Keystone Ski Trip 2013-2014

 We left for our ski trip to Keystone with John/Kathy/Brad/Jessie on Saturday Dec. 28 and I was looking forward to some down time after the hustle and bustle of moving and the holidays. Before we left we found out that Preston had the flu and Brent had a stomach bug but we still decided to go for it and continue with our plans. The flight to Denver went smoothly thanks to the ever wonderful iPad and the drive to Keystone wasn't bad either. We kept it low key the first night and just hung out at the condo by the fireplace and ate pizza and salad.

At the airport

 He loved pulling his new travel bag

The next day, we braved the cold and took Preston to the top of the mountain to play on the snow fort and see the views. Brent still wasn't feeling well but toughed it out and went with us. Preston had fun but is still a little young to really enjoy the snow and play in it. He enjoyed going down the snow fort slide but didn't get into playing with the snow. I had to call the snow "bubbles" just so he would pick some up to experience it.

Going up the mountain on the Gondola

 First time playing in snow

 At the snow fort

 First face full of snow. He wasn't happy about it

 Ice bench

"Bubbles"

Eating a quick bit before heading back down the mountain

We stayed until it was nap time for Preston and then headed back to the Condo while everyone else continued skiing for the day. Later that day I started to feel sick to my stomach but wasn't sure if it was altitude sickness, Brent's stomach bug or from taking tamiflu to prevent any flu symptoms I might get from Preston. So we played it low key the rest of the day and stayed in at the Condo.

 Keeping busy inside the Condo

The next day Brent was feeling a little better but I was still pretty sick so we stayed in while everyone else went skiing. The last full day, I started to feel a little better so John and Kathy let Brent and I use their ski pass to ski half a day. I was nervous about skiing but its like what they say, its like riding a bike, you just start where you left off last time. I did pretty good and we skied down the mountain 2 and a half times and then we called it a day.

 Eating lunch after skiing down

We traveled back home the next day and that was pretty much a nightmare. Our flight got delayed over an hour but we didn't find that out until we got to the airport. Preston wouldn't sit calmly for lunch and then he screamed on the plane for a good 30 minutes while the plane was being di-iced. He finally calmed down when we gave him the only thing we had to drink and that was a diet Coke. He played on the floor and in our laps the entire plane ride and never slept a wink. We arrived home around 9pm and was soo happy to finally be home. Vacations are fun but they are a lot of work.

Happy New Year!!