Breckenridge

We had the opportunity to spend the weekend in Breckenridge. We'd planned to go up early Friday morning and stay through Sunday. I have new skis (got a suuuuuuuper deal at a shop in Boulder this summer) and i was excited to take a lesson and get back on the slopes.

I worked all day Thursday and came home not feeling too great. I figured it was because it was 9PM and i hadn't eaten since 1PM. I tried to pack but finally went to bed with the intention of getting up early and getting it done.

Those plans were derailed when i woke up in a panic at 11:30 realizing i was going to throw-up. Yep. I got Keegen's bug. So i threw up till 3AM (yippppeeeee!!!) and we stayed home Friday. Thankfully Doug had the day off anyway so i wasn't sick and still taking care of the boys.

I felt good enough Saturday to head up to Breckenridge. We.love.Breck. It's a 2 1/2 hour drive away and a wonderful escape. We are spoiled by good friends who let us stay in their condo. I'm away from my house and routines and am perfectly happy to go there and just sit in the condo, watch the skiiers out the back window, sip on cocoa, eat good food, read and play with the boys. But this time, i really wanted to ski. But since we lost Friday and i felt like i needed a lesson and i wasn't feeling 100%, i decided to skip it. The boys love love loved sledding out back. Keegen actually enjoyed it this time (notsomuch in previous years). Bode was all about speed and bumps and distance. They had a blast.

bode lovin' the ride
keegs not-so-lovin' the ride

>We considered putting them in ski school but when we learned it was a full day and the weather was quite gray and windy, we decided to just ride up the gondola (what a fun ride for all!) to Peak 8 to check out the mountain. We rode back down and i left the boys to go home for more sledding while i hit main street to go shopping. Finally found some great ski pants, a sweet deal on ski bibs and ski jacket for B. for next year and a Breck gondola ornament.

on the gondola

We headed back Sunday afternoon. It was a nice getaway. Doug and i talked about getting a sitter one of these upcoming holidays so we can head up together to ski somewhere. I don't mind taking a lesson on my own, but i'd much rather have someone along for the ride down the mountain when i'm actually skiing. So we'll see if we follow through on that one.

bode on his sledding jump