Oh what a wonderful break from Life! Our kids didn't have school on Thursday or Friday due to Conferences, so we headed to the mountains! We were fortunate enough to be invited by some friends, the Thornton's and Busch's to stay in their mountain house, so we got friends, fun, skiiing and lots of food! I should also mention the weather! While in the mountains we had no snow and beautiful skies. Denver got 18 inches of snow! We left the blizzard and we were so happy we did!
The mountain house is in Breckenridge, so we spent Thursday afternoon wandering the town. We really enjoyed the snow sculptures. Amazing what people can do with a ten foot square of snow.
We also rode the high speed gondola. That was awesome for my kids.
On Friday, the kids had ski and board lessons! Ethan wanted to snowboard this year, and he was awesome. He had a 1 on 1 class, just out of coincidence and he learned a lot. He was so happy, even when he fell!
We decided to put Alex is the day care program so that Travis and I could actually ski together! It was worth every penny. Expensive! Anyway, at the end of the day, he wanted to be just like Ethan, so Ethan's teacher let him ride the magic carpet and run down the hill. He loved that.
But then, I thought I'd buckle him up in the snowboard just for a minute! Well, he told me to let go of him and let him go faster and all of a sudden, my baby was snowboarding! He went down a small hill twice and was so proud of himself. I just ran along side of him, thinking that if he crashed I'd catch him! He didn't really crash and he was in Heaven!
After three lessons, Kedzie has the hang of skiing! We are so proud! She finally went up a lift and skied down a green. She was thrilled with herself as well. She's also sore and keeps reminding us of that fact! We were so proud of our kids and their bravery and strength. We really had a great day!
Travis and I had a great day too! We are so grateful that we can still ski and that we could be together without kids for a while! It was beautiful and oh so much fun. Trying to plan the next trip!
We loved spending time with the Thornton's, Busch's and Gibson's. They are wonderful friends. And, our kids have such a great time together. Both nights, they were crazy in the hot tub!
We had a memorable, relaxing weekend! Thanks for the good times!
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