Fort Collins Weekend!

We're back!  We had a fun long weekend in Fort Collins, but I think we're all happy to be home.  We experienced a little bit of sleep deprivation, so it will be nice to get back into our own beds this week.  Drew, our usually superb traveler, didn't love hotel life, so we had a few long nights and dealt with a sleepy, slightly crabby little guy all weekend.  He was still a trooper and was pretty good during the days though.

We left Thursday after Doug got home from work and stayed the night in Sheridan, WY.  The next morning, we woke up and drove the rest of the way to Fort Collins.  We checked into the hotel and grabbed some lunch while we waited for my sister and brother-in-law to arrive.  Once our travel buddies showed up, the boys went to pick up their race packets and the girls and Drew went shopping.  We all met up for dinner at the Bent Fork, which was really good.  After dinner, we made our way back to the hotel so the boys could rest up for their big race.

Saturday morning, the boys woke up early to make it to their race.  My sister, Drew, and I left a little later so we wouldn't have to wait around as long and also so we could sleep in a little later.  The race started at 8 am and we cheered the boys on while they competed in the Xterra.  They both did great and met their personal goals for the race, so that was pretty awesome!

After the race on Saturday, we made our way back to the hotel to shower up and get ready for our afternoon of biking and brewery touring.  We met Doug's cousin and her children at Black Bottle Brewing for lunch.  They live in Loveland, so we figured it would be nice to catch up with them while we were in their neck of the woods.  After Black Bottle, we biked all around Fort Collins and ended up making it to quite a few breweries.  Unfortunately, Bri got a flat tire while we were en route to the last brewery of the night, so the girls walked their bikes to the hotel while the boys hit the last brewery.  It was a beautiful afternoon and we had lots of fun biking around Fort Collins.

Sunday morning, we woke up and went to breakfast.  After breakfast, we packed up and checked out of the hotel.  We went to an outlet mall that was pretty close to Fort Collins and did some shopping before having some lunch and heading home.  Doug, Drew, and I stopped in Sheridan again, so we didn't actually make it home until Monday afternoon.

It was a quick trip, but it was fun to see my sister and her husband and the boys had fun doing the Xterra!  Here are some pictures from the weekend!

We pack a little heavier nowadays with a baby!

Horsetooth Reservoir where the swim part of the Xterra was held.

The transition area.  Almost 400 people competed in this Xterra!

Drew was not overly thrilled to watch the Xterra!  He wanted to MOVE!

Doug coming in from the swim.  Do you see him?  My awesome photography skills got him just as this guy stepped in front of him!

Transitioning to the bike.

It was a little overcast, which helped it not get too hot.

Taking off on the bike!

Erick transitioning to the bike.

There he goes!

Doug coming in from the bike ride.

Transitioning to the run.

And he's off!

Getting close to being done with the run.

So close!

The finish line was a slip and slide!

Doug and Drew post race!

Bri and Erick at Equinox brewing.

Aunt Bri singing to Drew!

Riding through town!

This was on CSU's campus.  It sure was a pretty place!

New Belgium Brewery!

Cruisers!  That's my blue one!

Cruising!

Drew was a little tired!

Dinner at Fort Collins Brewery.  It was delicious!

Our family!