Midway through the year, we decided that we weren't going to do a huge a Christmas celebration with lots of presents and toys. Our main present was going to be something that created memories. Stuck in the tree was a card telling her that we were planning to take her skiing in Colorado for New Years Eve. She was very excited about this.
Low and behold, Santa, who knew that Katie was going to be at her mom's house for Christmas brought Miss Katie a pink snow helmet and new ski goggles. Attached to the presents was a note from Mrs. Claus saying something to the effect of, "Santa and I wanted to make sure you had something for your daddy's house too." That Santa sure is clever!
We left Phoenix on December 30 to make the 10-hour drive to Pagosa Springs, Colorado. When we arrived at our rental house on New Years Eve, Katie discovered that the kids who had stayed there before us had left her 2 snow caves in the front yard. To say that she was happy and excited does not begin to describe her level of excitement. Our powder-hound friends Jason, Shannon and Chris met us there also. We played in the snow, played on the Wii, drank champagne/kid-friendly bubbly cider and hoped for snow.
The next day we enrolled Katie in ski school. She did outstanding!!! At the end of the day, Scott and I checked her out of school early and went on the small slopes with her. We ended the day with a HUGE smile on Katie's face. The next day we skiied on the green slopes with Katie and played mommy-duck and baby-duck. Katie quacked her way down the hill following in Whit's tracks like a professional. Both of us were very impressed with Katie's skill and toughness.
Friday night brought 6" of fresh powder to the house. It continued to snow into Saturday morning and when we arrived on the slopes bundled up to our eyeballs, Katie got a little cold, a little nervous, and a little whiny. So we went home and built snow forts and had snowball fights. It was a great day to play in the snow at home as it continued to snow all day...although it would have been fantastic conditions on the mountain.
Happy New Year to all!
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