First things first... breakfast...at Einstein Bagels. Lauren was raving about the mini bagels I had in the fridge so we decided to take her for 'real' bagels. I am a carb-lover so anything that uses wheat, rice or potatoes is what I crave. Tell me we're going to Einsteins and I'll probably kiss you. Of course they have the BEST cream cheese toppings too...lightly whipped in smoked salmon, blueberry, honey almond or strawberry flavors. Light and fluffy - YUM!
The Einsteins we go to has a Starbucks coffee right next door - what more could a girl want??
Living in the UK, Cheryl and the kids don't see much in the way of snow, if at all. Sometimes there is just a small dusting of snow on the ground and the Brits go crazy when they see it. Denver has been pretty dry and I told Cheryl that if there is no snow in the metro area, I'll make sure to take them to the mountains so they can experience snow. They were so excited when we got there - they jumped out and played in the snow and then realized how cold it was!
Warren treated Cheryl, Keenan and Lauren to snowmobiling and they had a blast. They were kitted out with everything they needed from extra socks to helmets and it was a good thing because it was mega-cold that day. Cheryl, Warren and Keenan were drivers and Lauren stayed on the back of Warren's snowmobile for the entire time. They had a driving instructor who went with them on his own snowmobile and he took them all over the mountain. Cheryl said that the handles of the snowmobiles were heated and there was a guard that came around her legs so she was very warm during the ride.
I took the boys sledding while the others snow- mobiled and it got pretty cold. I thought I had left Cullen's snowboots in Warren's car which was parked up the mountain so Cullen wore his waterproof Thomas the Tank Engine shoes but within 20 mins his feet were freezing and he'd had enough. The older 2 boys weren't happy that we needed to go back to the car! Cullen put his feet on the heater vents in the car and I turned up the heat. His little feet & ankles were so red and it took another 20 mins for him to thaw out and feel better.
I took the boys to a toy store in the town of Breckenridge. The store has a small play area in back and they spent almost an hour playing. Once the others were done with snowmobiling, we all went to the hotel to check in. Chinese food was the choice for the evening meal and we all slept well that night.