Spring Break in the Snow

We tried talking Jim into a spring break trip to Hawaii or Mexico but were overruled by the fact that 1) Jim loves to ski and winter is almost over, 2) there was a season pass to Brundage ski resort burning a hole in his pocket, and 3) since Jim earns all the money, we agree that he has the last word on where to spend it (at least on the big stuff :)). Consequently, we took our spring break trip to McCall, Idaho this year in 10+ feet of snow. Since this was Cami's last spring break and due to the fact that she has no interest whatsoever in skiing, we appeased her by letting her invite some friends. We stayed in a 4 bedroom, 3 bath, 2 year old condo on the golf course for three days and nights. The condo was very comfortable, the company extremely delightful, and the skiing (even for one so inexperienced as myself) was outstanding. I don't think we could have had a better vacation!

The snow was incredible. We loved how it slid glacier-like off the rooftops. Cami and friends (Alisha, Emily and Jared) had a great time playing in the snow.

Jared, Emily, Jim and I went skiing. In case you were wondering, Jared is the one doing the jumps off the cliff, not me.:) Jim skied with the camera down steep slopes and through the trees to get some shots of Jared jumping off cliffs and executing other crazy stunts. They were in their element!

The views from the ski resort were amazing.

I really enjoyed preparing the meals for such an appreciative group especially since the kids did all the dishes! Here's Marcus (who joined us later) and Cami doing their part.

We loved our view from the condo.

Another highlight of the trip was our experience at the local movie rental place. Several rooms in the old maze-like building were filled to the brim with movies--oldies, goodies and everything in between. As we browsed the numerous shelves, we had a hard time deciding which movie to rent and ended up having to get several.

Our spring break trip in the snow was definitely a success!