Vail - Day 3 - The wake up call

Feb 10,

Last night I did not sleep well at all as everyone woke me up at one point or another. Lionel kept moving, sneezing, and breathing heavy. Sofia had a headache and woke me up to ask for medicine, and Bella woke me up because her stomach was hurting. Needless to say, this morning everyone is dragging a bit.

Vail - Day 2

Feb 9,

This morning we woke up at around 7:00am, but didn't not bounce out of bed right away. We knew we had a full day ahead of us, so we tried to rest while we could. Sofia did some homework, Lionel and I read, and Bella played on her tablet. But eventually we did get up and got ready for our first day of skiing. 

We left the apartment a little before 9:00 am so we could take the girls to ski school first. They both stayed happily with their respective groups. Long gone are those days when we would face some anxiety and even tears. After that Lionel, his Dad and I skied pretty much nonstop until 1:00 pm. We then took a break for lunch and continued skiing until it was time to pick up the girls. They were both tired, especially Sofia, but on top of that Bella was cranky. She said she was unhappy that she fell a lot and that she didn't like her teacher. 

Bella did get some of her energy back in the early evening to go the pool and the hot tub, but got all tired and cranky again during dinner. So it was a good thing when we went back to the apartment, everybody was in their PJs, and Bella fell asleep. Tonight she was the first one to go down, but the rest of us are not too far behind.

Vail - Day 1

Feb 8,

This morning we took it easy. We didn't set an alarm, so we woke up when we were ready for it. Sofia did a bit of homework while the rest of us read or browsed the news of the day. We then eventually got up, got ready, checked out from the hotel, and went to get brunch before we drove to Vail. Lionel looked up good places for breakfast and lunch, and we ended up at a place called Snooze. It was really, really good. We all enjoyed it very much.

After brunch we drove to Vail, and lucky had no issues during the drive. There was not a lot of traffic and no bad weather either, which can really slow you down.

When we arrived in Vail the rental apartment wasn't ready, so we walked around for a little while. We couldn't get the rental skis just yet because  Sofia, Lionel, and his Dad needed ski socks and those were in the suitcases. But waiting wasn't too bad. After walking around for a little while the apartment was finally ready, but the ski rental place was crazy packed. So Lionel and his Dad went to buy breakfast food, Monique stayed at the apartment, and the girls and I walked around.

Eventually we made our way back to the ski rental place, got out stuff, went out for dinner, walked back to the apartment, and crashed for the night. It wasn't even late, but we were all really tired and couldn't keep our eyes open anymore. 

Leaving for Denver

Feb 7,

This afternoon we left school and work early to catch a 5:40 flight from Cincinnati to Denver. I left work at about 1:30, went home, picked up the dog, dropped her off at the kennel, came back, and finished packing the last minute things. In the meantime Lionel picked up the girls, came home, changed real quick, and we were out the door by 3:45. We made it to the airport with no issues, and our flight left pretty much on time.

This time around we flew Frontier because it was so much cheaper than Delta, but the girls were disappointed that there were no TVs in the back of the seats, where they could choose something to watch, and I was uncomfortable because the seats couldn't recline. So that made for a bit of a longer flight. I managed to keep Bella entertained because I had a book for her, and let her borrow my kindle and my phone throughout the flight, but she definitely was getting a bit bored by the time we finally landed.

At the airport we met Lionel's parents and drove to the hotel where we were spending the night. We were all very tired by then, especially the girls, so we just ate at the hotel's restaurant instead of going back out. Unfortunately the food took a while to come out, so Bella ate only a little bit before she looked like she was about to fall asleep at the table. And Sofia wasn't far behind. The three of us came back to the room a bit before everyone else, and after changing into our pijamas, washing our faces, and brushing our teeth, we went to bed and were quickly out for the day. It was a long one!

Another breakfast in bed

Feb 5,

This morning Bella made us breakfast in bed again. It was nice just getting up late, eating, enjoying her sweet gesture, and not having to rush to be anywhere. 

Getting ready

Jan 4,

It's that time of the year. This weekend we are packing and getting ready for our yearly ski trip. Sofia is growing too fast, and needed new ski pants and long underwear, and Bella needed new socks and a few other things. We are not done packing just yet, but we have to finish this weekend because there is no time during the week.

La Playa

Feb 4,

Today Bella made me this drawing. So sweet! No only did she draw me at the beach, but she also drew my mango tree.