Capturing our adventures one photo at a time...
Spencer participated in the elementary track meet where all four Mountain Brook elementary schools competed against each other. Spencer did awesome!
He ended up:
11th out of 56 in the long jump
19th out of 48 in the 400 meter
13th out of 58 in the 100 meter
Go Spencer go!
Sunday morning we were happy to see the Easter Bunny had brought some goodies! He also hid some eggs inside the house. Fun for all.
We then put on our Easter best and started the process of trying to get a good photo! ha! The kids love this part of Easter.
Family timer selfie!
This one never has an issue posing for photos!
We got to church plenty early – just more time for more photos!
Maxwell acolyted during the very busy and long 9:00 service and did a great job!
We put flowers on the cross…
and then made the drive to Montgomery for more pictures!
To me this was the winning family photo of the day!
We didn’t just take pictures in Montgomery, we also saw Lulu and Granddaddy and all of the cousins! But we took pictures with them too!
We then had a nice visit and the kids learned to play Old Maid.
A very happy Easter all around!
Who’s the better photog? Samantha…
or Spencer?
I’d say it a tie! Gotta love a good upward angle shot!
Skiing day 4! Last day, best day!
Bluebird skies, decent temps, perfect conditions!
Our only downside came late morning when Spencer had a collision! I was skiing behind them and watched it happen. Spencer had gone into a tree trail and came out of it onto the run just as an old man was coming down the far left side of the run. Spencer should have looked up and yielded but he was just going too fast and couldn’t stop. He skied on across while the man came down and they clipped skis and both went tumbling. Thankful no one was hurt. I got Spencer up and we skied down and apologized to the old man. He was skiing with what I assume were his two grown sons. They didn’t seem too happy with us but the old man said he was fine and so on we went. Spencer was not hurt but definitely shaken up. A good learning lesson for all!
Lunch break!
Just a little worn out by our last afternoon on the slopes!
But we still made it a full day and skied until the lifts closed!
We grabbed dinner in the village that night and then it was time to head home the next morning!
Thankfully our flights were on time. It was a little touch and go getting out of Aspen but, after de-icing the plane, we were able to take off and made it to Atlanta in plenty of time for our connection. Thankful for time away with my favorite people doing something we all enjoy! Best spring break ever!!
Skiing day 3! The temps were a little higher and the sun was out and we were all happy skiers! Bluebird day on the mountain!
Twinkies!!
Lunch break!
After lunch we decided to take the single pole/disc lift up to Cirque, the highest point in Snowmass at 12, 510 feet. None of us had ever been on a lift like this before but we were feeling optimistic!
The boys all got on and made it to the top with no issue. Here’s Maxwell riding up.
It was a different story for the girls! Samantha was really nervous but she got on and started going up. I then fell trying to get on but then made it on just two people behind her. About 3/4 of the way up, the wind was so strong and her gloved hands just couldn’t hold on and she fell off the lift! Oh no! I tried to grab her and pull her with me but that didn’t work so I hopped off too and we had to ski back down to the lift. We then had a decision to make – give up and ski on down the mountain and meet the boys later – or try again to get to the top! We tried again and I am so glad we did!! Once we finally made it, the views were worth it! We were eye level with the tops of all of the mountains. It felt like a snow desert up there! So cool.
Ready to live on The Edge!
We went down a couple of black runs, tons of blues, and had a great day all around!