Sledding and Skating

For those of us who are federal employees, Monday, 18 Feb was a holiday.  Thus, we had a three-day weekend.  Saturday, we didn't do a whole lot.  Ashley and I did some yoga in the morning (no full moons this time), and then the three of us went swimming.  Bode is getting very comfortable in the water, and has almost graduated from being a sea monkey to an otter.  He has to do a dive-down, which is basically going underwater and touching the bottom, and then surface and float in a starfish position for five seconds.  We'll see if he gets there this week, although I think it might take him a couple more lessons.

Sunday, we headed up to the mountains.  Dave and Kathy (Ashley's brother and sister-in-law) have family who own a 3-bedroom condo in Breckenridge.  They invited us up for Sunday and Monday.  We arrived for lunch, and then decided to so some sledding.  Bode had never been, and we wondered if he would like it.  Turns out, he loved it.  Here are some pictures.  First up, the clan trudging through the snow to get to the sledding hill.  Note it was a beautiful day.

Next is a shot of Ashley, Bode, and Teddy at the base of the "mountain."

Bode and I went on the first run together.  I thought he'd be a little scared, based on the incredible speeds we achieved.  Surprisingly, he really liked it.

After a number of runs, Bode wanted to go on his own.  Here is a movie.  We were prepared for a yard sale, but he made it down on his own in one piece.  Note at the start of the video, Bode is sitting down in a group near the middle of the picture.  Once he starts going, I was able to track him down the mountain.

Finally, here is a picture of Mommy and Bode finishing up a run in the tube.  Lots of fun!

Sunday night was rather tame.  We went to dinner, and afterwards, Cars was on TV, so we watched that.  Monday morning, Mommy was nice enough to make us some pancakes.  Here is a shot of the boys anxiously awaiting their food.  Bode really enjoys hanging out with his cousins, although there are an inordinate number of burp and fart jokes...

Monday, we went ice skating.  Bode hadn't been ice-skating since we tried it when he was three years old.  That time did not go well.  We were hopeful for a better result.  Initially, Bode was very timid on his skates.

However, once Teddy and Charlie showed up, he really started to zoom around, albeit with the assist from the walker.

As always, we had a wonderful time with the Denver Rankins.  Charlie turned four today, and Kathy made a delicious birthday cake, which Bode thoroughly enjoyed.  We got home in the mid-afternoon, did some chores, and are now all ready for bed.  Evidently the lack of oxygen takes its toll on all of us.  Pleasant week to all.