Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chocolate + Graham Cracker's+ Marshmallows=SMORES!!!!!!

After a great day on the slopes we celebrated New Years Eve with our children!! We did trick them into thinking they stayed up until mid-night! Thank Goodness they can't tell time...YET!!!! We did an entire count-down to mid-night...at 8PM!!!!!

Mady and Daddy roasting marshmallow's!

YUMMO!!

Zach didn't like the SMORE"S...he said they were SLIMMY!! Guess who ate his? ME!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! YA"LL!!!!

Ski School

Mady + Zach +Ski School x 3 Days=Happy Mommy and Daddy!! And some alone adult ski time!!!

Mady do you like it? THUMBS UP!!!

My little man!!!

They LOVED ski school! So did we! Seriously they learned A LOT!! Especially Mady!

Family Ski Trip...YIPPEE!!!

WERE HERE!!!!!! While Daddy checks in...we stretch our legs and the kids are thrilled to see snow!

All Bundled up and ready for an evening of Tubing!

Zach is so excited about Tubing!

Tubing hill...it's so much higher than this picture makes it seem!

Our Little Dare Devil!

All of us have been so looking forward to our annual ski trip! WE ARE HERE!! Although we are a little sad not to be joined this year by our great friends, we are looking forward to time alone with just our Family! After checking in and getting settled we heading out to go Tubing... A First for us all. YIPPEE! When we got there and Mady saw the tubing hill and how fast everyone was coming down the hill...she quickly changed her mind! After we already paid for her ticket...gotta love THAT!

Peter and I went skiing in Colorado(with his cousins) 11 years ago and fell in love with the sport and have truly enjoyed making it our annual winter trip! Since we want our kids to LOVE it as much as we do...we wanted this to be a FUN memory! So...we didn't force the issue and make her try it...it was our first day of many more here and we really wanted her to ski in the morning! Zach on the other hand couldn't get enough of it!!! Peter and I were both actually a little nervous ourselves...you FLY down that hill!

After 2 hours of tubing...we were ready to leave! When of course guess who now wants to try it! YUP...Mady! So, I decide to take her when we see a rider coming down the hill...he never stopped...keep going through the safety net...then down the step hill full of rocks...OUCH! Can I tell you how fast that little girl said..."That's EXACTLY why I didn't want to do it...It's dangerous"!!

Merry Christmas!

What a wonderful Christmas we had!! Peter and I stayed up all night and survived the 12 hour drive down, while Mady and Zach snoozed! We had so much fun spending time together with our family and friends! We welcomed the warm Florida weather! They kids even made it down to play on the beach!! I had a so much fun cooking Christmas dinner with my Dad...even taught the "Master Chef" some new cooking tips!! Christmas Eve at Grandma'

Zach and Mady with Grandpa and Grandma on Christmas Eve!

Zach and Mady with Great Grandpa and Great Grandma Deline!

Nick helping Zach play the piano on Christmas Eve!

Mady loves Aidan!!

Getting ready for Santa and his Reindeer(Mady made special reindeer food)

Sprinkling the reindeer food with magic glitter to help them find Papa's house! While they were doing that, Peter and I saw a flashing red light in the sky! When we showed the kids...they stared into the sky...thought it was Rudolph's nose...and were ready to go in and get in bed...QUICK!

Papa and Zach

Cousins

Mady LOVES her new Ruthie doll!

Zach and his Helmet Hero's! Him and Ethan had so much fun playing!

Baby Aidan with his Bee Bop Band drumstick....

The Monkeys eating Bananas!

I love my Ethan bug!!

Me and Kyle...How handsome is he???

Nick, Zack, Ethan, and Kyle!

The CUTEST baby in the whole world!!!!!

Our trip ended with lunch at our favorite seafood restaurant...we made the LONG trip safely home! Well worth it! Spending time with Family made Christmas absolutely wonderful!!