Several months ago, our good friends James and Erica Peterson called us up wondering about the possibility of a preseason Sun Valley weekend trip.  We decided it sounded like a great idea.  Ashley could get some quality Grandma Julie and Grandpa Ray time in, and we could have a fun getaway with our friends.  So we bought our tickets and put the date on the calendar.  Time flew by and soon it was time to make the trip.  Ashley was a trooper on the way up to Idaho.  We had a quick visit with my parents before we headed off to Sun Valley.  The lodge is under renovation, so we stayed in the Inn.  It had amazingly long hallways packed with room after room.   It seemed like a good setting for a scary movie.  The Inn also has a large round pool/hot tub like the Lodge had.  We enjoyed getting dressed up in our robes and slippers and enjoying the pool.  We also got some good food at Smoky Mountain Pizza.

We lucked out the next day and had some great snow for skiing up on Baldy.  There really hadn’t been much snow for a long time, and we were up there the day after a nice storm rolled through.  No way to plan that months in advance.  On Baldy, we found another one of our college friends and skied some runs with him.

I always love skiing with Kathryn.  When we only go once a year, or less, it can be a little slow to get back into the groove, but we both did great.  It was an awesome trip.  Thanks to Mom and Dad for watching Ashley for us so we could go.