Here we go...
We spent the first few days of our trip with my folks, then planned to meet the rest of my family in McCall for Christmas. We had a chance to spend an evening with Andrea's brother and family before we headed north.
It snowed all the way to McCall, adding to the five feet or so already on the ground. Unfortunately, the house we had rented was on the side of a mountain, up a steep, narrow road. We got stuck. Then we put chains on and made it part way before Dad got stuck. Then we waited for the snow plow to come and walked around and took pictures of all the beautiful snow.
It was worth all the trouble in the end though, the house was great and the view was phenomenal.
Looking to the south-east over a cloud-covered Payette Lake and the Cascade Mountains.
One of the most highly anticipated activities planned for this trip was to get a few days of snowboarding under our belts. Brundage Mountain did not disappoint. Pandemonium in the Powder!
Andrea and Anthony, working out the kinks in the ol' snowboarding muscles.
Sam and Cooper, heading back up the slope.
Anthony (in the foreground), working on his turns.
Kenrick and Anthony both did really well, considering that they've only been on snowboards a couple of times before and not at all in the last two years! It had been even longer for Andrea, but once we figured out that her stance had changed directions from the last time she'd gone she did great. I was worn out after the third run.
The slope off the front of the house offered plenty of opportunity for digging and sliding as well. By the time we left we had a sled track that passed under two tunnels before dropping off the edge to the driveway down below.
Dorian helps his mamma pile up more snow.
All that activity required some R&R. Sam's in charge of reading. Sally and Dorian look pretty relaxed.
We took an afternoon between reading, eating, and sledding to go to the McCall ice rink.
Anya gets a hand from Uncle Sam. She did fantastic for her first time without supports. What a trooper!
Anthony concentrates.
Paxton helps Uncle Matt around the rink. Oh wait, I guess it was the other way around.
The Sam Fam.
It was time to pack up all too soon. Better get a picture before everyone heads their separate ways.
We spent one more night in Boise, the piled all our luggage back into (and on top of) our poor van and headed to the other side of the state to spend a few days with Andrea's parents. Yes, that's five snowboards up on top! (Dad found an extra at a pawn shop that was too good a deal to pass up)
Andrea's brother Byron and his family joined us and we had a nice time with them.
Playing a game of Outburst on New Year's Eve.
We managed to get one more day of snowboarding in, at Grand Targhee, just across the boarder in Wyoming. Steep!
That's Andrea and Anthony way up on the slope, waving at us as we go by on the lift. It was a beautiful day; a nice way to start the year.
Heading back from Targhee we got treated to a spectacular sunset against the Teton range.
We also managed to slip in an early birthday party for Paxton before we had to head home. He was delighted of course. Thanks for the cake Grandma!
1 comment:
Fun to see you all! And his makes me miss Idaho and miss the slopes.
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