Breckenridge

October has been so busy for us, I cannot believe we are already halfway though the month.  It is going to be the holiday crazies before we know it!  I took Milo to his 2 month appointment on October 6th - he weighs 9 lb. 8 oz. and is 22 1/4 inches long.  The doctor says he looks great, but she does want to check his weight again before 4 months.  I guess I just have little babies...Milo still doesn't weigh as much as his cousin did at birth.  He'll catch up someday!

After the doctor, Milo and I headed to DIA to pick up Mom and Bob.  We were so excited to have them visit us again before I have to return to work.  Bob's daughter, Ann, turned 50 so we all headed to Breckenridge to celebrate with her!  I packed up everything on Thursday morning while Casey was at work.  I can't imagine how much stuff we will have to take on a week long trip - I felt like we took our entire house for just an overnight!  I was nervous about our first roadtrip with both boys, but knew we had a great supporting case in tow.  Ian rode with Grandma and Grandpa while we took Milo and our "nanny" Maggie.  I did some research before the trip on babysitters in the area and realized I could pay for Maggie to come with us for less than a stranger to watch my kids for 5 hours.  Sold!  We were so happy that Maggie could join us - Ian loves her and it just made me more comfortable to have them with her.  It was a bit crazy, but I think we all got along okay.  Until 2 AM on Friday, when I became suddenly ill.  It lasted until Saturday.  I felt so bad because we didn't get to enjoy any real time in Breckenridge.  Not sure what it was, but it got me good.  I think we are going to all try and go back again soon.  I was so thankful to have everyone with us because it would have been really hard if I were sick and Casey had to manage all by himself. 

We celebrated with Ann and her friends at Mi Casa Restaurant and Cantina.  Yummy appetizers and delicious margaritas!  It was a lot of fun.  We met some interesting people, even a couple who vacation in Door County every summer.  It's a small world!  Casey and I made a quick stop at the Gold Pan Bar before heading back to the hotel.  We went to this bar with my brother when we made our first trip out to Colorado in 2004, so we felt it was only appropriate to stop off there for a night cap.  When we got back to our room, we found Ian asleep on top of his sleeping bag and Maggie holding Milo while he slept.  She said everything went well, but I am sure she is completely okay with living vicariously through us for the next few years!  She jokes that Ian will be old enough to babysit before she is ready to have kids!  We are so blessed to have her in our family! 

We headed back home on Friday afternoon, just missing the weather.  It was cool to wake up on Friday and see that it had snowed in the mountains overnight.  It was a "wonderful day" (Ian kept telling us this all morning - so cute!) and apparently we just missed the weather as we were rolling out of town.  We even saw some snowflakes on our way out.  The first of the season!  We laid low the rest of the weekend, enjoying our time with Mom and Bob.  They departed on Monday morning.  It is always hard to say goodbye, but it was easier this time than in August.  Not sure when we will see them again, probably for Ian's birthday - which truthfully isn't that far off.  Is my baby really going to turn 3 in only 3 short months?!

Casey and I took Ian to Miller Farms on Monday.  We wanted to spend some time with just him before I have to go back to work.  Miller Farms attends the Longmont Farmer's Market and they gave us a flyer over the summer for their Fall Festival - it runs Labor Day through mid-November.  We knew we had to check it out!  They have a ton of fun activities for little kids and the best part is that you get to go through the farm and harvest some vegetables to take home.  We were hoping to make it there earlier, but it just wasn't possible so we did miss out on some of the other crops they had available, but we still managed to get a great selection. 

We dropped Milo off at Lily's and took Ian to breakfast at Aunt Alice's.  It was so much fun to just be with him.  He is a blast these days.  I love having conversations with him and some of the things that come out of his mouth are ridiculously funny!  We got to check out some fun stuff before hopping on a tractor for a ride around the farm.  We got to harvest onions, potatoes, beets, carrots, beans, corn and so much more!  We came home with 4 bags full of goodies.  I can't wait to have fresh sweet corn in the dead of winter:)  We even had some leftover so we shared it with our neighbors.  This place is a little boys' paradise - Ian couldn't get enough of the loaders, airplanes, tractors, fire trucks...I believe we have found another fall tradition in the Andrews' household.  We were all spent by the end of it.  We took Ian to Lily's for the rest of the afternoon and headed into Boulder to drop off the rental car.  Casey rode his motorcycle in and then I rode back with him.  It was awesome.  It has been a long time since I have been on a motorcycle, but I loved it.  I am hoping we can take more rides next year since I won't be pregnant!

This is my last week of maternity leave.  It is hard to believe I have to return to work on Monday.  I am trying not to dwell on it, but I am sad.  More sad than I thought I would be.  I am going to miss this extra time with my boys.  However, I think getting back into a routine is going to be good for everyone.  I am going to miss cuddling with Milo during the day.  I know he will miss me too, but he is going to have so much fun getting to hang out with his Big Brother during the day.  That is what I am telling myself anyway...