OK, I didn't quite get all my posts completed in the 41 days I had left of 2015, but seriously... who knew we had so much going on! I'm writing this on the first day of 2016 and we are only on Thanksgiving. Well, I guess my NYE resolution is to get my 2015 blog done in the next two weeks and to stay on top of the 2016 blogs all year long! Happy Reading!
For Thanksgiving this year, we decided as a family to have the entire Cannode Clan head to Steamboat Springs for a fun family trip. David, April and Holly were supposed to join us, however, due to April's high risk pregnancy... they had to cancel. As they say; the show must go on. We still decided to head up as a family of six from Wednesday through Sunday. The photo above shows our awesome condo and the wonderful snowy conditions. What do you do when you first go to a condo in the mountains? Kasey and Karsten's answer was to hit the "hot pool", of course!
What else is there to do in the snow? Sledding!! We found a bit of a hill just outside our door and enjoyed a few runs in the deep snow.
We of course had to have the traditional Thanksgiving meal. You might think it would be hard being out of town and pulling it together, but with a little organization, it was almost perfect! I say almost as my pumpkin pie was out on our porch and a tad might have gotten eaten by a bird. That's ok - we had plenty of food. Kris brought up his smoker to put on our porch and smoked a wonderful Thanksgiving ham. I don't know how it happened, but we took zero pics of the cook making the ham! It was definitely an experience though and ended up so tasty!
The real reason we chose steamboat this time of year was for the kiddos to try out their ski equipment! This is their first year and they couldn't be more excited! I have a TON of pictures from skiing, but based on how many... I will post a separate blog on that whole experience. Until then, here is a little taste of my boys at the base of Steamboat.
Our weather was so great while we were up there. Each night, it snowed and each day it was bright and sunny! Waking up to fresh powder and a beautiful sunny day is just perfect! We even got in a few hikes. The pic below was our local hike to get the kids out and see the city. The boys found this hill, which they promptly climbed and conquered.
Did I mention all that fresh powder? Kris and I were so excited to skip away for a few hours of skiing at Steamboat resort. Amy is really only used to Winterpark and this was WAY different. The fresh powder made it a little more exhausting for Amy, but we both sure had a blast! We found a few favorite runs and in fact.. never found one we didn't like! Awesome pow-pow and so Bluebird!
Did I mention Kasey had "two" loose teeth last week? Well, it was time for another to come out! Yup, the apple trick worked again! This kid is so proud of his toothless smile! I guess we will be singing "All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth" during the holidays this year. Thank goodness the tooth fairy knew we were up in Steamboat and came to visit us up there with some "gold coins" (aka: Sakakawea dollar coins).
One of our favorite hot spots is Johnny B. Goods diner for the best milkshakes in Colorado! George was especially pleased with the fact that you could get a combo flavor. Best of both worlds!
Our final day was spent on a family hike up Emerald Mountain Quarry. Another awesome day and great photo ops too! I should mention that I did rip my father-in-law away from the Buckeye game for our family hike. As such, we may have been required to do a very special picture while we were at the top of our hiking hill. "O~H~I~O"!!!
I can't believe how much we did in four tiny days! Kris and Amy even went to the Strawberry Hot Springs, but no pics there since it was so dark. Amy isn't sure she likes the hot springs very much, but maybe Kris will take her to a family friendly one next time. Needless to say, this trip was Amazing and a holiday none of us are sure to forget anytime soon!
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