New Years

Like last year, we spent the new years weekend in Whistler again this year. Curt, Kate and the boys joined us for the first couple of days, and despite colds and a lack of sleep due to the kids not sleeping well, we had a really nice time. On the way up, we stopped at Callaghan for some cross country skiing, and it was the best conditions that Patrik and I have ever skied in up there. Beautiful bluebird skies and snow that crunched under our skis. What a day.


It started well too, because Anna asked to ski, which is like music to her pappa's ears.

The skiing in Whistler was great too, especially because the weather was fantastic, and so you could see forever. Malin and Patrik got lucky and got to ride in one of the glass bottomed gondolas on the new peak to peak gondola between Whistler and Blackcomb (though I don't think that Malin's fear of heights meant that that felt too lucky for her...)




And we had good food and great company at the townhouse we rented.




The kids rode on "stjärtlapparna" that Anna was given by Malin for Christmas, and they even worked inside.


William and Anna cozied up for some breakfast viewings of "Kipper",


and Anna cozied up the Curt for some viewings of "froggy".


Malin spent a bit of time doing something she probably has zero time to do at home - read!


And we had some nice wanders through Whistler Village, soaking up the winter atmosphere.



On the way home we stopped at the gorgeous Tantalus Range view point, to stretch our legs and take in the view.



It was great to ring in the new year with good friends and family. 2011 is going to be a great year - I feel it in my bones.