and it begins...

Summer has finally made it's way to us! And life is BUSY.

A couple weeks ago Scott and I were able to jet set all the way to Vail, Colorodo for a quick weekend getaway. The kids stayed with Grandma and Grandpa (the puppy ones) and had the best time ever. Of course we were still recovering up until this week from all the rule breaking and whatnot. But as my mom says, 'What happens in Fargo, stays in Fargo.'

While in Vail, we took in the magic of the mountains, did some hiking, lounged a bit, took in some beverages, and watched a great deal of slacklining (good 'ole mountain entertainment). We met some interesting people (pretty sure most of them were taking advantage of the legalization of marijuana) and just had fun being with one another. So much fun.

 

The drive from Denver...

 

Morning coffee and breakfast- lentil burritos. No wonder he's scowling!

Setting up the Mountain Games and slacklining competition.

 Heading over to the mountain climbing competition.  

More Slacklining. This really was fun and amazing to watch. These guys can actually land on that little bungie strip and do front and back flips. It's 'gnarly' as the announcer put it. Seriously. He said gnarly. I'm not kidding about that marijuana folks.

After tearing ourselves away from becoming slackline groupies, we actually went on a hike. We didn't find any berries, but we did flex our muscles a bit.

 

 



 

Oh, and we added a new mountain game- check out that gun show!

 We learned to use our self-timer at about 8,000 ft elevation.

 

 And Scott decided to impress me with his lumberjack skills of folding trees in half. Mwa ha ha ha...

 

These trees were my favorite!

Just when I thought things were going well, Scott decided to jump off the side of a cliff.

And he had to climb for his life to get back up.

 

And then, not realizing you could catch the gondola ride at the bottom of the hill, he decided to climb the tower and hitch a ride here.

 I had to talk him out of it before they kicked us out and took away his Hyland Park ski pass (inside joke, you'll never get it.)

 

 

And back at 7,000 feet... we still love each other after all these years.

Thanks Mom and Dad, for this priceless weekend getaway. We look forward to taking you up on your offer again soon!