Skiing in Breckenridge

We spent last weekend tucked away in the mountains outside of Fairplay, Colorado and skiing at Breckenridge all day Saturday!! It was absolutely gorgeous all weekend. The high was in the 40s both Saturday and Sunday so it wasn't too cold!

Here's the gorgeous cabin we stayed at with our friends!!

And the beautiful Breckenridge pictures begin!! We could see for miles and miles!!!

Josh and I realized that this was the first time we'd ever skied together!! There just weren't that many opportunities in Lousiana...ha,ha. I may have held him back a little so I made sure he went down a couple black diamonds without me throughout the day.

Breathtaking views!! 

Me and my love who has an awesome beard right now!! 

This is a great view...Josh right in front of me and mountains behind him. He is really selling me on staying in Colorado indefinitely.  

We made it up to over 12,000 feet while we were skiing!! 

This slope was classified a blue but I completely disagree. It was tough....I'll just say that my second time down was much better than my first! 

Seriously....this view.

Huey and Carter had so much fun together over the weekend!! They fought over the bone that Carter was holding for at least an hour. 

Sunday morning we got up and cooked breakfast and then went exploring behind the cabin. Here's a great shot of Huey and Carter fighting over a stick...

Another gorgeous Colorado day!

Huey wanted to climb up the ladder to the hawk's nest with us but couldn't quite make it.

Josh was contemplating life while soaking up the sun rays.

The whole crew had fun walking around and on top of the frozen pond.

Huey definitely had fun playing on the pond! 

Before we left, Josh posed beside the place my car was stuck for a while the day before....our Altima isn't the mountain car that we needed for a snowy steep driveway...go figure. We were thankful for all of the guys working together to get our car out!!

We are already planning our next ski trip!!!

A beautiful January day in Colorado

So one of the reasons that I was nervous about moving to Denver is being stuck inside for all of the winter months but this past Saturday was a gorgeous day and Josh, Huey and I took a drive through the wildlife refuge and then went to the Elk Meadow park in Evergreen. The fresh mountain air and just being outside was exactly what I needed!

I unpacked my little Canon camera because I knew it was going to be a gorgeous day because I want to start taking more pictures than are a little better than the ones I take on my iPhone. 

The wildlife was out and enjoying the nice weather at the refuge as well. When we first started the drive, we saw several deer grazing on the hill. 

Then we saw this bison very close to the road!! There were several cars stopped and taking pictures of this guy.  

It was such a clear day that the view of the city skyline was amazing!!

There's something about frozen ponds that is so beautiful to me. 

Huey was loving life.

I don't think I'll ever get tired of seeing snow covered mountains in the distance. 

Prairie dogs are so stinking cute!

As we were leaving I told Josh that I read that coyotes are here in the winter time but I thought it would be unlikely to ever see one. Then he turned to his left and saw one! It was the craziest thing ever! After I got a few pictures, he turned and ran off 

Huey loves sticking his whole head out of the window these days 

The drive into the mountains is gorgeous! 

Huey loves snow...he runs around and tries to eat as much of it as possible! There was a good bit of snow still on the ground up here especially in the shady spots but the temperature was in the 40s and 50s so it wasn't too cold at all!

I realize that I take a lot of pictures of my dog now but this last one is my favorite. See Huey in the corner? 

I hope that the rest of the winter includes a few more of these beautiful warmer days!!

Christmas travels

Josh and I both had two weeks off for Christmas break and we spent that entire time in Georgia and Maine with family and friends! 

I finally got to meet beautiful Aspen and Avery Wright!!

The Sunday before Christmas, my entire family drove up to Brasstown Bald for a 5k straight up the mountain!

We crammed in a van to get down the mountain before the start. Here I am with Hanna and her boyfriend Chad.

Josh looks less than thrilled and Holly showed her infamous look from Hanna's graduation....

Here's the whole gang ready to go!

We all walked up at various speeds. I stayed with Daddy for most of the way. Here we are at mile 1!!

It was a pretty foggy day but the clouds cleared for a few good views

Here's the gang and the after shot!

The same day, we went to my grandma's house for a Christmas get together. Holly made her a bling shirt for Christmas. Hollywood's Couture is great even for grandma's!

We spent the next few days relaxing around Elberton and napping frequently

My parents got their first real Christmas tree this year and in true Griswold spirit, my daddy put this picture of a squirrel in the tree :)

On Christmas Day, we got nostalgic and brought out old toys to play with. Josh and Heath were into this child laptop toy.

We spent our time putting puzzles together and in Georgia it was this awesome Christmas Vacation puzzle!!!

The day after Christmas we flew to Maine and had our Saunders Christmas! Here's a shot of the brothers in their matching hats.

We had fun spending time with family in Maine but I didn't take as many pictures as I originally planned to. We went to Josh's grandmother's 90th birthday party but I didn't get any pictures there. :( The next day we went down to Portland to watch a minor league game- the Portland Red Claws. It was amazing!

On New Year's Eve, Josh, Matt and I decided to go run into the ocean as part of the Polar Dip in Portland. It was freezing!!!

Here's the before shot.... 

And the after shots..... 

Here's the beast of a puzzle we put together in Maine...1000 pieces!! 

Looking forward to a fun filled 2015!!!