We got up super early and were on the road by 7:30am, headed for A-Basin. It was about an hour and 45 minutes or so to the ski area and Matt had planned to take a snowboarding class. I planned to do some shopping or walking around with Abby, but the area would prove less entertaining for a pregnant momma and a 2 1/2 year old when we arrived.
By the time we got to the A-Basin ski area, it was snowing and frigidly cold. Matt got his gear and headed to his class and Abby and I headed to the area that was rented out by the Navy guys (from Matt's command who organized the trip). I was super tired, cold and bored most the time. Abby kept busy playing with some of the other kids of Navy parents who were hanging out in our upstairs reserved area.
When Matt was done with his class, he met up in the building, we ate lunch that had been provided for us by the command, and we headed out a bit earlier than the rest of the command (since we drove separate). We took a bit of a different route home and went through Keystone, Dillon, Silver Thorne, then Golden, Colorado. We drove up Lookout Mountain in Golden and visited Buffalo Bill Cody's grave site and the souvenir shop. The scenery was beautiful!
That night, after we returned home, I found out my neighbor friend, Carmen had her baby. She'd been in the hospital for a week after her water broke. She'd not gone into labor all week, but after being sick all Friday, they decided it was best to go ahead and deliver the baby. She was only 28 weeks along, but little Tyler was born Friday, March 5th, weighing 2 lbs 1 oz, and measuring 14 inches long. He is breathing on his own and doing quite well for such a young baby. They do expect him to be in the NICU for a couple months though. We visited Carmen in the hospital Saturday and she looked and sounded really good. We weren't, of course, allowed to see Tyler, but we got to see some pictures of him. He's so tiny, but looks great for being so early. I'm praying for them every day and I covet more prayer them. Carmen and her husband Chris also have two elementary-aged girls at home to take care of. Carmen will be home from the hospital soon, but little Tyler has a long road ahead. What a fighter though. I thank God for His healing hand and strengthening power.
Enjoy the pics of our trip!
Abbigail in the car on the way to A-Basin
The beautiful scenery on our way through the mountains.
We finally got up into the snow.
Abby and Daddy in the rental area. Daddy was ready for his snowboarding class to begin.
On the upper level of this building is where Abby and I spent a couple hours or so, waiting for Daddy to finish his snowboarding class. It was WAY too cold outside for us to watch Daddy in his class. And it was snowing pretty hard at times.
Abbigail as we walked in to the building to wait for Daddy. I thought there would be some sort of shopping or something, but not at A-Basin. Just the ski area.
Abby's goofy Kool-aid/chocolate grin.
When Daddy finally came back from snowboarding, Abby was so happy to see him.
Daddy and Abby--so sweet.
What a sweetie she is!
The beautiful scenery on our way through Keystone.
Daddy and Abby on Lookout Mountain in Golden, CO. They're standing in front of Buffalo Bill (William) Cody's grave site. His wife is buried here, too. We learned something new--Buffalo Bill was a Mason.
This was the view to the west at one point coming down from Lookout Mountain. Gorgeous!
Here's the view to the east coming down from Lookout Mountain. Just to the right of center is the Coors Plant. Most of the actual plant is hidden around the back side of that mountain to the right. You can see the red Coors sign on the building. This is the main, downtown area of Golden, CO--a beautiful, quaint, mountain town.
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