Anyways, we left town on Saturday after dropping the dog off with some good friends only to discover that it was time for lunch. After a quick stop at our fav lunch spot we were finally really on the road. The girls have been begging to go tubing up in the mountains so that was the plan for Saturday. Olivia gave a good showing and made it down the tubing hill about 4 times before calling it quits. In her defense, it was very very cold that afternoon...but I still wonder - she literally screamed at the top of her lungs like the scared little 5 year old that she is all the way down the hill for every run. Annie absolutely loved it. Tim tolerated it. I was pretty much as scared as Olivia was (it was a very tall and fast ride!)...but I'd like to go and do it again. After that we picked up some dinner and spent some time in the hot tub to warm ourselves back up.
On Sunday, we got up good and early to a brisk negative 4 degrees, made our way to drop the girls off at ski school, and then Tim and I headed off to ski with some old friends who I met when Annie was just a baby. The snow was wonderful, and the crowds were low (thanks to the Broncos for that!). When we picked the girls up that afternoon, Olivia really wanted to show us what she had learned and I have to admit that the last 4 weeks have really paid off for our little scaredy cat. She is doing so much better than at the beginning of the year and is so proud of her progress. Annie is really tearing it up now too so I'm excited to see what kind of new terrain we can hit as a family once the ski school sessions are over for them. I have to add, I'm not sure what kind of temperature Annie usually runs at but everytime we see her on the hill or at pick up, she always has her coat unzipped. She says she gets too hot. I wish there was a way for me to take some of that heat for myself!
Here are a few photos from the tubing adventure...
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