Saturday, January 2, 2016

2015 Annual Hayes Family Ski Trip

Another year means another successful Hayes family ski trip. Gus was allowed to join us for the first time ever this year. And we were able to break in our new truck with a snowstorm before we even got out of Arizona.



A few hours later...



 Stopped at 3 Rivers Brewery in Farmington, New Mexico, you know, to go potty.



Day 1 on the mountain. Natalie goes to ski school and Katie skis with the grown-ups. Mommy is back at the house playing with Eloise and Gus, or maybe going to a brewery for lunch.




 



Day 2 on the mountain: Auntie stays home with Eloise and Gus. Katie switches to snowboarding and takes a group lesson. Natalie goes to ski school and is super proud of herself. She asked Mommy to take this photo and send to Miss Jill (her super amazing pre-school teacher). Mommy hits the mountain with Daddy. Natalie melted down just before lunch and that was that. So Natalie and Mommy went to a brewery and shared a cheese burger. Daddy stayed and boarded with Katie.
 



We only had a little snow on the back patio table at the house...

Day 3 on the mountain: Natalie self-destructed. Daddy sold his lift ticket in the parking lot. Auntie and Katie stayed on the mountain. Daddy and Natalie met Mommy and Eloise for lunch... at a brewery.

We had lots of fun snowplay at the house... Gus was in love with the snow and would've played fetch all day every day. He made friends with a dog down the street and they had a few mid-day playdates in the street.



Mr. Jason made us a snow tunnel. Auntie was the only grown-up willing to try to wiggle through it.
 

 

 





New Years Eve on the mountain. Auntie volunteered to stay home with Katie (under the weather), Natalie (melted down too many times on the mountain so she was done) and Eloise. Daddy and Mommy got to enjoy a day together - ironically celebrating the anniversary of their engagement 8 years prior while on the mounatin in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Lucky for us, it snowed 15" the night before.





New Years Day on the mountain: Daddy and Katie went alone. Mommy, Auntie, Natalie and Eloise stayed home to play and went to lunch... at a brewery.

 

 

Driving home is always the hardest part.

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