Sleigh Ride

So a few days before Christmas, we decided to take a family serendipity Ski Trip to Angel Fire, New Mexico. We started our serendipity with a Sleigh Ride into the Mountains for dinner cooked “Chuck Wagon Style.”



This is probably the most unique experience I have ever had!
We arrived at the “camp” and were taken into tents…and given hot chocolate that was cooked on an old fashion wood burning stove!


After warming up a bit, the kids were given sleds to play on the snow hills while dinner cooked.  This has to be the most awesome way ever to wait for “your order” to be ready!


(This is Levi who had NO Time to waste!)

While the kids were playing….dinner was cooking….

on this stove.

The kids had hamburgers and hotdogs and mama and daddy were served steak! Yummy, very yummy steak!
Here is a shot of our dinner tent.

And a few shots of the rider UP!



It was about 17 degrees going back down…and the only snaggle, was that my boot broke.  I was trying so hard not to get my foot in the snow, by hopping back to the Sleigh…BUT the Sleigh moved before I was all the way in and down in the snow I went….Brrr. My feet got wet and terribly cold. But we made it back to the condo and are nice and cozy for the night
Ava snapped this picture for us.

More adventures tomorrow! We are planning  to add Skiing to the Triple Smiles School of Discovery course list!

End of Vacation

As summer winds down, I need to finish up on my summer blogin’.
Before we left Tennessee Nana treated us to a Dinner Show at Dolly’s Dixie Stampede.

By the looks of the picture below….kids were NOT too excited about this……..(Isn’t this just hilarious!??)

However their frowns turned upside down REAL quick when the waitress brought them…..
Ava enjoyed “drinking” her soup.
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I must add when the waitress sat us down and explained to us that we were part of the “North” and we would be fighting against the “South” my mom started laughing as if it was the funniest thing in the world that Scarlett O Hara had been seated on the wrong side.
Levi Cheering for his team!

So fun! Thanks to Nana!
On our way back west, we took a Pit Stop at the Casey Jones Train Shop. This is always a fun stop because the kids can stretch their legs and climb aboard some trains and have some fun.



This is random, but this is Levi working a puzzle on the way home on his car tray.

Zach was loaded up with lots of new cars from Nana’s playroom, so he was super engaged racing them around!

Apples and Waterfalls

Thought I’d take a minute to finish blogging   about our trip. After we got home from our trip our life went into whirlwind mode. First,  our middle child had strep throat…which he lovingly passed to his mama…..and because that wasn’t enough excitement for him, he ended up in Children’s Hospital one night after falling 6 feet from playground equipment! Thankfully he checked out ok, but it was enough to keep me off the computer for a while
So….back to our trip. One morning we woke up and headed to The Apple Barn!
The Apple Barn is an old farmhouse that has the most delicious breakfast this side of the Mason Dixon Line….well probably the most delicious breakfast either side of the Mason Dixon line.


Now that Levi can read….there was no “missing out” on this:







Until Next Time…….


After such a hearty breakfast, Gordon wanted to try a hike…so we headed to the Great Smoky Mountain to find a trail that we though the kids would enjoy!
When we started the hike, we were all smiles



However, after 1.5 miles of hiking…and getting POURED on the last .30 miles, our smiles started to fade…

Ahhh…but look sweet TripleSmiles, at God’s Amazing Creation….right up close

Or lets get a little bit closer…..

You know what, your already wet, just get IN and PLAY!
Really?

Ahhhh, there those smiles!

Well….ALMOST a full TripleSmile"