During October we were able to
spend a weekend in North Carolina at our new mountain home enjoying the
fall colors. We are loving our trips to North Carolina more every time.
Christmas in our household was quiet this year with no travels and no
family visiting.
We made another trip to North
Carolina during a long weekend in January when the kids had off from school
for two days due to teacher workdays at the end of the semester. This
time we were joined by the Lamont family. We had a great time together
seeing some of the sights, and just relaxing in front of the blazing fire
or in the hot tub. We got in a day of skiing at Appalachian Ski
Resort. It was the first time for both Kyle and Cosette. Kyle insisted
on renting a snowboard, not realizing just how difficult it would be.
Both kids had lessons all day and even Maria had a couple lessons. All
the lessons gave Mark the opportunity to take off by himself and enjoy
the full range of slopes available for skiing.
Maria and Tammy were very happy to have the personal attention of Steve for their afternoon ski lesson.
Here's one last photo taken on the beach this January. We've been enjoying unseasonably warm weather this winter (that's not a complaint). We are looking forward to visiting Mark's parents in Albuquerque, NM during Spring Break. It will be our first visit to see them since they moved to NM early last year. We are all excited about exploring another place and spending time with the grandparents.
