Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Vail

This past weekend we took a trip up to Vail to visit our friends Jeremy and Kelsey. They live in Eagle, just west of Vail. Jeremy hooked us up with a good deal on lift tickets so we spent Saturday on the mountain. The resort is incredible. By far the biggest and best I have ever experienced (supposedly it is the biggest resort in North America). We had a good day skiing/boarding even though the snow wasn't that great. It was nearly 50 degrees and a bit slushy, but the views and the runs were awesome. Probably my favorite part of the day was lunch (things never change, that was always my answer in elementary school too). On top of one of the many slopes they have a couple of BBQ pits open for everyone and we grilled up some brats. Great scenery and good food, can't beat that. Vail is definitely on the list for next winter's ski trip, as long as we can get some cheap lift tickets. Otherwise it is way expensive$$!







Sunday, March 8, 2009

Visit from the in-laws and some sights from Colorado

Jamie's brother Jared and his wife Bekah came to visit us the last weekend in February and her parents and sister Jessica and her husband Jesse came out the following weekend. We had lots of fun showing them around Colorado. We went snowboarding with Bekah and Jared (our first time since we have lived here) and went up to Estes Park with her parents and the double Js. Here are some pics of the visit and some great shots of the Colorado scenery (all in a random order, didn't have time to orginize). It will make you want to come visit too, and there is always plenty of room at the Brower house!

Capturing the professional at work along the Poudre River.



Jared's photo of us was much better than mine of them, I think I was a little far away but still didn't even get the full peak in the picture.


Estes Park

Domino fun!






Hanging out on along the river in the Poudre Canyon.




The Rockies up at Winter Park.
Jamie had fun hitting the slopes all bundled up.

Is that a moose in the background?!