Breckenridge!

We are home from a week in Breckenridge!  We had fun, I forget just how big the mountains are!  It's crazy.  I went skiing 4/5 days we were there and loved it.

My airplane photography...and my last glimpse of flat land for the week.

We stayed at a house outside of town and the elevation at our house was around 12,000 feet, the oxygen was scarce.  I was winded every time I went up or down the stairs.  I also have a chronic cough that's been hanging around for 2 months, so that didn't help!  The people we rented the house from our huge Razorback fans and we enjoyed our stay in their beautiful home!

our room.  my mission every morning was to make sure every blind was open so we could enjoy the views.  God sure made beautiful mountains.  

 everyone enjoyed the hot tub, well except me.  i of course forgot my bathing suit, and getting out there in regular clothing did not sound appealing.

 getting ready for his days of skiing!  Riley spent two days at ski school and that's just about the cutest thing I have ever seen.  the silver helmet helped us spot him out of the other little munchkin skiers.  well, that and safety first...had to protect his little noggin.

 going up the mountain.  the first part of the week they were making snow, but luckily on wednesday we got a day full of snow, and it was beautiful!  and made skiing so much more fun!

 b and his brother!

 handsome skiers!

 we spent a lot of time playing.  i am very good at barrel of monkey's we found out!

 this boy is a mess.

 sweet lena beth

 this is me on the snowy day, it was cold!  and i was wearing chad's old goggles and had around 35% vision.  after i wore them he told me he wore them duck hunting years ago and they got really scratched up...i'd rather have 35% vision in the antique goggles than drop money on new ones for one day!  i also questioned why exactly he owned pink ski goggles....

 hanging with sweet girl.

playing in the living room.  b's mom fell the first day we were in breckenridge at our house and ended up having surgery monday night, she broke both bones in her lower leg.  it was a mess, but she's making it and made it home with no problems!

pa, lena beth and our friend the newly acquired walker.  

 the snow baby and her dad.  

I never got brave enough to go up farther than the greens, but in my mind I skied a blue.  In my mind....  I did wander away from my well known route down one day and came to a really steep part that landed me on my rear.  Luckily my hero B was skiing behind me watching and came down to help me up.  He also made me go back and ski it a couple of days later to "conquer the hill."  I didn't want to, but I did, and I made it down with out falling.  Yay!  i told them i need professional help before skiing anything more challenging.  maybe next time!

I had an experience with a Blue Lagoon Crepe from this place, and it was Breckenridge at it's best.  Freezing cold with odd but friendly people every where and a long wait!  The locals took me in and let me stand around the fire with them while I waited on one of the best things I have ever eaten.  i'm sure B wasn't surprised to find me with my new group of friends around the fire.  ha. The crepe was nutella, blueberries, bailey's, and something else...I forget.  I would try to imitate it but I know my crepe making skills would be no where as good.

B and Lena B!

we also ate local at the Whale's Tail and then went to Bubba Gump's one night.  other nights we cooked at home and enjoyed the views and not being out in the cold!   i love the mountains and skiing, and I can't wait to go back!!!