We are back from an absolutely amazing family trip to Colorado! I have been to the state before and seen the rocky mountains, but never completely covered in snow. It was literally breathtaking- and I do mean that literally!!! (more to come on that)
Laney, Adlie & Caroline ready to board a plane to Denver!
Laney's first plane ride (Adlie went with me to Oklahoma when Kat graduated). She did a great job!
After landing in Denver, we were amazed at all the wildlife we saw right away. A bald eagle flew right over us, we saw elk eating on the side of the road, and mountain rams all along the rocky hills. It was amazing to see!
Although the skies in Denver were clear as can be, as we made our way up the mountain, we slowly drove right into a blizzard.
All of the kids were just ecstatic- the most snow any of us had ever seen!
Once we got checked in, we headed up to our condo which was on the 3rd floor of our building. It was all we could do to muster up enough strength to get all of our luggage inside and up the stairs. We were completely out of breath because of the altitude, and we would continue to be each time we tracked up those stairs for the remainder of the week! We were pathetic! Laney and I both had the altitude sickness hit us almost immediately after arriving- so we stayed in to rest while everyone went to dinner. Poor Laney was just exhausted!
This was the view from my balcony the next morning. They had gotten 4 inches of snow that first night we were there.
The girls and I were scheduled for ski school first thing, so I made sure everyone drank enough water. Laney however still couldn't keep it down- so she decided to stay down with Brooke while Adlie and I went on.
My little Marshmellows!
We were all ready to hop onto the gondola to go to school, when Adlie saw me and just started balling! I told her that she would do great at school and just to please try. Needless to say, out of 8 people that started ski school that day, she and Caroline were the only 2 to complete it. The bigger kids got sick, and us adults just were exhausted.
Dinner at the Wolf Rock Brewery
Adlie was too pooped to even stay up for her dinner!
Although the skies in Denver were clear as can be, as we made our way up the mountain, we slowly drove right into a blizzard.All of the kids were just ecstatic- the most snow any of us had ever seen!
Once we got checked in, we headed up to our condo which was on the 3rd floor of our building. It was all we could do to muster up enough strength to get all of our luggage inside and up the stairs. We were completely out of breath because of the altitude, and we would continue to be each time we tracked up those stairs for the remainder of the week! We were pathetic! Laney and I both had the altitude sickness hit us almost immediately after arriving- so we stayed in to rest while everyone went to dinner. Poor Laney was just exhausted!
This was the view from my balcony the next morning. They had gotten 4 inches of snow that first night we were there.The girls and I were scheduled for ski school first thing, so I made sure everyone drank enough water. Laney however still couldn't keep it down- so she decided to stay down with Brooke while Adlie and I went on.
My little Marshmellows!
We were all ready to hop onto the gondola to go to school, when Adlie saw me and just started balling! I told her that she would do great at school and just to please try. Needless to say, out of 8 people that started ski school that day, she and Caroline were the only 2 to complete it. The bigger kids got sick, and us adults just were exhausted.
Dinner at the Wolf Rock Brewery
Adlie was too pooped to even stay up for her dinner!
