Whitetail Weekend

Conditions were great. So were the crowds. 

We welcomed several friends ... Laurie and Duncan, Amelia and family, Hillary and Logan, and Lanna. We also got to see Zara on Sunday.

Julia, Ava, Zara at the top of Angel Drop

When the lift lines got too long, the boys built an impressive snow fort / igloo.

At this point 2 boys could fit inside. It got stuffy - so they made air-holes.

By the end there were 2 entrances and 5-6 kids could fit inside!

Air Fryer

Sara acquired an air fryer. RJ used his new cook book to make bagels and churros.

RJ busy making air-fryer bagels on a day off from school - Julia loved them

 

Snow in McLean

Return to McLean

We setup RJ's hockey goal after returning to McLean. Doug is now ready for the beer-league

We had Lego / Dew-After-Dark night ... although this picture makes it look like we were not focused

No School ... Yet 

A snowstorm prevented school from starting on January 6. Kids didn't go back until Jan 9.

Neighborhood gang came over for sledding

Julia made a sno-cone with real snow

Sara took the gang to Potomac School for bigger hills. RJ tried to use the terrible snowboard.

Ski in the new year

New Years Eve in Whitetail

Boys in Costume on New Year's Eve

The Kovacs joined us for New Year's Eve. We watched the fireworks and listened to Mogel's replacement bark all night.

Slopes were not very crowded due to warm weather

 

Ava, Bristol, and Julia pose on S'mores Sunday

Christmas Ski and Baltimore

Christmas Eve Mass

Kids enjoyed a contemporary mass in Hagerstown

Wake Up in Whitetail

The day got off to a great start with presents under the tree. RJ was anxious to get to the no-crowd, good conditions skiing.

Kids with presents, Christmas tree, and chair lifts in the background

Julia was super-excited about all her gifts - drone, camera, Legos, barking dog

RJ got a lot of hockey stuff (pucks, goal, shooting mat) and a signed Alex Ovechkin card

Sourdough tools ... the gift that keeps on giving!

Sara was Santa, Ms. Clause, and a few other things for this Christmas ... THANKS!!!

Doug skied with the Grinch. Julia did not want her reputation tarnished by being in this picture.

Baltimore for Dinner

After a few hours of skiing we headed to Baltimore to see Grandad, Aunt Debbie, Great Aunt Rita, and Uncle-Cousin John. 

Dinner at Blakehurst

Pre-Christmas Skiing

A cold December provided an opportunity to ski.

Doug gets the skis ready

Julia is getting a bit more gutsy ... she started working on some jumps.

Cold weather + snow making = iceman

Santa at St. Luke

Santa visited St. Luke after the 11am mass. Brooke joined us and Emmitt was there by chance ... so RJ had someone to hang out with as well. This is the first year we did not win any prizes.

We were 5 minutes late to Julia's second basketball game .. but the pic below was worth it!

Julia and Brooke with Santa