Ski School

Jack tested out three different ski schools, but enjoyed his time at the Breckenridge "shred castle" the most. Here he is showing off his mad pizza skills. (Or, in layman's terms, practicing his snowplow.) We learned quickly that it helped tremendously if his ski instructor was a cute blonde.

Here he is getting ready to hop back on the magic carpet.

Here Jack's riding up the magic carpet to the top of the "mountain." This little moving sidewalk was a big draw for Jack.

Here, Jack shows off his moves after a full day of ski school in Breckenridge.

Ski Trip 2010

We kicked off 2010 with an all-Boesen trip to Breckenridge, Colo. We had nice (freezing cold) weather, decent snow and lots of laughs. This is actually at the top of Vail where we had a yummy lunch after a full day of skiing.

Bryan and me at the top of Vail (I think) or it might be Breckenridge.

No clue where this was taken, but it doesn't really matter since it appears that we never change clothes.

We took Jack to dinner at the top of Keystone's North Peak for fondue. It took two gondola rides in the dark (with blankets!) before we got to stuff our faces with yummy fondue and listen to "Those Bavarian Guys" play the Chicken Dance.

Jack and Bryan show off their flaming marshmallows for dessert. You can't see this, but that pot of gooey chocolate was on fire and we got to roast our mallows before dipping them. It didn't suck.

The Boesen's Hit Breckenridge

Without explaining each individual picture, you get the general idea that there were a lot of Boesens in one place at the same time. Fourteen of us to be exact. We stayed in a pretty sweet house outside of Breckenridge, Colo., and it snowed every day nonstop. Jack enjoyed flying in the airplane and watching the Grinch courtesy of Aunt Jenny's iPod. Another big highlight was the Eagle Bahn Gondola to the top of Vail mountain -- it acutally replaced "hockey" in his lexicon for a few days. But perhaps the greatest part of the whole trip was riding the Vail city bus with a very excited Jack. If things ever get boring in Des Moines, I'm jumping on the MTA bus around the city.

We had phenomenal skiing and had a great time connecting with the Boesen clan. We skiied, snowboarded ("shred the gnar gnar!"), ate, hot-tubbed, ate, had a Wii tennis tournament and ate some more (man, those crepes were great!). We're looking forward to the next Boesen family vacation sometime soon!