Santa Brought Us a Ski Trip - 4 Kids On Skis

I think I could have seriously injured my husband when he sent me an email just a few days prior to Christmas with the idea of pulling together a last minute ski trip in New Mexico to surprise our Children for Christmas. The man just simply cannot sit still. Doesn’t Santa know that Mommy is tired? I should be grateful that he wants to take us on vacations, but I was so looking forward to some family quiet time during the holidays. Quiet time just is not for us though. I keep dreaming, but it somehow never works out. Though I was not feeling fully recovered from my illness and surgery in December, I did not want to be the “fun hater”, so I went along with the plan.

In the end, I think I probably got more rest by agreeing to this trip. I did not ski, for fear of getting sick again, so I had a few hours per day of time to myself. Since we were not at home, I was away from the many projects and tasks that haunt me daily, and keep me from relaxing. While we were away, I could ignore the Christmas tree, and many things that needed to be done at home. Maybe this was a good plan afterall. I just took walks in the snow with the dog and hung out doing not much of anything. This really never happens at home.

The weather was beautiful, and I was tempted to ski, but I held off because I really need to keep my health. I enjoyed the scenery, and seeing my children have a blast in the snow. AND… when I saw my 4th child actually skiing, it made it all worth it. He was actually doing it. He was so proud! We have 4 kids who ski now. The younger two really came into the sport this trip. I am sad that I was not on the mountain with them, but I am glad that I got to see it from a distance and in pictures.

Video of our skiing( click on link)