Skiing in Steamboat!

The Parnell family got adventurous again! My parents rented a house in Steamboat Colorado, and we had the skiing fever! We went last year but since I was pregnant, I couldn't ski. I wasn't about to miss out this year! So we packed up the car and set out on a road trip...yes, we drove...with a baby...but Nathan was a perfect little traveler.


Here is Wayne packing the car. I would say that 75% of the "stuff" we packed was Nathan's. I'm the type that would rather have too much than not enough. Wayne loves that quality :)


In order to make the trip fun, we brought a ton of snacks and a cooler with drinks so that we could limit our snack stops. We hadn't even gotten to the highway before Carrie was already into the food!


No, Nathan isn't REALLY driving...this was at one of our pit stops. While I was in the gas station, Wayne got Nate out to stretch his legs. He thought it was hilarious to let him pretend to drive :)


"Uh oh Daddy, I think Mommy's coming!"


Our little traveler


Here is Daddy with Cookie in the snow. It snowed the whole time we were there!




Mama with her little bear cub. Mom knitted this outfit for Nathan!


Look how happy he is!




Nathan was so warm and snuggly in his new outfit, perfect for Colorado.



"It's snowing Mama!"






Mama, Nathan, and Cookie taking it easy. Babies and dogs have the best life!


We're finding that Nathan is loving lounging around in the least amount of clothes possible :)


For our first night out, we went to a great steak house where you cook your own meat. Actually, we let Wayne and Daddy cook for us while we enjoyed the appetizers.


Mom, Nathan, and Carrie


Cookie was such a good sport because there were many times that Nathan had the intentions of petting her gently, but instead grabbed a clump of fur!


Time to ski! The three of us couldn't wait to hit the slopes!




Here's a picture of the ski base.


While we were out skiing, Mama and Papa stayed at the house with Nathan. They did their skiing the week before so that they could be on baby duty for us.


This is another outfit that my mom and Grandma bought for Nathan.


While we were gone, Mama and Papa loved giving Nathan a bath every morning and, of course, taking a ton of pictures of him!


Cookie was very protective of Nathan, and Nathan loved being with her! "Hey Cookie, want to join me?"


"Is it ok that we have our feet on the couch?"


"Cookie, this is the life! You are so comfy!"


This is the view from our house. It really was like a winter wonderland.




Here we are on the lift!


Carrie, Wayne, and I posing for a quick picture. This was actually a little tricky to get because we had to wait to find someone who didn't have their gloves on. Once you get all bundled up, the last thing you want to do is take something off!


Wayne and Carrie are planning our next runs during lunch. Since they skied last year together, they thought they were the experts...I just did what I was told :) We had 3 days of perfect skiing!


Carrie and Cookie playing in the snow


Although it was cold, Nathan loved being outside!




We couldn't go all the way to Colorado and not let Nathan experience the snow. So we laid him down in it for a little while and watched him kick and play. We had a great time and now we can't wait to see Nathan on skis!