Catching up! Max's birthday in Jasper

The kids had March 2nd and 3rd off so we took off to Jasper for the weekend! We stayed at one of my favorite places on Earth..the Jasper Park Lodge. It's actually really hard to leave once you get there...they know how to do winter! We haven't been there in the summer (they double an already expensive price) but we love it there in the winter. We drove through a snow storm, checked in, had some free appetizers (our room wasn't ready) and then headed to our room! They had birthday cupcakes for Max in the room waiting for us when we got there. We started a fire, kids went out to play in the snow and we ordered pizza! After the pizza we headed over to the outdoor pool and hot tub. No pictures this year of snow angels..it was snowing and I didn't want to wreck my phone. We had a great time!



The next morning we got up bright and early and made our way to Marmot Basin ski resort. Normally it takes 20 minutes or so to get there but it took over an hour this time. Apparently they got so much snow the plow got stuck! It was my first time skiing in this much powder. I loved it, but it was so hard on my legs! I was taking tons of breaks and felt like a wimp! Ivy had a tough morning, but rallied and ended up having a great day and ended up improving a ton on her speed and fearlessness.



Sunday we woke up to -24 degrees C (-10F) so we went into town for breakfast and then decided to brave the cold and go skating on the lake at the hotel. It didn't feel as cold as it was when we were out skating. The kids and Chris played a little hockey, we raced around the track, and had a great time. After skating, we packed up and drove home. It was such a great weekend!