Three Big Brothers: snow boarding

Matt and I have always loved to be spontaneous. It's part of who we are. So on Thursday (5 MAR) when we were offered a slot at a marriage retreat scheduled the next day, we made it work! Matt got a pass for the weekend, we packed, rented skis and left as soon as the work day Friday was over!

We spent 3 beautiful nights in Crested Butte, CO! Our boys took snowboarding

(Hayden - I couldn't find a snowboarding pic right now so I stuck this sledding one of him for now!) and skiing lessons (Carson and Bailey)

We were so proud of all three of them for their courage and hard work in their classes. Specifically Bailey, who normally has such a hard time wearing new shoes. He actually skied from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm!

Matt and I skied together for half a day and that was all I could take! Matt headed out the rest of the day and I spent a couple of hours working on our "Homecoming" video. Can't wait to gather all the photos and videos to make this a complete experience! Our hotel room was UNBELIEVABLY beautiful, thanks to CH Weathers!!!

The only sad part of our trip is that Matt and Corie had to leave a day early due to sicknesses in their family. We had hoped to go out with them in the evening. Turns out poor Matt (Weathers) ended up with mono!

Overall, a beautiful weekend we didn't expect but are so thankful for!

(Thanks SO much!!! You know who you are!)

And that's where we went! Over rivers and around mountains to Snow Mountain Ranch, a YMCA of the Rockies retreat center. We are so thankful for the many ways organizations show their appreciation for the military! This particular deal is called Military getaway... $80 bucks for 2 nights' stay in a hotel-like room and all meals (6 of them) included! On site is a tubing hill and let me tell you...that was FUN! Here are some pictures! (If you want to see more, go to our Shutterfly site!! If you don't have the password, feel free to email me!)