Breckenridge

As i already mentioned in Bode's bday post, we had a wonderful opportunity to spend this past weekend with friends in Breckenridge. And what a treat it was! I picked Doug up from the airport on Friday afternoon and we drove straight to our friends' condo. Beautiful drive to the mountains--i often miss the green of the DC area and this helped with that a bit. Lots of evergreen trees. The weather was perfect--blue skies, sunny and clear. Cold, yes, but when it's so sunny and blue I don't mind as much. Once we arrived and got settled in Kristen and I went to the grocery store and the kids stayed with Doug and played. That was one of my favorite things this weekend, simply that Bode had willing playmates at his beck and call the entire weekend. From sun-up to sundown they were at it. Aside from an occasional fight over a toy, especially when one/the other/both were overtired, Kate and Bode got along great. And Jack was too cute walking around saying, "Bode. Bode. Bode." I love watching these budding friendships at such a young and tender age. We had a delicious southwest chicken and bean soup for dinner and Kristen's husband Matt arrived late that evening which we spent curled up with our books, magazines and conversation.

Saturday morning we walked into town area and had a yummy breakfast at a local cafe. I love that we were able to walk everywhere. After breakfast we left the guys with the kids to explore a toy shop and Kristen and I took off to go snowshoeing! YEA! It was a major workout, much more than i'd expected (I can blame some of my breathlessness on the fact that we were at about 10,000 feet, but not all of it!). It was a really nice way to spend time outdoors. It was beautiful as we were in and out of the trees and looking out over a frozen lake and took in fantastic views of the peaks around us. I'd definitely do it again. AND it's only the end of January and I've already accomplished one of my 2007 goals! Woo hoo! I'll add pics to prove it once i get them from Kristen...

The condo backs up to a "ski-home trail" (I think that's what it's called). So it's a great little hill for sledding. We took the kids out there and had a great time. Keegen was too cute sitting in the little sled and Bode loved going down in the saucer. He even tried on some skis and gave it a whirl! For dinner it was classic swiss fondue (yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuum!) and chocolate fondue for dessert. Oh boy were we spoiled!

I already reported on Sunday's activities as it was Bode's Day. What a fun weekend! So nice to spend time with good friends and get to know them even better. It felt really good to get away for a bit!

Cross-country skiing in 2008, anyone??