Mammoth Vacation

We had a really nice time taking the whole family up to Mammoth for a ski vacation. The triplets enjoyed being able to play in the snow, and surprisingly, now say that they like the mountains more than the beach. I guess it must have something to do with the fact that eating snow is a little more exciting than eating sand. Camille, in particular, couldn't resist putting her face in the snow whenever she had the chance. Fortunately, it snowed pretty much all week, so she was able to taste fresh powder.

I think we'll try to get them up on skis next year. I'm sure that will be quite an adventure.


All of us (minus Ilsa) at Canyon Lodge


Camille finally takes a break from eating snow


Camille eating snow


Henrik and Annika


Camille


All three


All three


All three


Nana also made the trip to the slopes


Camille


Annika taking some tips from her sister


Annika


Annika


Camille


Camille


Henrik


Henrik


Grant and Annika


Grant with Annika and Camille


Nana and Henrik


Camille


Ilsa


Ilsa


Annika


Grammy and Ilsa


Henrik and Ilsa


Henrik and Ilsa


Annika and Ilsa


Annika and Ilsa


Camille and Ilsa


Camille and Ilsa

Busy February

We stayed pretty busy in February and managed to get in a few days at the beach as well as a ski trip in Big Bear. The kids were very excited to have Grandpa come visit from Dallas. They always love it when he is around.

They definitely have overcome their fears of the ocean and are always yelling, "down to the water" while we are at the beach. They also really like the mountains and had a blast playing in the snow in Patti's back yard. I've been telling them that they can go skiing when they are three and surfing when they are five. Whenever I ask Annika how old she is, she immediately responds, "five."

There are a lot of pictures in this post, so you'll need to scroll down a bit to see all of them.

At Manhattan Beach:


Building a sand castle with Daddy


Actually, they just call it, "a big tower."


Annika


Annika


Henrik


Camille and Grandpa


Grandpa and Annika


Henrik and Grandpa


Grandpa and Camille


Grant with Henrik and Annika


Grant with Annika and Henrik


Grandpa and Henrik


Grammy and Ilsa


Ilsa


Annika


Grandpa and Annika


Annika


Camille, our little lounger


Annika and Grandpa


Henrik and Grandpa


Henrik


Camille

In Big Bear:


Camille and Henrik


All three with their snowman


Grandpa, Annika and Henrik


Annika


Annika


Henrik


Grandpa with all three


Henrik and Annika


Our snowman in the works


Annika


Camille


Henrik


Henrik


Henrik


Grant and Henrik


Henrik


Henrik


Annika


Annika


Annika


Annika


Henrik


Camille and Annika


Camille


Grandpa with the triplets


Grandpa, Camille and Annika


Ilsa


Ilsa