New Year's in Colorado

On a last minute trip we decided to go to Colorado Springs over New Years. We got there Monday. We had a great time. We got to hang out my brother Eric and his wife Lisa, who lives and Colorado Springs. We went hiking, and the kids just loved the snow that somehow remained even though it was 50 degrees.

Then my Mom and her husband came Tuesday Evening. We went to the Olymic Training Center on Wednesday and had dinner at Lisa's parents house one New Years eve.

David found out about a New Years Race on the internet in Colorado Springs. They had kids races and a 10K for David. Ashlee ran in a 40 meter run (with David) She did great, but had to have David hold her hand the whole time. Mara and Ben ran in a 1 mile run. Ben is a runner. He ran a 10.5 minute run. With the altitude that is really good. He wasn't even really tired when he was done. Mara is not a runner. I had to run with her and keep her going. She wanted walk after about 2 minutes. She finished with a nice jog. She was 2 minutes later than Ben but she never gave up, and she kept pushing herself.

That afternoon we drove up to Denver. My Younger brother Eddie was flying into Dever on Fri morning so we spent the day with him in Denver. Overall it was a great trip. The weather was great, and it was great to hang out with my family and brothers who I hadn't seen in 1.5 years. And it was great to see the wonderful Colorado mountians again. Kind of funny that today in Texas was colder than any day during our trip in Colorado.