I ski. You ski. We all ski!

With the Christmas morning festivities completed, we embarked on our next holiday adventure in the afternoon -- a trip to the mountains to ski! Joined by our neighbor friends James, Kat, Jacob, and Anna, we drove to Georgetown on Christmas Day. The Historic St. James vacation rental we booked was a fantastic find, just 15 minutes from the ski slopes of Loveland. We spent 3 days skiing, laughing, warming up (it was cold!), relaxing, cooking fine dinners like crab legs one night and rock cornish game hens another, touring the town, and enjoying our time in the mountains.

One highlight of our trip -- teaching the boys to ski! Scott was a fantastic ski instructor and had Luke off and skiing on the bunny slope on Day 1. Way to go, Luke! Reid geared up on Day 2, and Scott took him for a few runs, too. Reid isn't ready to be turned loose quite yet, but this first experience was a good one ... and he's excited to go again! So many great memories for our family. Many photos and some video clips follow. Enjoy!

Luke & Ski Instructor Scott

Getting the hang of it...

On the lift.

Luke & Mom on the ski lift.

Snowplow!

The moms enjoyed a morning on the slopes!

Reid's turn! Little man on the lift...

Reid thought he was ready to move

from "beginner" to "slalom expert"

on his first run. Luckily, Scott had

a good hold on him!

The family at Loveland Ski Area

The kiddos.

Luke skis solo!

Reid's first ski adventure.

(Notice Mr. Big Stuff has some fancy moves already.

Good thing Dad's holding him up. Ha!)