Steamboat Springs

My hubby turned the big 3-5! To celebrate we took a trip to Steamboat Springs. The condo we stayed at was great, thanks to some vacation points my in-laws couldn't use while serving their 2nd full time mission together. It came in handy to have such a nice place for the children and I to be in the chilly weather while Dan went skiing an extra day by himself. Thank you, Wayne & Nita!

This also provided us an opportunity to see the ice castles again in a new location, go sledding, spend an afternoon at a bounce house, go bowling as a family of 5 for the first time, children's first gondola rides, and the big event: Kaelah & Danny's first time skiing! They loved ski school and did a great job. Kaelah was a natural and Danny was a full 6 months younger than anyone else in his class but managed to keep up. It was a pure joy to watch them! They have already asked more than once to go again. (:

And the other big news I couldn't tell you about earlier, I can tell you now. Dan switched jobs! Our trip to Steamboat was the week between employers, which he set the date of since we already had the vacation planned before he had the new job lined up. Well, we call it his "new old work" around here because after being away for over 2 years, he decided to go back to where his career began and the reason we moved to CO in 2004. He is happy to be there again & everyone seems delighted to have him back! So much so, that they promoted him to senior engineer! Congrats, hon!

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