A Little Getaway

I had been dreaming about this for quite a while now. To spend the week at a nice cozy chalet, nestled in the middle of beautiful mountains. To be sipping hot chocolate by the fireplace while watching the snow fall and listening to the kid's shrieks of delight as they take on the "Dead Man's Hill" with their sleds. To ski on fresh snow and come back to a home cooked meal made by someone other than me. Well, the time finally came. We arrived under clear skies with views of the majestic Shuksan right from the chalet's window.

The next morning greeted us with fresh snow and after digging the cars out of the snow,

it was time to hit the slopes.

Christian asked why he wasn't in the picture. Well, he was off hitting the black diamonds with his dad. I was not about to venture out there. If you want a picture, you got to stick close to mom. He said he would continue to stay far from the camera.

During our 4 days at the chalet, a total of 22 new inches of snow fell.

It was a winter paradise for the kids. Sledding down the hill also meant climbing it back up again, but the kids did not tire! They skied all day, came back to play in the game room, ate, played family games with the whole group and then went out for night sledding! Sleep. Repeat all over again. Do I have to say we had a great time?

We are now resting form our exausting, but oh, so refreshing little vacation.