Breckenridge!

Here are some pics from our trip to Breckenridge. We rented a condo & enjoyed 3 nights & 2 full days of awesome fun! Andrew skied 2 days, Max did ski school for 2 days, I skied one day (I felt like my legs would be good for about 5 runs the second day & just couldn't bring myself to spring for a lift ticket for so few runs), and Ben did great in the nursery for one day (he spent the 2nd day w/me). Andrew said the second day skiing was as cold as he's ever skied in; the thermostat in the truck read negative 8 when I dropped him off in the morning, plus he said it was really windy at the top. According to the TV, wind chills were -25 that day up top. Brrr!!!!

And that cliche about "when it's your kid..." is so true. I was just bursting with this giant bubble of excitement and pride and a big goofy grin watching Max at ski school. I am far more excited watching him learn to ski than I ever was when I learned to ski. Maybe it's just that way when you have kids. When you're a kid yourself, you never really think about learning new things, you just take it for granted and plug on through childhood. But when you're a parent, you watch these little people that you just love so much learn new things - whether it's a first step, a new word, or keeping skis in a wedge - and it's just so much fun it's ridiculous. And while I realize they're not doing anything that millions of people haven't already done, as they say, "when it's your kid..." Riding the magic carpet. This is an incredible innovation from when I learned to ski. It's like those people-movers at the airport; they just ski right on and up they go! Eating snow. A favorite past-time. Mama and Ben.