Colorado 2012.

We spent last week in Colorado for our annual Hudson / Whiting Ski Trip (last year was our inaugural visit - & this year Baby Nora was wearing his bear suit!), this year renting a really beautiful cabin slopeside at Copper Mountain. It was so refreshing getting off of the plane in Denver. The air is so crisp! Freezing cold, but fresh & clear (the only thing missing: oxygen - I felt like I was huffing & puffing my way up the stairs all week, which is understandable given we were above 10,000 feet). And the mountains! Oh my goodness, I think you only realize how flat Texas is when you leave & go somewhere else for a bit. Seeing those giant snow covered peaks was good for my soul. 

We were really happy being at Copper for a few days. Lots of space made for an easy trip with four little ones (!!), a yummy sandwich shop made for perfect + easy lunches & the nearby outlets made for a nice mamas-only escape for a few hours one afternoon. The girls went sledding, Q tried to get used to the snow (& never really did) & we really liked getting to just hang out with Patrick & Kera. On Friday, Mike's brother Dan came up (over? down?) from Denver with his girlfriend Sonia to spend the day, bringing Q the sweetest gifts that he loves - like, squeezes & hugs every day, loves. We loved getting to see them.

Then! We went back to Patrick & Kera's pretty home in Colorado Springs, which was like a thoroughly new vacation in & of itself! Warm sun. The Garden of the Gods! They are so spoiled living there, because it really is the most beautiful place. 

We have big plans for 2013. Cannot wait. 

Also: I didn't take nearly enough photos. Boo.