catching up - Fourth of July

This blog is many things to me; a written gratitude for all the little things in life, something I can share with most of our family that live states away from us, as well as a photo album keepsake when I print these out each year for our own little family (so I don't have to worry about scrap-booking or additional photo albums).

As time speeds up with age, I feel like it also slims down - like that cliche "like sands through the hour glass". So as I rush into 2015, and realize just how quickly time got away from me this year, I'm trying to catch up on our wonderful summer and fall. So below is the first of quite a few catch up posts.

Fourth of July 2014

On the recommendation of our friends from our Nanny-share days (they have two boys the same ages as ours) we all headed up to Gold Hill, just a few miles up the mountain from Boulder. And now, a brief history of Gold Hill:

Originally a mining camp, it was the site of the first major discovery of gold during the 1859 Colorado Gold Rush and remained an important mining camp throughout the late 19th century, with a population approaching 1500 at its height, before falling into decline. It has been revived somewhat in recent years as a quiet isolated haven, with no paved streets, but easily accessed by dirt roads. The town contains numerous historic wooden structures, some restored in recent years, as well decaying ruins from its mining heyday. It has a small museum and two-room schoolhouse, the Gold Hill School, which since 1873 has been the oldest continuously operating public school in Colorado.

We are so glad we drove up. It was just our speed - with a little parade in town, wonderful food, and a bluegrass live band. We enjoy the festivities and were still able to get back home for a nap before heading to Folsom Field at CU for the fireworks.