Last Wednesday our family embarked on our first winter vacation. We went to Steamboat Springs, Colorado and just had to best time. Our adventure began with a plane ride from DFW to Hayden, CO. The big kids were so excited about this and Miss Lila was game for anything.
After playing with her toys, eating some snacks and then playing with the seat in front of us,
all the kids fell asleep. Too bad it was literally three minutes before we landed!
Jackson kept asking over and over when we were going to land. Guess all that excitement just wore him out.
After taking a shuttle to our condo, these two maniacs were in full effect. They love the snow!
The adults enjoyed a nice glass of wine, courtesy of the condominium staff, and had a toast out on the balcony. We were right on the slopes and the view was amazing.
Jackson was so into his Mighty Machines dvd (thanks, Memaw!) that he just propped himself up and watched it. This would have been just fine, but we were in
Colorado for goodness sakes! As soon as I could, I bundled the kids up and remedied the situation.
We all got our ski clothes on...
got out the sled that we'd found in the closet...
and headed up the little hill outside of our condo.
We wanted to get the most bang for our buck, so we climbed way on up there.
First up, Maddie. She and I slid down the hill and both hollered a bit! Then it was Jackson's turn, so I slid down with him, too. After a few rounds of taking turns, they wanted all three of us to go down the hill! I must say it was a bit hard to steer the sled--probably due to the fact that I am a novice sledder--and it got a little harder with one more of us on there. No prob, though! We just flew down the hill and into a big pile of snow. There were smiles all around.
While we were sledding, Lila was watching with Gigi from the balcony. She chose to wear her fur coat! Love it.
Right after the last time down the hill we trapsed back up to our room and got these two munchins in the bath.
After bathtime they both enjoyed being in the miniature robes that were provided by the resort. Jackson was pretty chilly, but Madison loved being pampered! So fun! They slept in a room by themselves for the first time and did great. After a good night's sleep they were ready to hit the slopes. Stay tuned for Day 2!
After playing with her toys, eating some snacks and then playing with the seat in front of us,
all the kids fell asleep. Too bad it was literally three minutes before we landed!
Jackson kept asking over and over when we were going to land. Guess all that excitement just wore him out.
After taking a shuttle to our condo, these two maniacs were in full effect. They love the snow!
The adults enjoyed a nice glass of wine, courtesy of the condominium staff, and had a toast out on the balcony. We were right on the slopes and the view was amazing.
Jackson was so into his Mighty Machines dvd (thanks, Memaw!) that he just propped himself up and watched it. This would have been just fine, but we were in Colorado for goodness sakes! As soon as I could, I bundled the kids up and remedied the situation.
We all got our ski clothes on...
got out the sled that we'd found in the closet...
and headed up the little hill outside of our condo.
We wanted to get the most bang for our buck, so we climbed way on up there.
First up, Maddie. She and I slid down the hill and both hollered a bit! Then it was Jackson's turn, so I slid down with him, too. After a few rounds of taking turns, they wanted all three of us to go down the hill! I must say it was a bit hard to steer the sled--probably due to the fact that I am a novice sledder--and it got a little harder with one more of us on there. No prob, though! We just flew down the hill and into a big pile of snow. There were smiles all around.
While we were sledding, Lila was watching with Gigi from the balcony. She chose to wear her fur coat! Love it.
Right after the last time down the hill we trapsed back up to our room and got these two munchins in the bath.
After bathtime they both enjoyed being in the miniature robes that were provided by the resort. Jackson was pretty chilly, but Madison loved being pampered! So fun! They slept in a room by themselves for the first time and did great. After a good night's sleep they were ready to hit the slopes. Stay tuned for Day 2! 
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