4th of July in Steamboat

For the 4th of July weekend Eric and I took the kids up to Steamboat.  It was great to spend some time with my family.  The kids had such a great time playing at my parent's house and really enjoyed all of the holiday festivities.

When we arrived in Steamboat we all played in the front of the house and Ashton got a kick out of pulling Eric around in the wagon.

The first evening we took the kids down to the park to listen to music.  The kids had fun running around and the adults enjoyed the music.

Cate hanging out and listening to music

On Saturday Cate and Grammy went around and gathered flowers to put on the dinner table.  Here is Cate posing with her bouquet.  

Grandpa Rlowe took the kids for rides in his 6 wheeler, which has been named Ranger Rick.  The kids loved riding in Ranger Rick all over my parent's property.

On Sunday we took the kids to the pool.  It was a very hot day so it was perfect weather for playing at the pool.  They had a great play area for the little kids.   

On Monday we took the kids down for the 4th of July parade.  Ashton was having a hard time waiting for the parade to start but once it did he loved it.  He loved all the animals and the fire trucks.

Cate and Ashton enjoying some milk before the parade.

Everyone waiting for the parade to start

Uncle Q and Cate with their flags

Ashton at the parade

Grandpa Rlowe took the kids for rides in his tractor

Ashton LOVED being able to ride in a tractor!

Uncle Q got a new truck and the kids thought it was fun to hang out on the tailgate.

Grammy joined the kids in the back of the truck

Then Uncle Q joined in on the fun

Going for a ride with Grammy and Grandpa Rlowe

We had a great time up in Steamboat.  The weather was great and we did a lot of activities.  On Saturday I ran the Steamboat 10K race.  It was a lot of fun.  After my race Eric and my Mom went for a bike ride to the Gondola where we met them for Art in the square.  On Sunday I went for a bike ride with my brother and Eric took the kids to a great playground at the local elementary school.  For the 4th of July, after the parade, we came back to the house.  While my parents went down to the barn, Eric, Q and I took the kids to the playground again.  Then we went home for dinner.  We told Cate that she could stay up late to watch the fireworks.  We could see them from my parent's house.  While we waited for them to start we made s'mores and played games.  At 9:30 the fireworks started and Cate was mesmerized by them.  She was so happy that she got to stay up for them.

We had a fantastic weekend.  We always love going up to Steamboat.