Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Breckenridge Weekend

This past weekend we had our 1st family of 4 getaway in Breckenridge! We found a perfect 1 bedroom condo for rent at the same lodge Craig's parents own a time share so we knew how nice the lodge was from previous stays. Chase was so excited all weekend to go to the mountains and couldn't wait to get up there and go swimming - that was all he cared about :)

We headed up Friday a little early from work and made it to the resort about 5pm. We checked in and changed right into our swimsuits and headed to the pool. The weather felt amazing and we had a great time swimming, lounging in the hot tub, ordering fruity cocktails and playing on the playground next to the pool.

Chase is ready for the pool!


Craig & Brady soaking up some sun


Family photo time....love the view in the mountains!





Fun in the fountains next to the pool





After swimming we went back to our room, got cleaned up and hopped on the shuttle to go down to main street in Breck. We had a yummy dinner at the Breckenridge Brewery (Brady slept the whole time!) and then we walked around the town and ended the night with some delish ice cream!

Had to get a picture of the hotel shuttle because Chase was obsessed with it. "Let's go ride the bus again Mama!"


I tried to take some photos of the boys in front of a gorgeous river but the lighting at this time of the day was killing me. If I used the flask, it made the whole background dark and without the flash the whole picture was dark - this is why I need a better camera. It's on my wish list from Craig for my bday in a few weeks :)



Craig & Chase doing some sort of crazy dance after getting ice cream... Craig told me he would regret that picture- lol! Sorry babe - I need to document the memory!


Our home away from home for the weekend. It was perfect but when we go next year we will definitely get 2 bedrooms so the boys don't wake each other up all night :)




Brady having fun exploring his new environment!



Saturday morning we got ready and headed over to take the gondola up to the Fun Zone area where you can ride the alpine slide, ride a roller coaster, jump in a bounce house, mine for gems, and all kinds of other fun kid's activities. We stuck to the alpine slide and we each went once with Chase - he loved it!!

Having so much fun with my baby boys!


Gondola ride


Alpine Slide



Ski lift you have to take to get to the top of the alpine slide




Daddy's turn



Couple family shots on the touristy chair lift :)



After we came back down the mountain, we were waiting for our hotel shuttle and I just thought the mountains looked AMAZING!!! I love the way this picture turned out!


A nice lady offered to take all of our picture...unfortunately she didn't quite capture the full effect of the mountains - oh well!


After our fun morning we went back to our place for some lunch and naps. After naps Chase immediately put on his swimsuit and we headed back to the pool. We had a great afternoon/early evening swimming, relaxing in the hot tub, listening to a band by the pool and ordering pizza out by the pool for dinner. We headed back to our room for baths and to relax before bed. I had to get some cute photos of my little guys taking a bath together :)




Sunday morning we woke up and got ready to go on a family hike. We had gone on a great hike last year with Craig's family so we found the same path and had a great morning walk!


Brady loved his first time in the baby backpack!


Can't get enough of the gorgeous mountain scenery


Having fun throwing rocks in the lake


Nature Time!





Our future home :)


Finishing our hike



After our hike we went and packed up our stuff and got changed into our swimsuits for one more round at the pool! After a few more hours of swimming we hit the road and headed home.





What an absolutely perfect trip - can't wait till next year!!

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