Selfie with the Rentons and Miers outside our condo in Keystone

This week I was in New York for work and when I flew into Denver on Friday night I drove straight to the mountains. We had some dear friends from Australia visiting, the Miers, and we spent the weekend with them at our condo in Keystone. They had actually been there since Monday, we just joined them for the weekend. This was their third visit to Colorado but the first in 14 years and the first without their kids (who are now adults).

The first morning of Anna’s ski team in Keystone

Saturday marked Anna’s first time on Ski Team. She loves skiing and loves to go fast so she was excited to join the team at Keystone. She is with a small group of other nine-year-olds and they will practice together every Saturday until mid-March. They will also compete in some formal races starting in January. Anna loved her coach and her group, she said she had a great day and is already looking forward to next Saturday. The rest of us skied all day on Saturday and we actually caught up with Anna’s group on their last run of the day.

Anna, Elaine, myself and Scott at the top of Keystone

Today, we went up the mountain just for the morning. Jude didn’t want to go so he stayed back with Marcy but the four of us went up for some runs. It was way less crowded than Saturday which meant short lift lines and more open spaces on the slopes. I took a video of Anna as she was flying down the mountain.

The weekend was over all too fast and we said goodbye to the Miers after lunch today. We won’t see them again until February, 2019 when we are back in Australia for my sister’s wedding.

Anna loved snuggling with Elaine on the couch