To celebrate my parents 40th wedding anniversary, they decided to take the whole family for a small getaway. We had originally planned on going to Mammoth, but due to a long string of circumstances beyond our control, we changed plans and headed to the local mountains. Joe, the kids, and I decided to head up Friday night. Due to the large amount of snow that had accumulated the previous week, the roads were a bit treacherous. Joe wasn't feeling too well, so I took the wheel and headed up. We had to stop to put chains on at about 9:30pm. It was freezing cold! After we (well, mostly Joe) got the chains on, we realized they were too big. So we ended up having to pay a guy $40 to cut them and re-install. But he was done in about 5 minutes, so we were happy! We finally arrived at our condo at 11:30 pm and it was 15 degrees outside. Brrrr!
We woke up early the next morning and got a fire started. The kids were so excited to finally be there! We spent the morning eating breakfast, sitting by the fire, and playing games.
My parents, brothers, and nephews waited to come up on Saturday. It took them 5 hours to get there! So while we waited we headed outside for some fun in the snow. We couldn't believe how much snow there was! The kids had fun climbing the hills of snow and even sledding through the parking lot.
The rest of the family made it by lunchtime so we met at Boo Bears in the village for a great lunch. It was nice to finally have everyone together.
The afternoon was filled with hours of sledding! We had so much fun! The snow was knee to thigh deep and very difficult to move through, but luckily someone had cleared the perfect path before us.
Grandpa spent lots of time building this great snowman for the kids.
(My brothers, Greg, Jeff, and I)
After a fun day it was time to head out for a nice dinner to celebrate their anniversary. My brothers and I had arranged to have a nice bottle of champagne waiting and we gave them an engraved picture frame. I feel so fortunate to be a part of such an amazing family and am truly blessed to have the parents that I do!
The next day was all about snowboarding! I took Zoe and Cooper and my nephews Jax and Cole, while my parents and Joe watched at the bottom of the hill and held all our extra layers as we peeled them off! Luckily Cole is already a great snowboarder and Zoe was well on her way. Jax improved so much that day and by the afternoon him and Zoe were perfect little buddies, just riding the lift and coming down all by themselves. I was amazed at their skill and control! Cooper, on the other hand, was more about just going as fast as he could until he fell. He needs a little more practice! It was a very fun day, but I was extremely sore! Am I just too old for this??
The evening was spent with the kids in the hot tub, playing games, staying warm and ordering pizza.
We left early the next morning before the next storm hit too hard. Time to finally take the chains off!
Thanks Mom and Dad for a fantastic weekend! Happy 40th Anniversary! We love you!
(Christy, Shloe with Callie & Cora, Me with Zoe)
Other than that we've been playing lots of games, watching some tv, reading books, riding scooters, visiting grandma to help her hang wall pictures in their new house, doing a little shopping, and spending A LOT of time in our pajamas! Tonight we will get ready to ring in the New Year!
