Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Christmas Vacation Part I - Keystone, CO

We took an amazing family vacation to Keystone, Colorado. Dave and I enjoyed skiing the days away and taking Savannah in the snow. Dave says she has to learn skiing first before she is allowed to snowboard.
My little jailbirds!






Savannah loved the snow!

Christmas decorations are so much better in cold weather.

Savannah discovered pockets in her coat!



Hot Cocoa break.
We took a ride into Denver to visit my Uncle Randy and Aunt Fern. We had fun catching up!

Rudolph the red-nosed ice sculpture!



Ice skating on the lake at Keystone.



Riding in the Gondola up to the top for another fun day of skiing!

Keystone has night skiing, so Dave took these photos while he was hitting the slopes at dusk.

Sunset on the mountain top.
My cousin Danette joined us for a day on the mountain.

Sam and Danette striking a pose.


This was all made of solid chocolate! Yum!
Santa and his reindeer. We didn't ask him which one it was.

Sam showing off a little on the green runs.





The view from our condo. We hope to return many more times. Maybe next year Savannah will be skiing with us!

Marathon Videos!

Dave at the starting line of the Marathon.

Mile 6.0

Finish line in sight! Home stretch!

26.2 miles and still smiling!

Honolulu Marathon

Congratulations Dave! Dave completed his 1st Marathon on December 13th. He completed it in 4 hours and 23 minutes.


Dave at the finishers board.


Just crossed the finish line!
Look at all those people! Dave ran with 20,000 of his closest friends. 65% of the runners were from Japan too!

Fireworks at the start line!
Savannah and I were cheering Daddy on!

Dave at the start line!

The night before the marathon we went to a nice Italian dinner. We were excited because we never tried this place before. It had beautiful views of Honolulu and Waikiki.

The view from our table.




For the Marathon we stayed down in Waikiki at the Hale Koa Hotel. We enjoyed the beach and the pool.

Daddy and Savannah!

Little Bathing Beauty!
Diamond Head

Daddy Hydrating before the big race.


Savannah and Daddy swimming!
Mommy and Savannah