Last weekend we took a trip to Snowshoe, WVa with the rest of my family for a few days of rest and skiing! We had been looking forward to the trip for months and now looking back are so thankful we were able to go and sad that it has come and gone. The girls and I left with my mom on Friday at lunchtime, and the guys met us there late that night after work and travel. We encountered a few bummers during the weekend (NO snow on the mountain, drizzly weather, Aaron sick, poor sleeping by the kids, nagging headache for me), but those were minor compared to the joy it was just to relax and enjoy time with the family.

Here are some of the things we did together:

We put together a Fancy Nancy puzzle

They got all the ski gear on to go out on the slopes together (men only)

Even though the temperatures were mild, the conditions on the trails were pretty good, according to them...meaning the skiing was good!

Joey and Aaron waited on the others to get ready

We made funny faces :)

We stayed in our pjs for a long time each morning

We made a few Valentines

I helped Vivian get ready to go out on the slopes with Daddy and Uncle Joey on the first day. The second day she went with my Dad and Joey. She had a blast both times!

She looked adorable in her snow outfit. Thanks to Mama Dot for the ski bibs, hats, and scarves!

She thought the boots were pretty cool, and didn't complain about how difficult they are to walk in. She goes with the flow so well and we were really proud of her...

Daddy and Vivian thawed out by the fire after their adventures. By this point, Aaron was feeling really sick :(

These two made us smile sometimes with their sweetness to each other. And other times we may have gotten a little frustrated with their fighting, but those scenes don't make good pictures!

We (Uncle Stephen) figured out how to play Netflix on the TV, so we found a Dora episode for them to watch while we played a board game or two. We laughed at how Vivian was sitting to watch TV.

They are both (but especially Kate) really into Dora right now, by the way.

Daddy and Kate played on my Kindle.

Uncle Stephen helped her get ready for skiing on the 2nd day.

We all kind of went overboard with respect to the food that weekend...cookies, brownies, ice cream, chips, big meals...

Finally, I guess whenever I had my camera out, Michael was sleeping, because he was there but I don't have any pictures of him!

We had a safe, enjoyable trip back home on Sunday night (Vivian was so worn out from the skiing that she fell asleep within minutes of being in the car, and for some reason Kate was so quiet the whole way home!), but we were sad to leave. Vivian has talked about it often this week, and I can't wait for next year. Maybe they will actually be able to play in the snow next time!