Chamonix

In February we went on a big ski trip to Chamonix, France with two other families; the Pehrson's and the Donehue's. We all caravanned there and our 8 hour car ride turned into a 13 hour car ride with lots of traffic.

We rented a Chalet in the mountains and it did not disappoint. It fit all 15 of us and was old and rustic. We had to drive up several switchbacks to get there and it sat on the top of the mountain with gorgeous views.




We were able to spend one day walking around the town. I wish I could have had one more day to go in the shops, etc. but the week went way too fast.





Norah made a little friend in one of the stores and I even found her making out with him.


The entire week was spent skiing and playing outside. Adeline was in heaven. She loves playing outside in the snow and there was always another kid that wanted to join.









The kids had a blast inside too and were always playing whether it was "family", hide and seek, watching movies, etc. They all played so well.





couldn't resist taking this picture of Payson... yum!






Abe enjoyed his time snowboarding and went just about everyday. One morning Liz and I went out on the slopes for a little bit and then passed the passes off to the boys.











Enjoying roasted marshmallows in the fireplace



I took the kids outside of the chalet and worked with them to ski down the steep driveway. It was quite the workout for me. They had a blast and were able to get the hang of it (somewhat).



The girls did have their turn to go on the ski hill.






Once again, it was a big workout for me since I was trying to teach all 4 girls. Luckily, Adeline got the hang of it after her first run and didn't need any help after that. She would even ride up on the pull lift by herself, ski down the hill and do it over and over again. Made me proud! Norah was very hesitant at first and didn't try very hard. She took a big break and then went down a handful of times later. If I had one more day with her, she would have been completely fine without help.



Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of Adeline skiing on that day, but took lots of videos. Since she did so well, I took her up the mountain another day.

She first started on that bunny hill and it was way too easy for her.



We hopped on the gondola to venture up the mountain. Adeline was so incredibly brave. She never once complained, whined or said anything negative. She was totally game to try anything.















Of course we had to get some hot chocolate to end out little ski day!


On Valentines Day, us and the Donehue's put our kids to bed and then all three of us couples got to go out to dinner while the Pehrson kids stayed home. We found such a fun, authentic little restaurant and the food was amazing! Not sure I was very fond of the escargot. The frog legs weren't too bad though!









More pictures of the beautiful views









All in all, it was such a fun trip. Good company and lots of fun!