Weekend Getaway

So it's been a long rough week in our household this week... Tyler's birthday was great but we found out that day that Shawn's folks (Mamaw & Papaw) are moving back to Indiana most likely, once they sell their house.  They have been here a little over a year and apparently are not happy here ~ though this is the first we've heard about it.  It's going to be really rough on the boys to lose the only family they have here besides Shawn & I... but I guess it wasn't really meant to be.

I had to work Friday so it was a loooong week for me as well... And Shawn's finals were this week too!  We decided that a day up in the mountains was in order so we headed up to Winter Park.

We had beautiful weather and beautiful scenery and it was just a lovely day...They played on the playground... although I don't understand why it was any better than the playground we have right by our house. ;)  Somehow, it was.  We also went on a giant human maze... Tyler and I went head to head against Shawn & Gavin.  Our score was 11 minutes, while Shawn & Gavin came in at about 20 minutes.   Tyler loves mazes so he was totally stoked about getting to walk around in one that was bigger than him!

We also rode on a scenic chair lift to the top of a mountain where we had the most breathtaking views I've had in a long time... I love that you can just breathe up there... with that crisp mountain air!  The boys and I decided to lay down among the wildflowers for a minute... The shadows aren't great on this picture but I love the expressions on their faces ~ don't they just look so sweet?  Looks can be deceiving, however. ;)

We also played some miniature golf... Shawn beat me pretty bad but I'll just say it was the wind's fault.  Because darn it if I hit it towards the hole each time and it always went right past it!  I guess I didn't inherit my dad's golf game...

We also got to ride on an alpine slide... which is becoming our new favorite weekend past time!  Here are Shawn and Tyler riding the chair lift up...

And here they are coming back down...We finished off the day at the local thrift store. I got a $4 cashmere sweater in perfect condition and we found a couple paintings for our house by a local artist for $5 each! I love finding a good treasure.

I wish I could say I was ready to go back to work tomorrow but I would love just one more day off... Oh well.  Next weekend is a long 4 day weekend for Labor Day (and it also happens to be my birthday next week ~ hooray!) so I will just look forward to that.  

Hope your weekend was lovely as well!