| My wife and I have always tried to take time off in | | | | tables, arcade games and tables to play board games. |
| the summer as well as the winter. We plan our | | | | Their selection of board games was huge. |
| vacations around our children's school schedule. The | | | | The lodge was beautifully decorated for the holidays. |
| summer months are generally easier to arrange due | | | | We arrived at the lodge at 5:00PM. We unpacked our |
| to the extended length of time that school is not in | | | | bags and then went to have dinner together. We |
| session, however the holiday breaks and spring | | | | played a board game after dinner then went back to |
| breaks are generally harder to plan for. Several years | | | | our chalet and spent time in the hot tub. The next |
| ago we decided that we would look into ski | | | | day we skied and went into town for groceries. It |
| vacations to take over the holiday break. Our children | | | | was a magical week that I know my children will |
| were ten and twelve years old at the time and they | | | | remember for the rest of their lives. We have never |
| enjoy skiing and last year wanted to begin | | | | laughed so much at my antics on a snowboard |
| snowboarding. | | | | because as they wanted to begin snowboarding I |
| My wife found a good deal on two ski vacations | | | | decided that I woud also begin snowboarding. Now I |
| which also accommodated my childrens wish to begin | | | | am not so sure! |
| snowboarding. The only problem was that the flight | | | | This year my wife is again checking out ski vacations. |
| was on Christmas day evening. That year Christmas | | | | Our oldest child is a senior in high school this year, so |
| fell on a Monday so we celebrated with my side of | | | | this may be our last family trip during the holiday |
| the family on Saturday evening, his side of the family | | | | time. We have not gone back to that first lodge |
| on Sunday and we had our own family Christmas | | | | again; partly because of the expense and partly |
| Monday morning prior to heading out to the airport. | | | | because the time was so perfect that I doubt that it |
| We bought each of the kids a portable CD player | | | | can be duplicated. This year Christmas falls on a |
| that year so that occupied their time during the flight. | | | | Monday again. My wife feels that this is a sign that |
| The ski package that we purchased included a two | | | | we should repeat the skiing package. Our children are |
| bedroom chalet with a kitchen and living room area. | | | | excited about doing this also. That had been their |
| There was a hot tub that fit six people on a raised | | | | favorite time out of the ski vacations we have |
| platform area in the living room. The hot tub over | | | | taken. The price has gone up considerably, but we |
| looked the mountains and one of the skiing runs. The | | | | have decided that this will be our Christmas present. I |
| chalet was a short walk to the main lodge. The lodge | | | | am looking forward to a special time with my family. |
| had a dining area, bar and large game room with pool | | | | |