Angel Fire 2010

After Christmas last year, Kevin and I were talking about how we really wanted to spend Christmas somewhere in the mountains, surrounded by lots of snow.  We started looking around the internet for potential cabins that we could rent during Christmas break the following year.  We went to http://www.vrbo.com/ and entered the words "Angel Fire Cabin" and this is what came up:

To say a cabin like this would be our dream home would be an understatement.  It was awesome.  But it slept 22...a tad on the big side for our little family of four.  That's when we got the idea of rounding up the whole Peden gang for a family vacation...once we sold Mom and Dad on the idea (which took very little selling since vacationing in the mountains is one of their very favorite things), the rest is history.

Of course, the year brought about a few changes...Annabelle came along, and then Jones.  Annabelle was old enough to travel, but since Jones was only a few weeks old, Kim, Jed, Cody, Karen and Josh stayed in Oklahoma...which made us really sad, but we totally understood.  And then Mark got a new job the week before we left, so he couldn't go either.  But the rest of the crew made the trek, and boy was it worth it!

 Sadie was not a fan of skiing, but playing in the snow around the cabin was right up her alley!

 Jackson loved skiing!  Okay, maybe loved is a strong word.  He did great.  Sometimes the wind was a little too strong for him, and sometimes it was a little too cold, but he was a trooper and had a great time!

 Just like the rest of the Carter clan, Eli picked up skiing right away!  I think Jackson was inspired by his cousin's enthusiasm!

I wish I had more pictures on my computer, but we loaded the rest on Kevin's laptop, and it's at work with him.    If you're ever looking for a wonderful place to house a large group, this cabin is for you.  It's ski in, ski out, has tons of room and the owner is very easy to work with. It was a great vacation.  One we hope to do again soon.