Friday, December 29, 2006

Ski Pictures

Finally taking the time to post pictures from Breckenridge on Tuesday. It was such a fun day....Caroline's first time to ski....being out in the village. Many pictures...

The whole family.


Carter and Jack waiting patiently as Caroline does her first run.


Caroline watched Jack for us and so Carter, Blake and I headed up the mountain. First time for us all to ski together. SO MUCH FUN!!!!


Such a lucky girl to have a sister like Caroline.


Caroline and Carter.


The view from the truck...not a bad way to spend the day.




The Breckenridge snow dog skiing by. Carter loves this guy.


Baby Jack trying to jump out of the Tahoe.


Caroline, Carter, and Blake skiing.


Caroline did so well!


Carter enjoying some candy.


Love this picture....looks like Caroline and Blake are at the head of the 3 year old ski school class! Way to go!


Blake and Caroline on the lift.


Dinner that evening.


In the village.


At the resort.

Thursday, December 28, 2006

Caroline Skiing

A video from Breckenridge on Tuesday. Caroline did so well! Blake taught her from the start and said he's never seen anyone catch on so quickly. She did several runs that day and only fell a couple of times. So glad she likes it!

Snow For Caroline!

The snow is here and we're staying warm inside again! Got out for a while this morning to shop and eat lunch....and made it back home just in time for the snow to hit us hard. It's beautiful as always and makes us grateful for a warm home and some good movies. We're on a roll movie-wise....Little Miss Sunshine last night (so good) and The Devil Wears Prada tonight (yes, we're making Blake watch it). We also rented the sequel to Christmas Vacation.....where Eddie and family go to the tropics. I've heard it's horrible. We can't wait!

At the Castle Rock Outlets.






These are actually before we left....Jack in his new outfit from Britney.






Snowy night.

Another Storm Coming Through

We've been shopping and getting out as much as possible due to the latest storm warning, expected to hit today:

SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT WITH NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 18 INCHES POSSIBLE BY LATE TONIGHT. NORTH WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVERNIGHT.

THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL AGAIN...ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY FROM FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DURING THAT PERIOD COULD TOTAL 10 TO 20 INCHES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THE HEAVY SNOW POTENTIAL OVER THE WEEKEND.


We're out this morning....trying to do a bit more before we're snowed in again!

I'll post ski pictures later today when we're in for a while. Have a great day!

Tuesday, December 26, 2006

A Merry Little Christmas in Colorado

Well, our Christmas was really nice here in beautiful Colorado with snow everywhere and sweet Caroline in town. It was a full day and without a lot of relaxation.....wake for Santa early....then start cooking (Blake was up at 4:00am, actually, putting the turkey in).....then eat a huge meal....clean up....then head out to see family....home again to put kids to bed....and then we all crashed early to prepare for skiing on Tuesday. Wouldn't have changed a thing....and skiing today was great, but we're all ready for some down time now.

Several pictures from Christmas day:

Opening presents.








We give Carter underwear each year just to hear him say "Underwear!!! Ugh."


Dad bought Carter this skull and crossbones (his favorite) wallet with chain. Only good things can come from this.


Carter and Jack received one gift addressed to both of them from us....a snowman making kit....complete with all the components to build a snowman for years to come.


Caroline gave many special gifts this year. I'm really serious about that...she was very generous. One of her best was a dickie to Blake in the spirit of the movie we have an entirely unhealthy fondness for, Christmas Vacation. Here is Blake doing his best Cousin Eddie impression. Now we just need the moose mugs.


Here is a shot from our favorite movie....Clark and Cousin Eddie in his dickie. Looking good!


Caroline and Carter creating our annual homemade Christmas placemats.


Carter helping make the big turkey dinner.


And, Blake slaving over the turkey. Worth the effort. They're always delicious.


We finally eat!


Baby Jack enjoying his meal.


A shot of the first tooth!


The drive out to see our family....this is Red Rocks snow-covered.


All the kids getting ready for the Christmas pinata.


Braver than me, Blake and Belinda hold the pinata.


Candy time.


A few shots of Emily (10 months old) and Jack (8 months old). This sweet baby is always so happy and quiet. We think of Jack as laid-back and then around Emily, we're reminded that he IS Carter's brother and is on the go. He seems to either be trying to growl at Emily or trying to touch her. She humors him most of the time.








Caroline, Debbie with Emily, Me with Jack, and Belinda. As mentioned before, our family out here has really made our transition into Colorado easy. It feels as though we've known them for years.


The drive home.