Last Spring Break, swimsuits & flip flops in Maui. This Spring Break, snowboots & stocking caps in the mountains near Gunnison! Our dear friends Joe and Mary Fran and boys Cullen and Brecken invited us to join them at their family cabin about 45 minutes outside of Gunnison for a weekend escape to the mountains. What an absolute BLAST we had! We'll let the fun speak for itself in the many photos to follow.
Crazy Spring Breakers
With so much snow, the only way to access
the cabin ... by snowmobile! We had to leave the cars
down the hill and shuttled all our gear, kids,
groceries, etc. up the hill to the cabin.
All Aboard!
Grant & Brecken are ready to GO!
Room for 2 on the back!
Our Home Sweet Home for several days ...
The fabulous Park Cabin!
Morning Playtime with the Milennium Falcon
So many fun toys at the cabin!
Ready for fun in the snow.
Cullen on the lookout.
King of the Mountain
Notice the roof on the left.
This big pile of snow is from
snow sliding off the roof!
Perfect for on-site sledding!
Time out from playing to remove
some snow from his boot.
Brecken on a snowy walk.
"Hmmmm ... wonder how you turn this thing on?"
Brecken & Mary Fran in the snow
Sweet Snowmen
Scott & Grant sled. Yes, that's Grant
hiding beneath that camo hat!
Mama and Luke
Go, Cullen, Go!
After a morning of sledding and playing in the snow,
this is the result ... Grant fell asleep wearing his snowpants
and halfway sliding off the couch!
SuperBrecken, SuperGrant & Whitney the Dog
The Dynamic Duo
Who's ready for the hot tub?
Reid brought his snorkel gear.
You never know what exotic fish
may be swimming in that hot tub!
(Look at all the snow behind him!)
Hooray for the Hot Tub!
Dance Party!
My first time driving a snowmobile.
Can you tell I LOVED IT!?!!!
On Saturday, we geared up for a daytrip to Ouray.
We had to shuttle the boys from the cabin
down to the cars at the bottom of the hill.
Precious cargo here!
Mary Fran supervised the boys
as we headed down the hill.
Check out their dog Whitney running behind us!
The highlight of Ouray ... swimming in the Hot Springs.
It was steadily snowing and 20 degrees outside,
but in the water, it was nice and warm.
One pool was around 95. The hotter pool was 101.
We got a chuckle about our frozen hair.
Notice who brought his snorkel gear once again!
Parks in the pool
The town of Ouray sits in a valley with
mountains on both sides. Beautiful!
Notice the steam coming off the pool.
And yes, that person on the right is a lifeguard.
Here's a better shot. Full snow gear, full-length coat,
and the water rescue gear. Hilarious!
Downtown Ouray
Brecken, Luke, Cullen, Reid & Grant (and sometimes Whitney)
A HUGE THANK YOU to the Park Family
for such a wonderful Spring Break trip
to your family cabin! We have so many
memories, adventures & laughs
to treasure from this fun trip with you!
