Decorating the Tree

We decorated the tree early this year, before Thanksgiving, since it was so late and we were going to be in Aspen for a couple weeks in December. Finley had a blast decorating the tree. I think every branch under four feet on the tree has an ornament on it, that section of our tree is quite colorful. Finley was extra careful and didn't break a single ornament. Unfortunately, I wasn't as careful and I broke one. Whoops!

Skiing!

Finley did great this morning on the slopes. She had a rough start in the morning, due to the fact it was almost 1 am when she went to bed last night after flying to Aspen. After she got her new red skis, we were off to Elk Camp. Finley said she wished she could go faster, the area was a little easier than what she was used to in Vail and Beaver Creek. It was quite cold, in the teens, so we were only out for a couple of hours. It is supposed to warm up on Tuesday, so hopefully we will get more time in once she starts ski school.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Finley had a great Thanksgiving, even though she didn't enjoy the turkey (or stuffing!)  She liked the cranberry sauce, green beans and rolls the best.  She had a wonderful time spending the day with Grammy, Grandad, Grandma and Jack. 

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Barcelona: Day Six, Parc Guell

Finley had an absolute blast running through Gaudi's masterpiece, Parc Guell. She was mainly pretending she was a bear, but she was playing all sorts of imagination games while we were in the park. She was so excited to go inside the "candy houses" and selected a Gaudi memory game from the gift shop. We were shocked that they are now charging admission to the park and only allowing a set number of people in at a time. I have a feeling it will be crazy in the summer.

It's beginning to look a lot...

like Christmas! Finley wanted to put up her tree this morning, she did it completely by herself. I think she did an amazing job.





Barcelona day six pictures are coming, we had a very packed day and I have a ton of pictures to sort through. Finley was up at 6 am this morning after getting home at 1 am, the joy of jet lag.

Barcelona: Day Five

We headed out to Monserrat today, it is reasonably easy to get to and so beautiful.  Only two trains, a cable car and a funicular.  It was sunny and cooler today, so we dressed warm.  Finley was most excited for the funicular, I guess she is going to be super spoiled by cable car rides for skiing in Aspen.  It was quite a long day and we saw some amazing scenery.  The weather on the back side of the mountain looked like rain, but it held off and it was sunny by the time we were leaving.  Finley didn't want to leave, she kept asking if there was more we could do.  The line to see the Virgin of Monserrat was much shorter than last time we were here, so we took Finley up to see it.  People were crying, I guess it must really be moving if you are Catholic.  The church itself is quite pretty, but the surrounding landscape is what really sets it apart.