Part 2-Dogsledding

Today we went on an adventure of a lifetime. We went Dogsledding(Brian,Colin,Dominque and I). It was so much fun and we went on a 5 mile route, the dogs were great and Colin loved getting out and petting and hugging every single dog every time we stopped. Did i mention there was 12 dogs pulling our 2 sleds. After we got back to our post Colin got to help feed the dogs meat soup. Brian got to drive one of the sleds as I sat in the sled with Colin. This afternoon we went back into town to find Colin some ski boots. At the second shop we finally found some that would work with his wide feet.So tomorrow morning Colin will attempt his first run on the slopes. He can't stop talking about going skiing. O and Im happy to report he is having no problems with his breathing so far up at this altitude. We are relaxing and playing a lot of scrabble and video games.
Singing off from Beaver Lakes Estates Goodnight,
mattie,brian and colin

Holiday's and Vacation so far

Happy New Years to everyone. We had a great Christmas, and enjoyed spending time with both of our families. We are now on our second family vacation in 6 months and are spending it up in Leadville, CO. with my mom(Lila) and step-dad (Lancer) and my stepsister Dominque. We drove to Denver on Saturday and stayed at the Marriott City Center for the night in downtown Denver and then went out to eat dinner at a brewery with our friends Garrett and Rupi. Sunday morning we got up really early and went for a swim around 6 and then got ready for the day and headed up to Summit County to do a little shopping and then headed up to Leadville,CO. to meet up with my sister Acacia and her boyfriend Dan so we could follow them up to my mom's house at Beaver Lakes Estates.
will update more later Colin is grumpy and doesn't want me on the computer.
mattie

December thoughts

Wow, What a month so far and we are only into the second week of the month. Please keep my sister Audra in your prayers as she lost her boyfriend Brandon in a car accident over the weekend. Also keep his family in your prayers as well.
We had a great Thanksgiving with our families and as always we ate way to much. Brian and Colin braved the Black Friday madness and went out and bought a new camera for us. It is the camera we have been keeping an eye on for almost a year now and we got the lens i wanted with it. so check out the link and take a peek at the camera it is shown with the 55mm lens, and we got the 200mm lens with it also.http://www.nikonusa.com/Find-Your-Nikon/ProductDetail.page?pid=25420. I just the camera and could go on and on about how great of pics it takes but i will let you look at the pics and decide for yourself. Enough about the camera.
We braved the cold on Sat. and went to the Star City Holiday Parade. Then Sunday Brian ran in the 5k Holiday Run in the morning. Brian is busy studying for finals and we are ready for our vacation to the mountains. Thanks for checking in on us.