Until this year we'd never gone on a winter vacation. Jeremy and I love the beach so that is always our first choice. But this past summer Nadirah moved to Breckenridge so we wanted to visit and our kids really wanted to go skiing and snowboarding. We loved the town of Breck, it was so cute. Our first day there we just walked around, shopped, ate at Eric's and the Crepe stand (both so yummy) and took a hike which didn't last long without snowshoes. We woke up Tuesday morning to inches of snowfall. We were all so excited and amazed by the beauty of the falling snow against the mountains. We headed over to Keystone for our first day to ski and snowboard. Some of us had a little experience but most had none which led to a very interesting first day. Jeremy and Bailey both tried to snowboard, but were quite unsuccessful. I think they said it took them about an hour and a half to get less than half way down the mountain before they decided to call for a ride down. Apparently, that was super fun and the highlight of their day. Riley, Eric and I skied until sunset. It was amazing being on the mountain at night with the town lit up below. I had so much fun with Riley and he was pretty impressed that I could keep up with him. Although, he was not so comfortable watching me fall. He said it's weird to watch Bailey and I fall down...so sweet!! After skiing a day we headed to Glenwood Springs, Colorado. There's a natural hot spring so even though it was snowing and cold we could swim. We all skied again on Friday at Peak 8 in Breckenridge. Bailey, Jesse and Colleen finally got the hang of it and skied with us all day. Jeremy is an awful skier!! I have no idea how someone can be so athletic and so bad at skiing :) Honestly, he was our entertainment all day. He ran into trees, the kids ski school area and a group of resort employees. He decided to give snowboarding one more try and was finally able to get the down the mountain. Before we left we stopped by Denver to visit some friends and spent a little time in downtown Denver.
J&J in downtown Breckenridge
Jeremy's brother drove in from Denver
Nadirah, Russell, Jill, Jeremy, Bailey, Rebecca, Lilly and Riley
On the slopes in Breckenridge
Aunt Colleen
Jeremy standing :)
Riley on the Terrain Park jumps
The whole gang at the base of Peak 8
Bailey doing a lot better on ski's!
Denver
Bailey and I heading out to a Green
Eric, Jesse, Colleen & Rudy
Jeremy, Jill, Riley, Bailey & Nadirah
Jeremy being funny
Rudy
Glenwood Springs
Jeremy calling for his ride
Jesse & Jill
Jesse & Colleen
On the "emergency" sled
Keystone
The gondola
Back in Breck
My little brother
Waiting on crepes
