Colorado Trip!

Chris and I just got back from a wonderful vacation to Colorado!  We called it our 2 year belated 10 year anniversary trip. :) We wanted to go somewhere relaxing and not hot, so we landed on Aspen.  I had never been to Colorado in the summer and Chris hadn't been since high school.  It was absolutely beautiful and the perfect getaway.

We could not have gone on this trip without Mumsie, Popsie, Grandma and Grandpa!  We are so thankful for them!  They spent two nights with each set of grandparents and had a blast.  They went swimming, did crafts, played games, built forts. went to the trampoline park, and went to Chuck E Cheese.  I don't think they missed us very much!    

We flew in and out of Denver, which gave us the chance to see more of Colorado on the 4ish hour trip to and from Aspen.  We landed early Sunday morning and started our drive!  We took our time and stopped in Breckenridge for breakfast at The Blue Moose, then stopped at The Continental Divide (where it started SNOWING!), and hiked at Grottos White River National Forest.

We eventually made it to Aspen and checked into our condo before going to dinner at The Grey Lady.  

We decided to sleep in on Monday and then ride the gondola to the top of Aspen mountain.  We hiked up there for a while and then walked to lunch at The Hickory House.   

We hung out at the condo on Monday afternoon and watched hgtv/read books/took naps with the windows open (glorious!) and then went to dinner at Mezzaluna.  

On Tuesday morning we woke up early and drove to the Maroon Bells to hike.  It was such a beautiful place!  

We grabbed lunch on the way back at Big Wrap and took it to the condo, then I went to get a facial.  It was such a treat!  After a little more relaxing that afternoon, we decided to go back to Hickory House for dinner because we liked it so much.  Wednesday we woke up and started our drive back to Denver, stopping for breakfast in Vail at The Little Diner.  I loved getting to briefly see two other towns besides Aspen!

We made it back to Houston on Wednesday evening just in time to see the kids before they went to bed.  We missed them so much, but were so thankful for such a great few days to relax, sleep, eat too much, and enjoy BEAUTIFUL Colorado!