Snowshoeing in the Snow

Saturday Ben and I headed up to Chief Mountain, just outside of Evergreen. It was definitely a lot colder than last weekend and it snowed the entire time. Supposedly when you get to the top you can see Mount Evans and Pikes Peak, but it was so snowy, we didn't see much of anything. We still had a great time together!

At the bottom of the trail head

It was so snowy!

Chief Mountain!

On the way down we found this sign...kinda fun to have a street with your last name!

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.

~Henry Ford

Jenga!

Last night Ben and I snuggled up inside and enjoyed games of Jenga and hot chocolate. What better way to spend the evening when it's bitterly cold outside?

Our tower looking pretty good

Such concentration

Snowshoeing!

This weekend Ben and I headed up to the mountains and ventured out for our first snowshoeing trip of the season. We had a blast! The original trail we were going to do was closed to due rock slide danger, so we had to improvise. Luckily, Jones Pass by Winter Park wasn't too far away. We didn't make it all the way up since we got a late start, but it was still beautiful! Below are pictures from the day.

Julia Would be Proud

Things around the Witter house have been pretty quiet so far this year. Ben and I have both had our share of sickness these past 4 weeks, so things have been pretty low-key. Wednesday night Ben surprised me with a bouquet of tulips! The picture below doesn't do them justice, as they are bright pink and SO pretty!
Last night we had some friends over for dinner and I was in charge of coming up with dessert. I decided to go with pears poached in red wine. My mom has made this before and they're delicious! We also had this dessert on our honeymoon. I started googling recipes and came across one from Julia Child. Like Julia, I love all things French, so I gave it a shot. They actually turned out pretty good! (not as good as my mom's, but not bad for my first try.)

I served them with ice cream and a cinnamon stick garnish. As Julia would say, bon apetite!

The Newest Witter

The newest Witter has arrived! Little Elias Ethan was born on January 16th to Ben's brother, Marcus and his wife, Emily. All are doing well. Can't wait to meet the little munchkin!

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends upon the tides of the mind.

~Alice Meynell