Even if it means we have to back track (again, sorry about that), Spring Break 2012 is definitely worth mentioning. While some people like to escape Michigan winters at the beginning of March by traveling south to sunny places like Florida or Cancun just when the cold really settles in and it feels like the snow and glum will never go away, our family decided to try something new. We embraced the Michigan cold head on and traveled North instead of South for the winter. We enjoyed the snow, well what was left of it after a few warm days of thawing, and spent some quality family time together.
We spent four nights at Crystal Mountain Resort about 45 minutes south of Traverse City. We got a great deal on our stay. We are always looking for deals when it comes to trips and travel. You sort of have to when you have four kids. We bought two nights and got two nights free. Great fun at a great price.
The first highlight worth mentioning right away is that Alyson and Kourtney skied for the first time. They took one full day of lessons, then got back out on the slopes with Kris for a little night skiing. They loved it so much that Kris spent the next day skiing with the girlies too. I didn't ski because we had just found out about a month earlier that I was pregnant. Maybe next year.
Although Ellary and Keegan didn't ski they had a great time playing in the snow and hanging out at the lodge.
This was our walk from the mountain to the condo we stayed in. Cutesy little place.
Ellary, Keegan and I spent the first two days mostly in the condo and checking out the lodge. The kiddos also had their faces painted at the local shop and we met up with Kris and the girls to have lunch on the day they skied together.
Just chilling on the fold out couch.
The snow really began to thaw on the third day. So much for having to embrace the Michigan cold. We took a little trip to Traverse City and walked downtown. This is a picture of one of our favorite stores to stop in (I think it's the Cherry Republic). This mettle crate is full of cherry pits and believe me, we brought plenty of them back to the condo in the kids' coats and shoes.
We also went swimming on multiple occasions at the resorts athletic club. No pictures please! And we spent one evening playing bingo in the lodge. Fun, fun, fun!
On the last day we painted the kids' faces in the lodge with some face paint we bought in Traverse City. Kris is quite the artist...don't yo think? Still, maybe he'd better stick to his day job and me to mine.
If you can't tell, Kourtney is a panda, Keegan is a lion, and Alyson and Ellary are both rabbits.
Last pic before we left to go home. We had such a great vacation filled with tons of memories I'm sure we won't be forgetting anytime soon.
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