Worth the Wait Daily Miracles of Our (Very) Late Talking Daughter: "SnOwmaha" GO BRONCOS!!

I know everyone that lives outside of Colorado pictures us buried in snow year round. We chuckle at that as typically once it has snowed, the sun comes back out the next day and everything melts quickly. We are back to business as usual within a day or two at the most. Not this week!! Colorado got pounded with 20" of snow in and around Colorado Springs and even more to the east of us. I'm sure the ski towns got pummeled as well but we couldn't get up there as the roads were to precarious to drive.

So I stayed in my PJ's for 2 days! When the third "Snow day: school is cancelled" was called, I HAD to get dressed and go to the grocery store as we were out of anything resembling healthy. In my almost 19 years of motherhood in Colorado, we have NEVER had 3 cancelled days of school in a row.

Molly, on the other hand, is like her dad and prefers not to sit still. So luckily my man got her dressed to help shovel the driveway. As one friend put it "Her own huge white board to erase" :)

And then they went for a long yaktrax ( you attach them to your shoes to keep from slipping) hike in Red Rock canyon. Then she came home to a long soaky, candlelit bath, and TV.

Over the quarry

She has a "big foot" walking style ;)

Brooke after a day of entertaining his daughter

Jack, my 17 year old with no fear of driving in the snow and in constant search for the fun with friends, was out the door all three days snowboarding, sledding, hot tubbing, and eating at Qdoba's. He landed another back flip in front of a big crowd of peers which is always an ego boost. What I love about his high school experience is that he is having a blast and will always look back on these years and smile about them.

On another cold, outdoor note, a social media call went out on FB for folks to gather at 7 pm at the Manitou Incline to start hiking the mile long trek straight up an old cog route. In the deep snow. On the coldest night of the year to date... to create an "Ode to the Broncos" as they head to this weekends Super Bowl. The incline is a very popular workout in our area as it's a major cardio huff. You see teams of athletes from the Olympic Training center, to high school teams, to individuals of all ages, to out of staters who have NO idea what they got themselves into. I personally HATE it! It's a total grind and I'll admit that I've only gone once and really have no desire to do it again.

But my daughter and husband are both beasts and willing to try anything that gets their heart pumping. So they said "Yes" to the challenge, strapped orange glow sticks onto their back packs, donned their headlamps that ended up freezing and shutting down, put on their yaktrax to keep from sliding, and headed up with 30-50 others who were up for an adventure. The trail is always pretty narrow but last night it was only packed down one man wide, due to the deep snow that just occurred. If you stepped aside, you post holed and got snow in your shoes and pants leg. Here is the awesome time-lapse effect from one of the many photographers who were capturing the image from a mile away.