Thanksgiving and Skiing

We spent our Thanksgiving with a dear family that we love! They are leaving Kyrgyzstan, but we know that we'll see them again. For now, we have pictures to remember our friendship with each other. Then, we took a quick 3 day trip out east to go skiing and see some of the people we work with through Taigan Expeditions.

All the kids...except for Krypto...I think he might have been reading or helping with the dishes?

These three are super close. Sissi will very much miss them both!

The day after Thanksgiving we drove to Karakol. It's become an annual tradition now (this was the 3rd time we've gone) and I'm sure we'll keep it up next year! Skiing in Karakol! It's lovely, and you should join us some time.

There was even a guy out parasailing, see him, there above the lift line cables? Can you see the edge of the Lake Issyk Kol, also, in the distance?

Waiting for friends to get their snow boards ready.

Riding up the lift with friends. It was a first for Indy and I, we were able to get a bunch of runs in, just the two of us...those kids of ours are becoming pretty independent!

Coming down the run that leads to the lodge for lunch. You can see a bit more of the lake in the distance in this picture.

Not long after this picture, it turned into a white out, can you see it moving in over the top of the mountain?

Tired after a day of skiing and boarding, let's turn in our gear!

After a day of skiing, what else can you do, but go sledding!

All lined up and ready for the sledding train to begin.

And, then, after skiing and sledding, you play games with friends. Gwangi and his friend are playing with Star Wars Fighter Pods in this picture.

Dinner out as a group.

Game time one night and "The Snowball Express" another night.

Indy and I, getting ready to celebrate 19 years of marriage two days after this picture was taken.

Me and my girl doing a run together.

Flowers from a good friend, and our Christmas tree that I've already taken down so we can get all packed up this week to head back to see so many lovely people in the US!