Colorado Trip-Outside Fun

Park Family Ski Group 2014 at Keystone

Maverick enjoying mountain views too.

The adults skiing at Breck.

Aimee took Brody to the snow castle at the top of Keystone.

It looked like a lot of fun!

Brody on the small magic carpet on day one of ski school.

Learning the snow plow (pizza) and turning.

When you're three, hand motions seem to help you turn:)

Brody's ski school photo. In all fairness, it is really bright when you take your goggles off initially.

Barry and Bethanie at Breck

Aimee and Brody

Brody loved the gondola ride! Mav didn't get to go this year, but maybe next year we'll take him to the top of Keystone.

Uncle Eric took Mav for his first ski:)

Mav and Uncle Eric head to the "top" of the slope.

Brody was a champ when it came to skiing. He had a lesson on day one at Breck with other 3 year olds with about an hour of ski time. His instructor said he did great! The next day we all went to Keystone and we took turns working with Brody on the small slope with a magic carpet. At the end of the day we all went down the 3.5 mile green run and Brody was really a trooper! Day 3 Brody went back to ski school at Breck and moved past the specific 3 year old group so that he could ski on the mountain all day with the instructor. He logged 6,000 vertical feet and made about 10 chair lift runs. At the end of the trip he went from newbie to level 4 ready for blue mountain runs and to learn how to parallel (french fry) ski. Mav was a sport too. He ended up spending a full day at the Breck daycare center and the Keystone center. The people there said he was a chatterbox and so happy. They even took him outside to play in the snow.

Colorado Trip-Inside Fun

Blue frosting, yum!

Lots of blue frosting!

Brody wanted an Ariel cake this time since Ninja Turtles wasn't available.

The birthday boy after a day of ski school.

Brody love Aimee and he loves fixing her hair.

Nights in a strange place mean lots of snuggling.

Grandpa Steve and Mav having fun.

In January we drove out to Colorado for a Park family ski trip. We celebrated Brody's 4th birthday early the Steve, Cindy, Aimee, Zach, and Eric while we were there.