CANADA!!!
Whistler, British Columbia
It was the most amazing ski adventure EVER!
We FLED to Dallas, barely missing Arkansas' ice storm where all the flights were shut down.
It STILL took us 22 hours to get there! The boys were angels. They sat in their car seats most of those hours either in a car, 12 person van, or plane.
Charlie and Zach are HUGE into volcanos-- This is a picture of a REAL volcano from the air and we flew right past it. Mt. Saint Helens. They absolutely could NOT contain themselves.
A pic of the boys waiting patiently in the airport for 2 hours to meet Jamie and Jay...aren't they sweet?
Travel crisis #1--Boys had to pee in stand still traffic at the Canadian border. Solution: We opened the van doors and had them go between lanes.
Travel crisis #2--had to pee in stand still traffic in downtown Vancouver. Solution: don't drink out of the coffee mugs...they are no longer full of coffee. But they ARE full...
First day --we rode COOL MIGHTY snowmobiles and looked like Power Rangers! Check out Zach--he is asleep.
Charlie and I rode together. He had fun "driving" our snowmobile.
Zach fell asleep 5 minutes into it and woke up when we parked. "Wow! That was fun!!" he said.
For the next 4 days, both Charlie and Zach went to ski school from 8:30 to 3:30. They LOVED it and learned to "ski" (ok, stand up, slide, and occasionally stop!) They loved EVERY minute of it and learned a lot too. Bonus--it allowed us to get GREAT skiing in!
Zach with his teacher, Carolyn--whom he adored.
Zach in his favorite position---flat.
My favorite picture of Charlie in his ski garb.
Charlie skiing down a little bunny hill with me. He never learned to stop--simply because he didn 't want to stop. He is truly my child.
Here is Chuck and me at the top of the world--literally. It was a place called 7th heaven. Isn't it gorgeous?!
Another picture of 7th Heaven--we were on TOP of a cloud--see the cloud below us??
This is what it looked like as we skiied down INTO the cloud. You could not see your feet! You couldn't tell if there was a jump, a bump, or a cliff...it was really freaky. Scary when the people around you got 2-3 feet away. They disappeared.
This is Franz's Run--probably the best run I have ever been on. It is the site of the women's downhill in the Olympics 2010. It was over 3 miles long...we raced down it and pretended to be Olympic athletes! It took us 9 minutes 45 seconds. Can you believe they do in in a minute something? It was fun being in Whistler and watching the winter Olympics, knowing that the next Olympics would be right where we were!
This is a Jamie Sue, Jay and I in a picture of the village 1/2 way down the mountain. It seems so far away...
Change of subject: here is the most amazing pile of nachos known to man!
A pictue of the whole crew but me. My mom, Jamie, Jay, baby Jacob, Chuck and the boys.
A pic of Charlie and Jacob having a good laugh. All three boys had the best time together. They played with Jacob and at times were the BEST at getting him to giggle. They all three love each other so much.
A pic of baby Jacob, whom I adore...
The two MOST AMAZING gourmet chefs who came TO OUR CONDO and cooked the most delicious 3 course meal I have ever had. It was incredible food, great wine, in our PAJAMAS, with boys watching a MOVIE! They even did our dishes before they left. It couldn't have been more perfect.
Here are the chefs at work...
Course #1...asparagus blanched and wrapped in panchetta, roasted portabella mushroom with herbed goat cheese. mmmmm.....
Course #2...beef tenderloin, herb/green peppercorn (which is soaked in brine and looks like capers for those of us who did not know it existed) encrusted...on a bed of risotto, and gorgonzola mashed potatoes and roasted red peppers...oh man....
and did I mention the maple syrup demi-glace???
Course #3...Look closely-2 layered creme brulee (dark and white chocolate) in the making...the boys were fascinated.
One of the last pictures, but the last to be forgotten. Jamie had a BEAUTIFUL fall. She came FLYING (literally) over a hill that was more of a cliff. It was ski, knee, shoulder, head...in that respective order. It would have been a 10, but she got hurt. She dislocated her shoulder, tearing all the connective tissues. She actually skiied down part of the mountain before riding down. We got to experience the Canadian medical system first hand...it was realy nicely done. But she still "broke her wing." If there is a positive, it WAS on the last day and she DID have a fall to be proud of!
Finally--a pic of the family after a long day of skiing...one that makes you happy-tired. The boys adored every moment of the trip--we all did. We are already reminiscing and making plans for the next ski trip.
It was the most amazing ski adventure EVER!
We FLED to Dallas, barely missing Arkansas' ice storm where all the flights were shut down.
It STILL took us 22 hours to get there! The boys were angels. They sat in their car seats most of those hours either in a car, 12 person van, or plane.
Charlie and Zach are HUGE into volcanos-- This is a picture of a REAL volcano from the air and we flew right past it. Mt. Saint Helens. They absolutely could NOT contain themselves.
A pic of the boys waiting patiently in the airport for 2 hours to meet Jamie and Jay...aren't they sweet?
Travel crisis #1--Boys had to pee in stand still traffic at the Canadian border. Solution: We opened the van doors and had them go between lanes.
Travel crisis #2--had to pee in stand still traffic in downtown Vancouver. Solution: don't drink out of the coffee mugs...they are no longer full of coffee. But they ARE full...
First day --we rode COOL MIGHTY snowmobiles and looked like Power Rangers! Check out Zach--he is asleep.
Charlie and I rode together. He had fun "driving" our snowmobile.
Zach fell asleep 5 minutes into it and woke up when we parked. "Wow! That was fun!!" he said.
For the next 4 days, both Charlie and Zach went to ski school from 8:30 to 3:30. They LOVED it and learned to "ski" (ok, stand up, slide, and occasionally stop!) They loved EVERY minute of it and learned a lot too. Bonus--it allowed us to get GREAT skiing in!
Zach with his teacher, Carolyn--whom he adored.
Zach in his favorite position---flat.
My favorite picture of Charlie in his ski garb.
Charlie skiing down a little bunny hill with me. He never learned to stop--simply because he didn 't want to stop. He is truly my child.
Here is Chuck and me at the top of the world--literally. It was a place called 7th heaven. Isn't it gorgeous?!
Another picture of 7th Heaven--we were on TOP of a cloud--see the cloud below us??
This is what it looked like as we skiied down INTO the cloud. You could not see your feet! You couldn't tell if there was a jump, a bump, or a cliff...it was really freaky. Scary when the people around you got 2-3 feet away. They disappeared.
This is Franz's Run--probably the best run I have ever been on. It is the site of the women's downhill in the Olympics 2010. It was over 3 miles long...we raced down it and pretended to be Olympic athletes! It took us 9 minutes 45 seconds. Can you believe they do in in a minute something? It was fun being in Whistler and watching the winter Olympics, knowing that the next Olympics would be right where we were!
This is a Jamie Sue, Jay and I in a picture of the village 1/2 way down the mountain. It seems so far away...
Change of subject: here is the most amazing pile of nachos known to man!
A pictue of the whole crew but me. My mom, Jamie, Jay, baby Jacob, Chuck and the boys.
A pic of Charlie and Jacob having a good laugh. All three boys had the best time together. They played with Jacob and at times were the BEST at getting him to giggle. They all three love each other so much.
A pic of baby Jacob, whom I adore...
The two MOST AMAZING gourmet chefs who came TO OUR CONDO and cooked the most delicious 3 course meal I have ever had. It was incredible food, great wine, in our PAJAMAS, with boys watching a MOVIE! They even did our dishes before they left. It couldn't have been more perfect.
Here are the chefs at work...
Course #1...asparagus blanched and wrapped in panchetta, roasted portabella mushroom with herbed goat cheese. mmmmm.....
Course #2...beef tenderloin, herb/green peppercorn (which is soaked in brine and looks like capers for those of us who did not know it existed) encrusted...on a bed of risotto, and gorgonzola mashed potatoes and roasted red peppers...oh man....
and did I mention the maple syrup demi-glace???
Course #3...Look closely-2 layered creme brulee (dark and white chocolate) in the making...the boys were fascinated.
One of the last pictures, but the last to be forgotten. Jamie had a BEAUTIFUL fall. She came FLYING (literally) over a hill that was more of a cliff. It was ski, knee, shoulder, head...in that respective order. It would have been a 10, but she got hurt. She dislocated her shoulder, tearing all the connective tissues. She actually skiied down part of the mountain before riding down. We got to experience the Canadian medical system first hand...it was realy nicely done. But she still "broke her wing." If there is a positive, it WAS on the last day and she DID have a fall to be proud of!
Finally--a pic of the family after a long day of skiing...one that makes you happy-tired. The boys adored every moment of the trip--we all did. We are already reminiscing and making plans for the next ski trip.
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