Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Durango
A couple of weekends ago, we went to Durango (3 hours from us) to meet our friends, the Savage's for a quick ski trip. We knew the Savage's in endo residency and hadn't seen them since 2007. They live in NM, but grew up skiing at the Durango resort so they are teaching their kids to ski there too. We booked a condo that was slopeside (this picture was taken from the balcony) so that we could switch off skiing/watching kids, etc. It was perfect! I hung out with Staci (who has a nursing baby and didn't ski) in the condo during the morning and then she watched all the kids so Ryan, Eric, and I could have a couple hours of adult skiing in the afternoon. She is so nice! It was great to see the Savage's again and catch up on all that's happened post-residency. We'll be doing this again soon!
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Christmas Morning
AHHHH...Christmas was perfect! It was the first time we have woken up Christmas morning in our own house with just our little family, and we LOVED IT! The boys were told they couldn't get up before 6:30, but Eric heard them talking in their room sometime in the 4:00 range. They were so excited! I especially loved how excited they were to give us the presents they had selected at their school's holiday gift shop.
Mason and Logan both wanted Legos and Santa delivered! Now our living room is constantly covered in Legos, but the boys are so happy building that I don't even mind the mess.
Santa brought Paige a kitchen, but she didn't care about it until she was done eating pretty much every piece of candy in her stocking.
My parents bought the boys Leapsters which was great because it satisfied their desires for a DS (at least for the moment).
They boys got a basketball hoop for Christmas that ended up being from us after Mason caught sight of it being built in the garage - oops!
After we opened up presents, ate a delicious breakfast, and enjoyed everything about Christmas morning, we headed up to our local ski resort for a few hours. Paige didn't ski, but she was content to hang out looking cute while the boys shredded some snow.
After an afternoon on the slopes, we headed home for Christmas dinner and a relaxing evening to contemplate all we have to be grateful for. It was the perfect day!
Mason and Logan both wanted Legos and Santa delivered! Now our living room is constantly covered in Legos, but the boys are so happy building that I don't even mind the mess.
Santa brought Paige a kitchen, but she didn't care about it until she was done eating pretty much every piece of candy in her stocking. 
My parents bought the boys Leapsters which was great because it satisfied their desires for a DS (at least for the moment).
They boys got a basketball hoop for Christmas that ended up being from us after Mason caught sight of it being built in the garage - oops! 
After we opened up presents, ate a delicious breakfast, and enjoyed everything about Christmas morning, we headed up to our local ski resort for a few hours. Paige didn't ski, but she was content to hang out looking cute while the boys shredded some snow. 
After an afternoon on the slopes, we headed home for Christmas dinner and a relaxing evening to contemplate all we have to be grateful for. It was the perfect day!
Crested Butte!
The day after Christmas, my mom and dad, and my two sisters (including Kirsten's family) all arrived in Grand Junction. The next morning we headed up to Crested Butte to spend 4 days in a cabin there. It was heaven! The first two days we had crystal clear blue skies and incredible views of all the surrounding mountains. The scenery was spectacular and the skiing was awesome. The last two days it snowed like crazy, which made the skiing even better! I didn't get too many pictures, we were too busy having fun!
Our boys turned into skiing maniacs over the Christmas break. They didn't even see the bunny hill on this trip, they just skied all over the mountain with us - they even went down a black diamond run. They think they are indestructible, which is kind of scary!
Our cabin was a short walk from the lift, but we were always too tired after skiing to walk back to the house in our ski boots. So, we would let Eric (who wears comfortable snowboarding boots) run to the house and get the car to come get us. A perfect arrangement!
Papa kept the little ones happy in the hot tub, but that didn't keep Paige from asking a hundred times when she was going skiing.
Two tired bodies - one from skiing, one from not sleeping in her porta-crib.
These two kept each other company while the big kids were out sledding off jumps or tearing up the mountain. Good thing they have each other!
We tried to get some pictures outside the cabin as we were leaving, but the kids weren't too cooperative. With temps in the low teens, they were anxious to get in the car. Guess I can't blame them!
Kirsten and Chris came back to Grand Junction from Crested Butte to spend New Years with us (the rest of the crew flew home) and we were greeted with a snowstorm that covered the hill in our yard with the perfect amount of snow for sledding. It was the first time we had enough snow this season to give it a whirl and it was perfect. Another perk to this house - love it!
Paige and Andrew were content eating snow off the trampoline!
After sledding we took the kids to a rock climbing/kids fun center place where everyone burned some more calories. We wanted the kids good and tired for New Years Eve so the parents could party :)! Our plan worked!
We were sad to say good bye to the Cummings crew when they left New Years Day. The kids had so much fun together. It was a blast having everyone to our house to visit and explore Colorado mountains. I vote to do this every year!
Our boys turned into skiing maniacs over the Christmas break. They didn't even see the bunny hill on this trip, they just skied all over the mountain with us - they even went down a black diamond run. They think they are indestructible, which is kind of scary!
Our cabin was a short walk from the lift, but we were always too tired after skiing to walk back to the house in our ski boots. So, we would let Eric (who wears comfortable snowboarding boots) run to the house and get the car to come get us. A perfect arrangement!
Papa kept the little ones happy in the hot tub, but that didn't keep Paige from asking a hundred times when she was going skiing. 
Two tired bodies - one from skiing, one from not sleeping in her porta-crib. 
These two kept each other company while the big kids were out sledding off jumps or tearing up the mountain. Good thing they have each other!
We tried to get some pictures outside the cabin as we were leaving, but the kids weren't too cooperative. With temps in the low teens, they were anxious to get in the car. Guess I can't blame them!
Kirsten and Chris came back to Grand Junction from Crested Butte to spend New Years with us (the rest of the crew flew home) and we were greeted with a snowstorm that covered the hill in our yard with the perfect amount of snow for sledding. It was the first time we had enough snow this season to give it a whirl and it was perfect. Another perk to this house - love it!
Paige and Andrew were content eating snow off the trampoline!
After sledding we took the kids to a rock climbing/kids fun center place where everyone burned some more calories. We wanted the kids good and tired for New Years Eve so the parents could party :)! Our plan worked!
We were sad to say good bye to the Cummings crew when they left New Years Day. The kids had so much fun together. It was a blast having everyone to our house to visit and explore Colorado mountains. I vote to do this every year!
Christmas Sunday Best
I tried to get some pictures of my kids real quick after church while they were still looking cute, but I didn't want to go hunting for the camera so I just grabbed my cell phone. Big mistake! The lights from the tree made my kids faces look all weird. So anyway, don't mind their pale, vampire-ish, sparkling skin, just look at how cute they are dressed.
Paige was not very happy to have to put down her banana when I told her we were going to take pictures. Can you read her thoughts here? "Leave me alone with my banana!" (notice the hand on the hip for emphasis.)
Paige was not very happy to have to put down her banana when I told her we were going to take pictures. Can you read her thoughts here? "Leave me alone with my banana!" (notice the hand on the hip for emphasis.)
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