A Few Christmas Pictures

Frank says, "Hey...now just why did you disturb me?"



Jeremy is very happy playing Super Mario Galaxy on the Wii.



The newewst member of the family.




Some other very content family members in a fabulous looking basement.

Over the mountains and through the air to mama's house we go...

No new pictures yet... but just imagine 3.5 feet of snow in the last two weeks, negative temperatures, and completely blue skies.

We've been skiing as often as possible, although we took today off to catch up on life in general. Got some work done, organized my filing system, made some Gram Hasty oatmeal raisin cookies (the high altitude variation ofcourse), etc. It was a pretty relaxing day all in all.

I can't wait to see Jen and my parents next weekend! Much more to report then, I'm sure.

Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!

We Finally Got to Ski!!!!

With not an inch of snow on the ground on Thanksgiving Day, the skiing prospects were a bit depressing. But when we woke up the next day, there were already a few inches on the ground. It continued to snow through the afternoon and evening. We ended up with about a foot! For the last week it's been cold enough to blow even more snow, and the resort officially opened on Wednesday, with only one run open.

With a scheduled 2.5 feet of snow for this weekend, our spirits were high as we dreamt of powder conditions for today (our first day to ski). Unforunately, it rained most of the night and didn't turn to snow until sometime between 5 and 9 am this morning. Luckily, it's been snowing steadily since then. We went up for just a few hours, and it was so much fun! My worst fears of forgetting how to even stand on skis were proven wrong.