Estes Park

After seeing Lindsay's (my niece) post about their weekend getaway in the mountains, I knew that was what I wanted to do for our anniversary this year. So we headed up to Estes Park (about 90 miles away) and plopped ourselves in this cottage and enjoyed the mountain air for a couple days.
We saw lots of elk. This one was right on our property.

Eli liked watching the elk from his walker.

I was so happy to bundle him up in the crisp morning air. I've been waiting all summer to do this.

He loves his new stroller and being able to look out and see the world. He never makes a peep when we are on a walk.

This swing was right by our cottage.

When we got back home we hit Oktoberfest in downtown Denver. Eli loved his first taste of German food ;)

We were so relaxed by the time we got home. I think we found ourselves an annual tradition. It was nice to be able to cook our own food, sit outside, go on walks. What a great anniversary present to us.