Friday, 12/11/09...last day in CB...trip home...

Katie & Derek planned to leave today to drive back to our house in order to get home by Saturday night and we were planning to stay the full week and leave tomorrow, but we decided just to go home with them...that way we'd get an extra day with them. We all packed up our stuff and cars this morning and straightened up the condo before checking out. Then we stopped at the park on the way out of town to let the kiddos play in the snow one last time. I put L's snow bib, jacket, hat & boots on, but she wandered off with Dave before I could get her gloves on. I put my stuff on but by the time I got out to them, L had fallen over in the snow, gotten her hands cold, and then cried for the next 20 or 30 minutes because her hands hurt so bad. Therefore, that was really the end of the park experience for us and Sara hadn't even gotten out there yet. Dave took L to the car while I stayed back and took some pics of Sara before we got in the cars to head home.

We made much better time on the way home than on the way there...I think because the girls didn't stop to pee as much. We did stop in Gunnison to grab lunch on the way out. I kept loosing Derek behind me on Monarch Pass because he was driving so slow. He said he was slipping every time he put his foot on the gas. We didn't have any problems but we have AWD and they have FWD. Anyhow, we got home just before dark and L actually slept for the last part of the drive. We were able to have dinner together and hang out before they left for home at 6am the next morning.

View between Crested Butte and Gunnison.








View from Monarch Pass.

Thursday, 12/10/09...CB day 5...

Today was our last chance to ski b/c Katie & Derek wanted to leave a day early so they could get back on Saturday night instead of Sunday night. Conditions weren't going to be fabulous since there was no overnight snow and it was 15F. But we braved the conditions and went skiing anyhow (it actually wasn't as bad as we thought it would be b/c the sun was out) or at least I tried. My shins were so sore from Tuesday that I did one run in one set of boots and then another run in a different set but couldn't bear the pain so I bailed. The boys continued to ski and had fun. Too bad Dave only took one lousy picture. Anyhow, I went home with my tail between my legs and hung out with Katie & Sara (Katie had already put L down for a nap).

Getting flower clip pics






checking herself out in the mirror...it was a common theme during the week.






playing their pianos together.

Videos of piano playing:

view from the lift.




Derek & Dave on the lift.


Dave & me on the lift.


view at the top of the lift.




view towards more lifts (back).


Dave fixing his helmet.


Dave, Derek, & me at the top of the lift.




me & Sara












giggling girls