I'm Faster Than You--Winter Park CO

Scott has absolutely loved having so many opportunities to mountain bike this Summer. I've loved it for him too. He is just happy when he gets time outside and can test his physical limits when racing down a mountain. He has been able to mountain bike a couple times a week at Canyons Resort. He also planned a great trip to ride several beautiful mountain bike resorts all the way up to Canada. Unfortunately, that trip just didn't work out so we made a quick trip to Winter Park, Colorado to satisfy the end of season biking itch. The drive was lovely. We stopped here and there, but mostly just enjoyed the landscape. The resort was wonderful. We stayed in a condo at the resort so we could walk to everything. Scott's friend, Kelly, and his family joined us for the trip. It was great to be there with Brenda and her boys. Scott, Kelly, and the two older boys mountain biked every day while we explored the resort, napped, played, and hot tubbed. I even rode a couple of times down the trails. I surprised myself by making it from top to bottom in one piece and with confidence to do it again. It was a great trip for our little family. Let's go again next year!

We came across Dinosaur, CO, on our drive.

We stopped at Brooklyn's Pizzeria in Steamboat Springs. Yummy!

The resort had a little playground with the Bear and a train.

Brenda, Watson, Jake, and I hiked up the trails next to the lifts. It was beautiful.

We did the Alpine Slide, it was ten times longer than Snowbird's.

Watson guided us through a maze.

Watson and Dad perfected their mini golf game.

A little ziplining.

Giant Jenga, giant Scrabble, giant Connect 4, giant Chess, giant Checkers! The resort had them all!

Superheroes Welcome!

Watson's 4 year old birthday was a big deal around here. Superhero big. That is the theme he chose and I was excited to make it magical for him. I did spend a couple of weeks brainstorming and putting things together. It was fun. All the invitees got their own superhero mask and there were a few different activities to test their superhero skills.

They got to "Vaporize the Villain" by shooting the villains with silly string.

Anyone and everyone could "Leap Tall Buildings" in the Batman Bouncehouse.

Squirt guns were available to help the Superheroes "Save the Superhero" Mr. Freeze put on ice.

 Watson's friends and family were very kind with their gifts. He was excited about everything he got! Including the surprise root beer, popcorn, and chocolate donut.

 The weather had been perfect as I set everything up in the yard. It started to get a little blustery just as we lit the birthday candles. Luckily, the kids got to enjoy most of the activities just before the balloons got whisked away and the rain started pelting us. We moved the party inside and all that mattered was my  Fabulous 4 Watson was a happy Superhero. Thank you to all our friends and family for coming to celebrate this fantastic kid!

Fabulous 4 Watson!

As much as I'd like to believe Watson will always be my sweet baby boy, he is growing like crazy. He turned 4, already. He is happy, funny, smart as ever, curious, loving, affectionate, tough, determined, observant, and amazing. I love being his mom. He makes me laugh everyday. He is our miracle and deserves to be celebrated everyday.

Scott was out of town for work on Watson's birthday so I tried to make things a little extra special. That morning he got his favorite pancakes on the red plate special. I'm not sure he gets the whole "blow out the candle and make a wish" thing. But, he likes to blow out candles. Thanks to Nana Wood he had some presents to open, that he LOVED. Good job Nana! (He has been excited for them for over a week. He discovered the boxes in my closet quite a while ago.)

He came home from school to find lots of balloons to battle and swish around. He also got a special treat, with another candle for a wish. We did a little birthday present shopping with Grandma Nettie and went to dinner at TGIFriday's. A little crew sang "Happy Birthday" to him and he got a special treat of vanilla ice cream with sprinkles. I was able to get some gifts together to open later that night. So far, the biggest hit has been his Lego Minifigures sticker book. He loves it.

After a fun phone call with Dad, we called it a night. This birthday boy had a really great day, and he was pooped from it all. We love you Watson!