Mountain Wedding

Driving up to Basalt was gorgeous.  It was a great drive, Thomas slept the whole way.   There was a short time that Mike was on a conference call and then the rest of the time we spent reminiscing about all our mountain memories. 

When we arrive in Basalt we found the house we were staying which I regretfully didn’t get any pictures of.  It was an A-Frame house that was a nice little place, maybe not the best for 2 toddlers to be staying in with 2 other non kid couples, but we made it work.

After the rest of the crew arrived we headed down to the Brick Pony Pub to celebrate with Anna and Dale.  After their rehearsal they invited everyone to join them for a few drinks.  After an hour of doing his best to flirt with all the ladies, Thomas crashed and Mike and I had a few adult conversations while he snoozed away.  We then headed back to the house to meet Tim, Allison and Lilli.

Saturday morning was a slow one for some as the beer altitude was a little tricky!   After breakfast the boys were off to fish and Allison, Lilli, Thomas and I headed into Aspen for a little adventure.  We thought we were going to go shopping but quickly realized that was not in our cards.  After letting Thomas and Lilli run around and play we found the farmers market and lunch before we called it a day and went back to get ready for the wedding.

Anna and Dale’s ceremony was gorgeous and was a wonderful reflection of their styles and who they are as a couple.   Anna was a beautiful bride and Dale looked as handsome as ever!  We were so excited that we could be there and help them celebrate their new journey together. Mike kept saying he felt like we were in a Ralph Lauren photo shoot-it could have been close.   There was a saloon, BBQ, and a great atmosphere. Allison, Tim and Lilli watched Thomas while we went to the wedding.   Then we headed back to get him for the dinner and the dance.   He had a blast running in the grass, dancing to the music and being the ham that he is.  He also found a field that had horses in it and was in awe watching them, saying horse and trying the neigh.

Then the dance began and the three of us couldn’t be stopped.  Thomas was chasing the flower girls around with his hand out hoping they would dance with him.   He danced his heart out until he asked to go night night.   Once he was sleeping we watched the dance for a bit before we too decided we would call it a night. 

Sunday everyone was up and after cleaning we headed into Basalt.  Mike needed to get internet access for a bit and Thomas and I walked around the farmers market.  Then we had lunch at my all time favorite Tempranillo before saying by to Anna and Dale and heading back to Denver.

Once in Denver we made a quick stop to see some friends before we were off to the airport.  At the airport we were also able to see a few friends, Nikki who was on her way back to Minnesota and the Lien Family on their way home from Connecticut.   Thomas slept the whole trip home and again amazed us with his travel skills.  Then it was off to pick up Stella who had an great time sleeping over with 2 other Great Danes.  She even developed a pretty serious crush on their beautiful boy Rupert!  What a relief to finally find someone who we trust and Stella enjoys being with here in Seattle while we are away.  We were spoiled in Denver with so many great friends with puppies!!! 

Another really fun side note to this trip is that this was the first time Thomas actually noticed Stars in the sky and was pointing them out to us.  Mountain stars are absolutely amazing on a clear night…so bright and beautiful!