that they stand for and how they collaborate in the community. They also just started the most ridiculously cute idea for The Infinite Garden, which is a Denver Urban Flower Farm that you can “cut your own bouquet” of flowers while sipping in $5 glasses of wine. It’s new and the summer hours are just Mondays and Thursdays for now, so we weren’t able to try it, but you absolutely must check it out.

Infinite Monkey is a must-visit winery in Denver

It’s all about fresh air, supporting local, and creating something colorful and beautiful. That’s what the world needs more of, 100.

My mom is a huge fan of donuts, so of course I took her to a few spots. Although she wouldn’t listen to me, that these donuts were a bit more refined that her favorite Krispy Kreme donuts. First we went to The Doughnut Club in RiNo, which is one of my favorite donut places in Denver. These gourmet donuts come in a ton of flavors, and according to their website, you can have them shipped nationwide, so that’s awesome.

Then we went to Habit Doughnut Dispensary in downtown Denver, which has booze-infused donuts – as an option. This was my first time here, and given the name, I had no idea what to expect. There were only a few options to choose from (we went around 2p.m.), but it was part of a cute little restaurant and a good place to sit and visit.

For dinner, we headed back to Castle Rock for my favorite fried chicken at Great Divide Brewery & Roadhouse. Mostly because it’s one of my favorite Castle Rock businesses, but also because their menu is so expansive, there’s something for everyone. Their peach mules on the cocktail menu is probably my favorite drink (thus far) I’ve had in Castle Rock.

So we basically ate and drank our way through RiNo and Castle Rock, which in my book makes for a perfect Colorado Mother Daughter Day!