A break from the house

Alright, I thought getting a house ready to sell was hard, but having it show ready at the drop of a hat with 2 little ones running around is even harder!  To top it all off Keagan is ready to be potty trained but cleaning up his accidents on the carpet too adds one more thing to do.  So, we decided to clean up the house and leave for a few days.  Maybe this time the house will find its new owners.

One of our favorite places to go in Colorado is Estes Park.  Back in 2002 we came out to Colorado for a veterinary conference with classmates Tera, Mike and Rose and stayed in Estes Park for a few days before the conference started.  We fell in love with it then and visit frequently since we moved here.  Headed up to Estes Park to see elk, rocky mountain sheep and the beautiful mountain views has been a highlight the 4 years we have lived here.  We have been up to the summit at Alpine Visitor Center but never have managed to go across Trail Ridge Road.  So we decided to head across with the boys and stay in Winter Park overnight to relax and enjoy the trip.  We even think Hannah was excited to spend the night over at John's house where she could enjoy the peace and quiet that never is truly present in our house!

Our first stop was in Estes Park to have lunch.  We managed to find this park accidentally and had a great time.  There were so many things to do on the playground.  Logan enjoyed it as much as Keagan did.  We played hard as soon as we got out of the car as we could see a storm blowing over the mountains towards us.  The boys were tired out by the time the first big drops hit us and we ran into the covered shelter to enjoy our lunch.

 The boys had so much fun at the park they fell asleep for the ride across the summit.  We did not feel too bad as they always seem to have a little discomfort with their ears going up and down the mountain.  When they are sleeping they don't seem to notice.  Overall it was a great start to a fun mini-vacation.