Ski Trip 2015

The annual ski trip of 2015 was the craziest yet... 

    The day after Christmas we loaded up the camper and our truck and took both dogs to Abilene. We celebrate a third Christmas with Paw Paw and that side of the family each Saturday after Christmas. We were set to leave Sunday morning and head to the mountains for our annual ski trip. However, we had been keeping up with the news and knew that a big winter storm was about to hit west Texas so we decided to leave Saturday night and try to beat the storm. We made it about 3 hours out of Abilene and then the first crazy thing of the trip occurred.

Cam's truck broke down on the side of the highway. Temperatures were dropping, it was already about 10 pm and we were outside a tiny town called Snyder. So there we were Cam, Cory, myself, and our two dogs along with the camper stuck on the highway. Luckily  Jim and Cheryl were traveling with us while the others went on up to Lubbock and Denver City. Cheryl booked a hotel and the dogs experienced an elevator and double bed for the first time. Griffey freaked out in the elevator, wouldn't pee on a leash or in the frigid weather, but he was a huge fan of the double bed situation. Luckily, Cory doesn't mind cosleeping with a little red dog because you better believe Griffey snuggled with him and the pillows all night. 

                              

The boys got back to the hotel around 2am after getting the truck towed to a dealer. They happily crawled into the warm beds and took turns snoring through out the night, even Deuce joined in! That morning Cam met a pastor in the breakfast area of the hotel who also happened to be a diesel mechanic... coincidence? I think not, definitely a God thing. He offered to look at Cams truck and see if he could help, but Cam's truck ended up being too dead to do anything. So we made the plan to pack up Jim and Cheryl's car, pile in, and make it to Lubbock.

Griffey learned the art of napping in the hotel right before we were leaving...

He did master the art of mirror selfie with mom just in time though

Woo we are so so thankful for awesome in laws that love our crazy! 

Griffey wanted to thank them by laying half with them and half with Cam and I. 

 Meanwhile Lubbock and the rest of west Texas is getting hit with record snowfall... Our drive actually wasn't that bad and we were greeted by Randi and her friend's family with a warm home and awesome soup for lunch. We then were all back together and rearranged and piled into two cars to make the trek up to Colorado. We had a few sketchy moments, but overall it was pretty smooth sailing. We decided to not go through New Mexico because we knew the Rotan Pass would probably be closed, so we detoured and arrived at our house around 3 am Monday morning.

Monday the boys and Randi and her friends went up to the mountain to ski, but Cheryl and Ally decided to hang out with Jim and myself. We relaxed and went to town to grocery shop. The boys came back and said it was the best day of skiing ever. Ally and Cheryl skied the next two days. I think it snowed every day up on the mountain and the last day it snowed so much we couldn't even see the mountain while driving up. It was a great ski trip filled with lots of memories! 

                                        

                                        

Our Christmas 2015

I waned to recap our 2015 Christmas because it is after all my most favorite time of year! This Christmas was extra special because it was our very last one with just the two of us. I couldn't help but think with each Christmas event what next year would be like. We are supper excited for this upcoming year and we made sure to have a fantastic 2015 Christmas.

I have only had my Christmas decorations put away for a few days and I already miss coming home to a warm and cozy Christmas house. There is just something about this twinkling lights that make me so happy.

On Christmas Eve Cam and I were supposed to be over at his parents, but the Ocheskey clan came down with a terrible stomach flu and we all wanted no part of that so we moved the Mav Christmas to Christmas night in hopes that everyone would be sick and fever free for over 24 hours. So we hung out at my parents for a bit and then went back to our house for the night. It was a calm and quiet Christmas eve and it was lovely.

Christmas morning Cam and I woke up and while I was moving slowly out of bed Cam made cinnamon rolls and coffee, well cappuccino, for me! We opened up the dogs stockings. Griffey didn't really know what to do with his gifts at first and then he realized he could shred the paper and was all over that. Deuce carried around his bone all wrapped up for awhile before I started tearing the paper for him. He was a happy camper with a wrapped bone and didn't care for the unwrapped bone. Ha!

Then it was time for Cam and I to trade stockings. This year was our first year having stockings. It was so much fun to fill his up with goodies and I imagine he had a little bit  of fun with mine. He got me a ton of chapstick, which is just what I had asked Santa for :) ! After stockings we opened our big presents to each other. I finally surprised Cam with a gift for the first time ever. I got him a Go Pro and he had no idea! He got me some awesome gifts as well including super warm and comfy Ugg boots.

We finished up presents and cleaned up then headed over to my parents house for their Christmas celebration. My Gram and Papa come down every year for Christmas, or we head up there, but we haven't been up there in a few years. Once they arrived we started passing out presents. The first present to be opened was to me from Cam. I had no idea what he was doing, but I opened up a little red solo cup with a sticky note that said my scavenger hunt started here. He had hid little stickies all over my parents house and yard with clues to my present. That trickster, I didn't even know I had another present from him!

The final clue led me to the shop with a big wrapped box with the last sticky saying "I love you". He is a sweetheart when he wants to be. He surprised me with a new washer and it is amazing!!

After that we went back inside to pass out everyone else presents. Santa (and Gram) spoiled everyone again this year, even Cambree had a stack of presents! After presents we had an early Christmas dinner and then headed back to our house to set up the washer and organize our new goodies.

That night we went over to the Mavs to celebrate with the whole family. Watching the kids open presents is always so much fun. I can't wait for next year! Christmas of 2015 was a great one! We are truly blessed by the family and friends God put into our lives.