Last weekend we took our annual trip up to Vail to celebrate Andrew and Zachary's 4th birthday. Unfortunately we were in the house most of the trip as a nasty stomach bug got passed around the kids. However, we did get to make it tubing the day before the boys turned 4. Just like last year the boys could not get enough. They were going up the tow rope and sliding down the mountain all by themselves this year...so fun and yet so hard to watch them become independent!
Tubing at the top of Vail Mountain...
Andrew loved everything this year, including a ski lesson with an instructor and riding the chair lift for the first time. Picture lots of yelling 'Pizza!, BIGGER pizza!!!!' as our risk-taking very determined little Andrew heads down the mountain by himself!
He spent two days skiing and went tubing twice too!
Unlike Andrew, Tessa spent almost all her time inside because she was sick. Very unfortunate because she just reached the 36 inch height requirement for tubing this year. (And I think she would have loved it!)
January 1oth was a very mellow birthday for the boys. Andrew spent the morning skiing and Zach hung out watching TV all day (he was feeling a little under the weather). Nonetheless, Andrew and Zach both perked up for this very special cake! (It read: 4 is Magic)...
