Spring Break ~ Miami

We went to Miami for spring break with just the 4 of us.  We rented a one bedroom condo at the Hilton Bentley.  The first night we had dinner at Prime Italian, which was within walking distance of our hotel.  The first day we did not have the best weather so we went to the everglades to go on an alligator tour.  We saw a lot of alligators on the tour and even saw a baby in the water.  The next night we had dinner at Prime Fish and Liam told the waitress she was beautiful.  He really made her night.  It was so cute.  We spent the next couple days at the beach and pool.  The boys loved boogie boarding in the ocean.  The pool was a little disappointment, but it served it's purpose.  It was definitely not a family hotel, but more like a very small boutique hotel.  We also had dinner at Ocean Grill at the Setai, which was so nice with such a beautiful view of the ocean.  Afterwards we walked over to the W Hotel to see Carissa and her family.  One night Daddy snapped the cutest picture of Liam hugging Mommy.  It was so sweet.  We love family trips because we get to snuggle with our boys even more than normal as we usually switch who gets to sleep together.  Overall we had a great time in Miami and loved spending time together.  We can't wait for the next family trip.     

Anchor Ball - St Clement

We had the annual school gala this year at the Hilton downtown.  It was so nice to have an in person event this year.  I think so many of us were out of practice and overwhelmed.  My friend Kelly and I got our hair and makeup done at her house.  We met one of my BFFs Amanda and her husband David at the event. They just got into St. Clement for their son who will be in pre-k 4 next year.  We had such a fun time at the event and loved seeing all of our friends from school.   

Braham - Ross Ski Trip ~ Beaver Creek

We went on our annual Braham Ross ski trip and this year we went to Beaver Creek.  We went over President's Day weekend, February 18-22.  It was surprisingly not crowded this year, but we did have a mishap with our accommodations.  We had a room reserved at the Westin, but they canceled on us one week before our trip.  We scrambled last minute and found a place, but it was not the same as our original place and had a lot less space.  We made the best of it and still had a great time.  

The first day the boys and I went to ski school while Daddy skied with everyone else.  Craig's skis got stolen, but he luckily found them the next day and got free rentals in the meantime.  The second night we had dinner at Grouse Mountain Grill with just the 4 of us (Craig, me, Phil and Kat).  The food was delicious and we had fun hanging out.  The next day we went skiing with the whole group and it was such a fun time.  We ran into our old neighbors at lunch - so crazy to run into them while skiing!  They moved to Golden last summer.  We took their oldest Michael with us for several runs down the mountain and later met up with his dad.  Luckily he was with us to help Liam down the mountain as it was a difficult blue.  Liam got stuck and was afraid to go down.  Daddy was ahead of him and I wasn't in a position to help him, but Joe helped him get down.  Later Liam was doing his S's and skiing with much more skill and confidence so it was a huge milestone.  Overall the boys did great skiing and we had such a nice day.  That night we had dinner at Citrea with the whole crew.  The next day we went skiing and did some fun greens and blue runs.  That night we ordered Mexican food from the restaurant in the Westin and brought it up to the room and watched a movie.  Overall it was a great trip.  We can't wait for the next one.