Greetings from Denver. We are home after a whirlwind trip through the mountains. There is much to say, but I am tired. So, I will show you a few pics of amazement, embarrassment, and awe. Let us begin.
Steamboat Springs, Colorado is covered in approximately a $hitload of snow. For a graphic representation of approximately a $hitload, here are your visuals.
This is me, your host. I am standing next to whatever river is in Steamboat Springs (oh, like you care what the name is). See the snow next to me, that is yay-high next to my legs? That's how much snow is in Steamboat Springs. That is, my friends, approximately a $hitload of snow.
Also for your amusement, I provide a picture of a sidewalk in Old Town Steamboat Springs. I'm sure you can surmise from the height of the fire hydrant just how much white stuff that is. In person, looking through this plowed pathway seemed like an entrance to an ice maze.
So, blah blah blah, we were in Steamboat. I'll talk about that later, maybe. On the way home today, we tried to find a place to sling Amos around in his Pope Mobile sled. As you can see, it would have been detrimental to sling him through 2 to 3 feet of snow in Steamboat, as we parents would have disappeared in the snow while the baby floated effortlessly on top. Time to invest in snowshoes, me thinks.
What better way to defeat the snow than to walk on water? Yes, you unbelievers. I walked on water.
Georgetown, Colorado is a nice little town with a nice little lake. The lake is frozen over. It is so frozen, that people are able to do this:
See that?! Those are CARS parked on top of the lake. Friggin' crazy, man! This is where we decided to sling Pope Amos the First around in his holiness of sleds.
See Daddy put Pope Amos into the holy contraption. Phil is already standing on the lake. Behold, and stand in awe.
Here is Mama joyfully pulling the Pope across the lake.
His Holiness insisted that Mama move faster.
So she did. And then this happened.
I might be able to walk on water, but I cannot run on ice. For this, I am shamed.
11 beautiful people muttered something back:
Important lesson from today's sledding activity: Ice is slippery. And very hard.
We thought about letting Amos sled at the ski area that we stayed at last night, but letting an eight-month-old go flying down a ski slope at 90 miles an hour is probably not good parenting.
LOL - i've never seen one of those holy contraptions before. pretty groovy.
and wow - that was a $hitload of snow!
I'd pay good money to see Phil "hip deep in a $hitload of snow" pulling you in a Queen for a Day Mobile.
LMAO!! How great!! First off it looks like a ton of fun...and secondly, you had me giggling from hello! Great cheerful post...glad you had a great time!!! I wish we had that much snow!!
Hahaha the Pope. You crack me up. That was an awesome post. You were right about the snow--wow. That's crazy.
Ok, so you know (although I AM a virtual stranger, pun intended), I have you on my blogroll (visible only to me, although I might change that). I need to come visit here more often, you crack me up lady!
1. It's the Yampa River. I miss walking along that river.
2. Yes. invest in snowshoes.....they'll all be on sale in the next month.
3. Remember when you said you were going to gawk at the skiers in Steamboat, and laugh when they fell?
K a R m A :)
4. Glad you made it home safely. Maybe avalanche beacons will be on sale next month too!
Awww, I love the sled pictures! You are such an adorable family.
Awww! You are all so cute!!
I love the pope mobile. I want to be pulled in one of those when I have to go out in the snow. We also have a $shitload of snow here. It might be fun for a day or two, but it's getting really old after 2 months!
They say you should learn to walk on water before you run. If you had only listen to them you wouldn't have ended up on your bum.
I want a pope mobile sled *NOW* Mommy!
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