Sun River

The Knowles headed down to Sun River during mid-winter break again, a tradition that the girls have really started to look forward to.  This year we headed down bright and early Saturday morning (like 4:00 am, early) which actually made for a great trip.  The girls and I slept the first half of the trip which made the 7 hours go by much more quickly than it has in the past.

We stopped for brunch at the Bear Country Cafe right outside Sun River and enjoyed a much needed break from the car.

The first day we were supposed to go skiing but the weather was a little uncooperative.  90 MPH winds along with rain kept us away from the mountain.  I will ski in many different conditions, but 90 MPH winds is way past my limit.  Instead we went out for a valentine's day lunch and attempted some ice skating in Sun River Village. I have no pictures of the ice skating as I was holding on to the edge of the rink for dear life.  The girls are MUCH better skaters than I am... they kept asking me to go around the loop with them and then left me in their dust. Fun for them, not so much for me.

Hot tub time!

We had all sorts of valentine's day crafts and activities.  Cookie decorating being a favorite.

These kids were AMAZING skiers.  They all skied a full two days with barely a complaint.  They led the way down the mountain and took turns being leaders.  We did tend to take up the slope with a train of 4 or 5 kids snaking their way down the hill while practicing their turns :-)  I'm so thrilled for this stage, we spent so much time skiing as a family when I was a kid, and I feel like we have now reached that point with the girls.  The point where it is actually FUN to ski with them!

You would think all that skiing would wear these kids out but nope!  We also spent a lot of time at the park.

Such a fun trip and I can't wait for next year!!