Our much anticipated Mammoth trip was a lot of fun.
There was not as much snow as we all would have liked, but at least there was snow from a decent storm a week earlier. Snow trips can be a little tricky to plan when it comes to weather expectations. This trip was planned 2+ months ago, and condos were booking up fast. It's definitely a gamble when deciding whether to be in on the trip, especially when planning with 6 other families. Awaiting on how much snow the mountain has received or will receive is important, but one can't predict the weather 2 months out.
A pain in the ass, but what can you do?
We had rented a mini van and drove up with The M's. And despite traveling with a 1 and 2 year old, we did pretty well. I may have pulled a Britney Spears a few times, but it was for a short period of time and it helped with the adult's sanity.
We came to the conclusion that we all traveled very well together.
The guys being pilot and co-pilot to each other and Nova & I caring for the kiddos and catching up (on gossip), worked out well for all of us.
Both condos were across the way from each other with the same exact layout- garage, kitchen, living room and 3 bedrooms, all with it's own bathroom.
Everyone set out to ski, snowboard, snow mobile the following day.
I stayed in with Camille and Cruz most of the day. We played in the snow out front, walked to The Village nearby and watched Shrek II.
Everyone came home and we had a nice dinner altogether at the other condo.
The next day was a little hectic coordinating a plan to have the kids play in the snow.
We found a random spot by the lodge with enough space and snow for all the kids to play in.
Remember, we are dealing with 9 young kids. Space and snow were important.
The Dads, aka Big Boys, really got into it and possibly enjoyed it more than the kids.
That night, we all congregated at our condo and tuned in to the Lake Show.
Pretty mellow, but it is our last night in Mammoth.
On the way home, we all met in Bishop at Erick Schat's Bakery, had lunch and bought baked goods and yummy chili bread. For dinner, we stop in Rancho Cucamonga and spent a little time at Bass Pro Shop...Rolan's ultimate favorite.
We finally made it home to San Diego after being in and out of the car for 9 hours.
It felt good to be home, and it was back to the grind.
I can't wait for our next vacation already.
I took a ton of pictures, too many to post.
But here is a link to take a peek when you have a chance.
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