Hank and Sarah had the week off for Spring Break so we went to the cabin to relax in nature with GG and Grandad. As always, we had an amazing time! Our first night there, we got to hang out with Uncle Geoff, Aunt Traci, Ainsley, and Dalton, who were wrapping up thier own spring break trip. Hank had a blast playing in the snow with Ainsley and Dalton. They found that soup ladles worked well as scoops to prep snowballs and they learned that the shovel makes an excellent catapult for snow. They had a great time showering the grandparents and each other with snow and snowballs. They also had a great time sledding and warming up by the fire. At the end of the day, GG and Grandad transformed the upstairs living room into a sleepover extravaganza and the kids had fun (not) sleeping in the same space. As always, we enjoyed delicious food, tasty wine and great conversation with Traci and Geoff before they headed home.
While he was the only child present for the rest of the trip, Hank had so much fun building snow castles with Dad, riding 4-wheelers with Grandad and GG, stargazing with Mom, Dad and Grandad (the nights were coooold!), building a snowman with GG, taking lots of photographs with Mommy’s camera, feeding the deer, visiting Pagosa Springs, a muddy trek to a half-frozen waterfall, spotting wildlife, drawing, eating at 3 Ravens, sledding, s’mores, reading by the fire, staying up late, Grandad’s delicious breakfasts, doing art with GG, snowball fights, nature walks, more sledding, delicious food, feeding the deer, playing on the playscape and more playing in the snow. Hank practically lived in his snowpants and boots the entire week.
For our part, we did all those things too as well as sleeping in (thanks GG and Grandad), watching movies on Netflix by the fire with Grandad and GG, frosty jeep rides to Lake Heron, eagle sightings, reading and relaxing. It was a lovely break from our norm all around and nice to hang out with loved ones and get a bit of snow in the middle of March. Here are some photos from our trip in no particular order:
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