Fast Cars and Fairy-tales

Alright...winter has not quite been winter here in Georgia. E-Pie has really been wanting some snow so and we were looking at taking a little trip before my brother began his new job. We decided to take a little trip to Colorado for some snow fun. We arrived in Denver Wednesday evening, but by the time we drove to Frisco and to our condo, it was late...2 am Atlanta time. Then, we had to wake up early the next morning to pick up our ski rentals and get the kids and me to ski lessons. I got the kids to their class on time but ended up being late for mine. Luckily, another family missed the time so they contacted another instructor for us. It was great because it ended up being a 1 on 2 class. Although I have skied before, it was nice to refresh and learn techniques the proper way. I definitely felt confident to hit the slopes myself the next day. The kids even had a great time and learned a lot.

We were thinking of having them take another day of classes to really get the hang of things....then, we had a couple of snaffoos...my brother tore something in his elbow while snow boarding...and my sister in law had issues with the high altitude and busted her lip on the stairs at our condo when she fainted. Then, C-bear, got sick...it could have been a combination of the high altitude and just being super exhausted, but the next day was spent taking it easy and visiting the town of Breckenridge.

We did manage to get in a snowball fight. I can confidently say that I won that war.

I surrender!!!

Our condo backed up to a trail and we had a nice time playing in the deep snow set picturesquely against a mountain backdrop.

We left Frisco and stayed in Denver for another 2 days before heading home. We got to visit the Coors Beer Factory (great educational experience!). I think that was the highlight of the trip for hubby. We drove to the top of the mountain in Golden, Colorado where Buffalo Bill was buried but the park was closed so we didn't actually see the grave site. The view was nice and there were plenty of curves in the road to take our minivan through. We also got to walk around the downtown area, visit the State Capitol building and the Denver Mint, and the flagship REI store (it was HUGE), and eat some pretty yummy ice cream.

OK, so here is my little guide to Denver...you need to check out this awesome brunchy restaurant called Lucille's. The beignets are awesome and their oyster Rockefeller is AMAZING. They are supposed to have the best bloody marys in town but if you are not a bloody mary drinker, you probably won't like it...the Hubs and brother discovered that. Also, ice cream at the Little Man Ice Cream is DELISH! We booked it over to the cute little milkcan just to arrive right at closing but the girl was nice and let us order our dessert. The helpings are huge and they have some funky flavors, too. The donuts at Lamar's was really good, too. The trip was a nice break from normalcy despite the little hiccups. I think we managed to keep it all positive!!!

C-Bear has already asked to come back to Colorado and go skiing again.