Playing in the snow

We were able to spend the weekend together with Mimi, Papa, Bradley, Jolene, Joseph and Andrew in Keystone.... Yes, it was a full house but we had lots of fun and this is the first time the girls actually loved playing in the snow! Bella wanted to ski so bad she kept asking and crying and walking up to everybody saying "bella's turn to ski!" so next time we go we are going to put the girls on skis and let them try it out!

Bella happy to be taking a break at the top of Dercum mountain. Baileys and coffee for the grown-ups and chocolate milk and cookies for the kiddos, life doesn't get much better than that :)
Winter wonderland view after 5 inches of snow last night

Yep, you guessed it! That's me cruising down Spring Dipper. Papa was being the paparazzi and following mimi and I down with the camera.

The girls playing in the snow with Andrew

Our happy family, well mostly happy. I think at this point Bella was crying because she wanted to ski so badly! They were like little celebrities on the mountain, everybody thought they were super cute. One guy told me "awww they are so adorable, like little salt and pepper shakers" Um, okay, I'm not quite sure if that is a compliment, but definitely a first!

Sweet little Sophie had a blast playing in the snow, she liked to get buried in it, make cookies out of snow, make snow-angels and just stomp around and fall down in it. We were thrilled to see the girls having so much fun up there, makes us even more excited for the upcoming ski season!

The White Ribbon of Death

The White Ribbon of Death, also known as: Opening Weekend.

That phrase was ringing in my ears as I put on my new ski's, pushed through the crowds, and and took my first few runs of the year. Of couse I was with thousands of other skiers and snowboarders all crammed onto the single open run to get a taste of early season snow!

Yes, it is crazy crowded and probably quite dangerous, but we can't miss out on opening weekend at Keystone. Bring on the snow, ski season is officially started - woohoooooooo!!

Home Sweet Home

The girls and I took a trip to Montana with Mimi, Papa, Bradley and Andrew. It was lots of fun, they got to see Great-Grammy, Great-Gramma, Both Great-Papas, Geri, Stacie, Janet, Jim, Carol, Ryan, Winky, Joanne, Ed, Brian and Erin, whew! And their favorite part was of course the airplane ride :) They are becoming seasoned travelers and it is getting easier every time.

The girls absolutely adored Great-Grammy, even now that we are home they always want to go show great-grammy their new outfits or new toys, it's cute.

Bradley, Grampa and me, so nice to spend time together!

Great-Gramma with Bella and Mimi with Andrew

Great-Grampa's lap has always been prime real-estate for little kids.

Great-Gramma and Sophia, how cute. The girls really bonded with Great-Gramma this trip!

Bradley and I got hooked on Blokus, we were up at all hours of the night playing this game! You can tell we were too busy playing Blokus to eat, shower, or even feed the kiddos - and way too busy to smile nice for a picture :)

We really enjoyed spending time with everybody, I'm so happy that the girls are getting to know my family even though we live far away. It's strange how Gramma's house in Butte feels so much like home to me. Lots of great memories there with my grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins, hope to be back soon!