Sunday, February 05, 2006

Blue Sky!















Sometimes a girl just has to have - some blue sky! Winter tends to be gray, gray, and more gray, so it is nice to go up to the mountains and have some blue sky and sun! This is not always the case - sometimes we get snow and more snow up there, or bitter cold - either way you are housebound - but this trip we really had perfect weather (ok, I admit - no palm trees in sight, but as perfect weather as you are going to get up in the mountains in the winter!)

We went up for 4 nights and had a wonderful time! The 1st day was just beautiful; the temperature was up to 4 C so we took Little Boy out sledding. We found a nice, gentle sloping hill; positioned DH at the bottom and Momma at the top. One little push and - Oh, absolute GLEE! He laughed and cackled down the hill and begged - "again, again, again!" It was so much fun - and I think we actually stayed out longer than what it took to get him dressed (a joke, but any Mom of a toddler will understand!). Later we went for a walk, and although not "long" we went at a snail's pace so Little Boy could carefully knock all the little ice-cycles off the edges of the snowbanks.

Day 2 - Momma got to ski - the weather was perfect at about 0 C. I had lunch outside in the sun and scored a sun chair for a little rest. The only thing about eating outside - you have to eat faster than your food cools off or you have a cold plate. I came home early enough to bring Little Boy out sledding again. This time around he was more interested in pushing the empty sled down the hill and then giving a big chase. We were out so long that DH actually came to get us in the car, which was nice as Little Boy was so tuckered out I would have probably had to carry him back home (up hill!).

Day 3 - we all took the chair lift up to a restaurant for lunch - Little Boy's first time on a chair lift and he really liked it! After lunch Momma went skiing with a friend and DH and Little Boy took the chair lift back down. Again, it was a beautiful day (-2 and no, we didn't eat outside with the baby). That night we took a little "Night Hike" and toward the end of our walk it had started to snow a little bit and the snow was all glitterly. It was cold so the snow was very crunchy underfoot, which fascinated Little Boy with each step. With all the fresh air and exercise (and high altitude), he was out like a light as soon as I got him tucked in for the night.

Today the view outside the window still looked wonderful, but the temperature had dropped down to -12 C. We spent the morning playing inside with trucks and coloring books (and packing up) and then Little Boy and I ventured out for a walk for - of all things - icecream! We had started to walk back, but the wind was biting, so we popped into the tourist office and called DH to come get us with the car. It must have been just the right combination of exercise and fresh (or should I say cold) air though because Little Boy did sleep most of the way home in the car, one happy little camper.



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12 comments:

Jeanne said...

Sounds like a glorious winter vacation!

quiltpixie said...

sounds like a great time was had by all. Glad you were able to enjoy the sunshine.

Quilts And Pieces said...

Oh it sounds wonderful! Especially your son enjoying the winter treats of sledding!

Cher said...

what a perfect family get away-the blue skies and white snow look wonderful

Granny said...

Evelyn, sounds like a fantastic four days. Such great experiences for your son . . and not half bad experiences for mom and dad too! :)

Judy L.

dot said...

Oh how you made me so sick for snow. Your discriptions were so vivid, I miss that part of winter so much. Thanks for sharing.

Inga said...

Looks like we had the same weather both north and south in Europe. I'm glad you enjoyed your trip. I certainly enjoyed my skiing trips the last week.

Inga

Laurie Ann said...

Sounds like a perfect winter family trip. Welcome back!

Samantha said...

what a wonderful weekend!

(And I totally understand it taking more time to get dressed than to play!!!)

Debra Dee said...

The blue sky makes me want to be there too. I bet a surperb time was had by all! So glad you had a great family vacation.

Anonymous said...

This is my kind of holiday. My kids have never seen snow! I miss snow and the crunchy feel under your feet, like your son - aaah, the memories LOL

The Calico Cat said...

Sounds lovely I am so gload you were able to get out. Where did you go?