Ski Vacation

Bryce and Caleb chose to go on the ski vacation and not get a "big" Christmas gift this year. We didn't go last year so Robb and I were really excited to go too! This year we stopped at Ole's Big Game Bar in Paxton, NE. The boys had never been there and it something to see. It still is crazy to me that 50 years ago it was okay to shoot a polar bear and monkeys but what do I know. 

We stayed at Nancy's cabin by Winterpark again this year. That cabin is perfect for us. I was sad to hear she was selling it after this ski season. We spent all 4 days skiing at Winterpark. The first day of skiing was a bit interesting. We had to really convince the boys that skiing was like riding a bike and it would come back to them. They had also forgot how terrible ski boots feel and there was a lot of whining. After the first day we were a little worried that they were up to the challenge of vacationing with Robb. To Robb there is no rest on a vacation. You are there to have fun and you will be doing an activity constantly. We had pre bought 4 day ski passes so we were keeping our fingers crossed that day 2 would go smoother.

Day 2. We figured out that it worked best if we each took a boy and skied with them for a while instead of trying to keep all 4 of us together all the time. We would take the morning and ski with one of the boys and then we would meet up for lunch and then do a couple of our favorite runs together and trade boys. It was great to have some one on one time with each of them. 

This year for suppers I had premade all of our meals and they were all meals that we could put in the crockpot when we left in the morning so we could have a hot meal when we got home and were starving. This left us more time to watch movies, play cards and rest.

The weather was incredibly cold every morning when we got there but by afternoon the sun would warm you up a little. The best skiing was the last day. It was snowing lightly all day which made for some great skiing conditions but by day 4 Bryce and I were beat. The last day Bryce and I spent half the day inside drinking hot chocolate because our feet hurt so bad. 

One of the nights the boys convinced us to try out the hot tub at the club house. The club house looked like it was closed and it was all dark. We decide that since we had walked over there in the freezing cold weather we were going to try to find the hot tub. It felt like we were sneaking into the place but it was fun to be in the hot tub when the weather is freezing cold. It wasn't so fun running back to our condo wet and freezing cold though!

Colorado Vacation 2019