M's on the Mountaintop

Mx4 atop Sugarloaf Mountain

What a treat- Mike had Friday and Saturday off. He had a great idea to head to the Boulder county farmer's market (about half an hour away). We really miss our Saturday mornings in Ann Arbor and thought this would be a nice stand in (It was, and more!). Boulder is in the front mountain range (also called the foothills or just the Front Range) so while we were there, we thought we'd get in a hike-Mackenzie and Mason's first. We had such a great day! Here are photos from our trip.

This balloon artist was popular and required lots of patience while waiting our turn.
Good thing Mack is a pro at patience!

The balloon snake was worth the wait!

Mack with her cute little cupcake.

Getting her face painted

Lookin' good!

Two handsome boys hanging out at the market. Mason was quite the
chick magnet. He even had his picture taken by a stranger!

We all really loved the farmer's market. Mike even thought that it was, in some aspects, better than Ann Arbor's. That says a lot considering his love for Ann Arbor. After enjoying some coffee and gluten free goodies from a local vendor, we stopped at Whole Foods to pick up some lunch and off we went to find Sugarloaf Mountain!

At the trail head!

Mini-hikers

View on the way up! Sugarloaf is about 8500 ft. Not a huge mountain by comparison
 to the many "14ers" in Colorado but this hike was a steep one!

Mack made it to the top first!

Lunch on the mountaintop

The sad, charred reminder of last years brutal fire season

Mike did the hard part, carrying Mason up the mountain. I took him down. He may
as well have had whip and reins and us a bit and halter. When he wanted to go, he'd grab an ear or a fistful
of hair!