David did all the research and found us a beautiful condo to stay in that was just a gondola ride away to the bottom of the ski lifts...can't get much better than that!
Karly was ready to get on the road early Friday morning...
We, of course had to stop for a bite to eat. Kar chowing down on the rest of my sandwich.
Karly and I had a bit of a cold to start out the trip. We slept almost the whole entire 6 hour drive up there and arrived feeling much better!
The icicles just out the slider of the main floor to our place.
"Ok Dad... Show me how this is done!"
She will be out on those slopes with us sooner than we know it!
We arrived to mammoth at about 3:30p.m. on Friday, so no snowboarding that day, we just relaxed by the fire...
...and cuddled in for the night!
And of course took a few photos =)
The next morning, we were all sooooo excited to get going! I stayed at home with Karly for the first morning... my mom tried snowboarding for the first time, and with Katie's help she did pretty well. But was very tired after the morning was over and decided she wanted to stay home with her granddaughter instead =) It was also Amy's first snowboarding experience, she did really well, carving on her first day!
Kar and I stayed home and played dress-up while they were gone!
Then it was time for me to get out there!!! We had an awesome group to go with... the "couples" stayed together...(Nikki & Marshall, Katie & David, Ricky & I) we ended up going to the very top run and coming down "Daves run"... my first time ever doing that, it looks completely scary at the top, but was actually a really fun ride down! WE ALL HAD SUCH A GOOD TIME! (Amy and her b.f.f. Becca stayed on the bunny slopes to get some practice time in... they are for sure getting it!)
Mom and Kar rode up with us on the gondola and saw us off... Karly loved the gondola ride!
Here are a few views right out our windows from the condo!
It was really beautiful!
After snowboarding all day... the hot tub sounded like a great plan to all of us!
The boys in there cute robes =)
Karly had so much fun!
Family shot!
After a four day trip, it was time to say good bye to our condo and head home...
...we honestly had so much fun though, who wouldn't with this much snow!!!
Karly was awesome with the long car ride home too,
It does help when you have grandma playing with you the whole way!!!
Potty break and a chance for my husband to, in his own words "throw some rocks or something"... weirdo A.D.D. guy... can't sit still for too long! =/
This is one of my favorite shots... Karly loved the long bumps in the road (you know... the ones that make butterflies in your tummy!) ... she would make this face every time we went over them! We honestly had such a blast, we went with a great group, had yummy food, had perfect powder, thanks to David found a beautiful place to stay, and made some great memories... WE WOULD LOVE TO DO A SNOWBOARDING TRIP EVERY WINTER!!!
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Just a few home photos to finish up...
Karly smiling at Auntie Amy who found her climbing in the drawers...
"Oh shoot, mom found me!"
She does this new thing that when I point at her and tell her no, she points back at me! Takes everything in me not to laugh!
"Alright, guess I better get out!"
Playing with Aunt Kate!
This is the outfit Auntie Sue got her... cracks me up! SCREAMS AUNTIE SUE... completely 80's! LOVE IT!
Kisses
Excited to see grandma when she saw her come back from her walk!
We have had beautiful weather lately... Amy, Kar and I just laxin in the grass!
Climbing trees with grandma...
Love her!
2 comments:
Dang it! You beat me to it...no snowboarding pics though, I'll have those coming up. You got some great pictures. It was such an AWESOME trip. I am glad we just went ahead and did it....gotta start 'doing' and not just dreaming huh! =) Love you guys=)
What a fun and memorable trip, I hope you get to do it yearly as well. Proud of your momma for trying snowboarding, hard on the body for the first few times. I stuck to the planks it was to hard to change after 20 some years!
Karly and Mason are two peas in a pod. Yours gets it from her dad:) People always say "its boys" and I say nope I know some little girls who are just as adventurous.She is becoming a little girl, man we miss you guys. We hope to see you in 2010 but it maybe 2011 for Amy's graduation!
Love you!
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