We returned on Monday from our "winter break" in Copper Mountain, Colorado. The Donovan and Jessee families put together a trip back in the fall and asked us to come along, and of course we are always up for skiing! Our kids all go to school together, so it was a good mix of teenagers, with John and Caroline being the youngest. We were originally supposed to be off school on Monday for President's Day, but all the snow days made it a make up day, but the Young, Donovan and Jessee families were all absent - oops! The make up work was worth the fun we had.
The weather in Copper was fantastic...it snowed every day we were there, but not so much that it made you want to go in for day. The temps were in the thirties, which is perfect skiing weather for me. We spent three days on the slopes, and had some laid back nights in the condo, watching the Olympics and UK play Florida, as well as some fun in the village. I only took pictures with my phone, and Lawrence took a few with his outdoor camera so the quality isn't great, but I'm still glad to have captured these images of our trip.
Ready to ski!
An all ladies chair lift ride
Around every turn is another beautiful scene
Sarah's ready to go
John and Jackson were thick as thieves, skiing together all day every day
It was fun having so many people to ski with - always more fun with a group
Taking a break with my girl
Sarah and Lawrence met his friend Holly and her family in the village for some fun
Look how much snow there was!
Enjoying the village
Love the giant chair!
Snuggling up by the fire pit while the kids ice skated
Lawrence and John's favorite store. Fun fact: the girl who owns it is from Lexington...her brother is a para-Olympic snowboarder and moved to Colorado to train
The kids had fun skating - Robert was the human zamboni, shoveling snow off the rink the whole time so the others could skate!
