Well let me just say as an adult I love it even more! Sleep in, no rush to get the kids to school. No schedule. I am one that likes to go with the flow. I don't need a schedule. Actually I have a hard time planning anything. Mostly because of Mondos work schedule. We are so lucky that I can be home and we can work around him. But I am even more lucky when he is home and we all are free to do whatever that day.
As a kid I didn't go anywhere. Now my kids still play video games and chill, but they get to go to fun places too! And as adults we get to have fun holiday parties take the kids wherever we want to go or think they would enjoy to make them happy. Whether it be Disneyland, movies, museums, Geo Caching cool new restaurants, Kings games. They even get to go to Mammoth. Spoiled for sure but that is not how we look at it. It is amazing family times and memories made that they will always remember. This is what really matters the most.
My brother has been so generous on getting a cabin every year for a family Mammoth trip. we get the same cabin every year and it is awesome.This may not last forever but we sure take in every moment and memory we are there. It is something that each year a new memory is made. We did not do this stuff growing up. I don''t ever remember visiting snow but a couple times a year when a friend let me tag along. As for Mammoth my first time was a few years ago with my brother. I didn't really know anything about Mammoth lol. I thought Mountain High was awesome, Yeah definitely not Mammoth. We are so very grateful and lucky!
This is one thing we wipe our calendars clean and Mondo does trades or what not to get these days off if he is working.
This year we stayed for 3 nights. The cabin is beautiful and the kids love it cause they take over the loft with there blankets and sleeping bags and now Phone Chargers.
First night we were there was Kristi's birthday! We surprised her with a beautifully lit cake :)
The weather was pretty damn cold yes but it was absolutely gorgeous as always. The kids boarded for one day and Brody took his first all day class. He did awesome and by the way I am keeping his chart.
Mondo and I tend to just kick back and hang but I think I am going to get back into it next year and ski. I can ski, well I used to be able to and looking back that was like 17 years ago holy crap! LOL As for boarding not my thing! I have tried twice and both times a total fail. But thats ok. I don't mind hanging in the warm lodge with us non skiers and taking pics and watching the kids come down the mountain. I mean there is always beer and convo and as you all know that is more my pace.
Nicky and Jacob took Caleb a couple times up and down the mountain. Then we pawned him off to my sister so he could board with her and his cousin Conor. The teens love it cause then they get to go on there own on the mountain. But have to stay together. Well they are reminded to over and over. It is great for all of them to get together and do this. I love it. They play games together board together play pranks and they fill the cabin up with lots of laughter. Cousins are the best!
Day 2 the snow was coming down like crazy it was so awesome. We decided not to go back up the mountain and instead we slept in ,hung out, kids sled and we went to lunch at Gomez'. Mondos and my absolute favorite restaurant up there. With the tastiest Cucumber Jalapeno Margarita! After that we took the Gondola up for something to do and everyone but myself and Kristi well maybe Lee too had an hour long snowball fight every where we went it was pretty hilarious. Wild monkeys on the loose is what it looked like. All 14 of us squished in the Gondola, and Ashleigh had a huge snowball that we kept throwing on the roof to make a snow shower. Kids gone wild here I tell ya!
And then bowling and Pizza for dinner.
This was actually a really cool fun chill different day than hanging in the lodge and all enjoyed it.
Then the dreaded morning of packing up and heading home, There was a lot of snow and ice on the road.
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