4th of July Wknd!

We made an effort to get-away for the weekend!!  Shawn has been working so hard, actually, we've both been working so hard since we returned from Florida, so it was very special to have a family weekend away from 'the grind'!! 

We left Friday (7/2) afternoon and got to Granby, CO just in time for the Farmer's Market!  **For those of you that don't know, my parent's have a house in Granby, which is a little over an hour away from Breckenridge, so its really nice to have a FREE get-away location**  Elsie Anne LOVED the live flute-ist + was dancing around hippy-style :)  She had her arms waving around + her hips going too, it was too cute + got a ton of attention!

We weren't ready to stop playing yet, so we went to the SolVista Bike Park (which is @ the back of my parent's neighborhood) to check it out!  It is hosting the 2010 US National Mountain Bike Championship in two weeks, (for the second year in a row) and is, as I've been told, the Premier Mountain Bike Resort in Colorado!  It was really neat watching all the guys practice... we found this 'child-sized' track that EA ran around + around for 20mins!!

Then we relaxed w/ a few beers on the deck... and yes, that is my daughter 'pole-dancing' for our entertainment!!  It was pretty hilarious watching her crazy moves on the "UM-LELLA" pole:)

Granby had their Town Parade + Fireworks on the 3rd... EA loved the USA flags MeMoo sent us, along w/ the matching bows in our hair:) 

This profile pic is one of my FAVS... they were watching the FIRETRUCKS get closer + closer, louder + LOUDER!

A quick family shot, that turned out pretty cute!  Oh, and by the way, Elsie Anne is 16mo old today (7/3)!

After nap we went back to the Bike Park, took the Lift to the top of the mountain + hiked around up there.  I'm bummed that we didn't get any pics of EA's first time on the Ski Lift!!  EA then enjoyed running around the Base Bar while we sat back + had a brewski :)

We pooped Elsie Anne out + she was ready for her tubby + bed right when we got home!  Couldn't have worked out better for us, since we made it our mission to get D-R-U-N-K by the time the FIREWORKS shot off!!  I know it sounds silly, but we haven't drank together like this in a LONG time!!  So, we got down + dirty... as you can see Shawn 'shot-gunned' a beer, something he said he hasn't done since our wedding! :)

And I drank liquor for the first time in a while:)  We enjoyed the gorgeous sunset on the deck, good music, good laughs, good memories, lovey dovey snuggles... and loved each hour of it!!

It all payed off b/c we were definitely TIPSY when we watched the FIREWORKS!  It was so much fun feeling our pre-baby selves, even if it was just for a few hours!  Not to say that post-baby is bad, but pre-baby felt so young + carefree, you know what I mean?!