We got to spend 8 days in Vail, CO over Christmas. Our 5-story, 7-bedroom condo was perfect for our group of 19, and was a short walk to the slopes. We got to teach the kids how to ski, which the girls really enjoyed and were on their own by about day 3. The boys...not so much. They tolerated it, but never made it off the bunny slopes. They definitely had more fun playing at the condo.
Uncle Josh and soon-to-be Aunt Courtney drove in to ski and spend the day with us!
Addie helped Aunt Micah make cookies.
Lee read The Best Christmas Pageant Ever to the kids in the evenings.
Annalee lost her 4th tooth on Christmas Day!
The kids could always find a sucker grown-up to get in the hot tub.
On to the big announcement...
We're getting a puppy! I did a lot of research (because that's what I do), and found a beautiful litter of golden retrievers in Dallas that will be ready around Spring Break. We were already planning to go there for Spring Break anyway to visit Lee's sisters' families, so the timing couldn't be better.
We told the kids last week, and this note was at the end of the brief scavenger hunt I sent them on around the house to gather clues about our trip:
The reactions were as expected: With the
girls, there was lots of squealing, jumping up and down, and
excitement. The boys were excited for about a minute, until they
realized the puppy isn't actually HERE yet. Then they went about their
business and haven't brought it up since. :)
