Ski Trip 2016

We went skiing with the youth this past weekend and had SO much fun!

Everyone was so easy to get along with and went with the flow and we packed a lot of fun activities into a few days. 

On the way to the mountains on Thursday night, the girls were rapping to LeCrae and Richard turned his hat around backwards - it was so funny!

We made it to Cragmont around 10:00 pm.  Selfie of the girls by the fireplace!

Playing spoons and Catch Phrase while we waited for the others to arrive

 

Friday

We got up early and headed to Wolf Ridge to ski

Some of the group suited up and ready to go! 

Anyone recognize who is on the end?  (Mr. Gregg)

Me and Kelly 

 

Headed to the top with Mr. Gregg and Audrey

Some of the girls took a lesson in Ski School - this was them learning while we were on the chair lift

View from the top was so beautiful but it was cold!

It was windy and about 15 degrees with the wind chill.

Me and Audrey at the top 

After ski school we took the girls halfway to the top 

Anna went off the side of the mountain - Corey helped her get back up!

Part of the group when we headed in for lunch

More skiing after lunch

Warming up by the fire before we left

We ate at Cheddars in Asheville on the way back to Cragmont on Friday night

 

Saturday 

We got up early and hiked the mountain behind Cragmont 

Some of the girls on the trail 

Corey and Jenna led the group most of the way up 

It was a steep climb so we stop and rested - part of the mountain was straight rock climbing.  It wasn't the leisurely hike I thought it would be.

Corey taking a break when we made it to the top

The group at the top - the view was disappointing! 

After we got showers, we ate buffet lunch at Pizza Hut and walked to tour around Montreat. 

The whole group by the lake

By a beautiful waterfall in Montreat 

Part of the girls 

 

We headed to Hendersonville to shop and look around in their downtown area

With the walking sticks, Corey used one hiking and the girls were picking on him 

We got ice cream and bottled drinks 

Love these girls - with our bottled Cheerwine and Root Beer

 

Then we headed to Moonshine Mountain for some tubing 

With our tubes before heading to the top 

On the way up - Audrey and Kelly were up ahead of me 

Corey with some of the girls - you could hook up to six at a time 

Josh, Emily, Corey and Jenna ready to go down

Kelly, me and Audrey at the top 

It was so much fun - so much better than we thought it would be.

See the hills behind us? 

On the ski lift benches with Jenna

 

Sunday

Devotion time 

Selfie by the sign 

The group (minus Corey who was taking the picture)

It was so fun to stay at Cragmont and tour around and see how it has changed since we were in youth group. 

Playing on the playground at Cragmont 

We missed Crawford!

The back of the van ready to head home 

We had so much fun but missed these two and were glad to be home with them.

Enjoying some treats we brought them back from the bakery in Hendersonville.