Vacation to Taos with the Deatherages

This past weekend we went to the mountains with my sister and her husband Cody.  Lauren is doing rotations for Pharmacy school and wasn't able to go in December to Taos, so we planned a weekend in January to go spend a few days in the cabin.  We had absolutely the most relaxing trip.  We arrived on Wednesday night and Mitch and I got the cabin ready for the weekend.  We met Lauren and Cody in Taos for dinner then, came home and played games and caught up with each other.  Thursday, Mitch and I spent the day being super lazy and just relaxed at the house.  Lauren and Cody went skiing in Angelfire and had a great time.

Friday, Lauren and I had a Sister day while the boys went skiing!  We went to Santa Fe and went to the Santa Fe School of Cooking for a "Bonus," class they were having.  It was a BLAST!!!!  We had so much fun!  Gwyn, my mother in law, has raved about this place for forever and we are hoping to go back this summer for more classes.  At the class, there is an instructor who goes over the recipes then, basically walks you step by step through the process of what she is making.  In the class we learned how to make an Authentic Mexican menu that included Mole Colorado with Chicken and Chayote Squash, Cabbage, Lime and Serrano Salad with a Radish, Lime and Chile garnish, Black Bean and Cotija Cheese Tamales and Tres Leches Cake.  Everything they made was fabulous!

This is Chef Deena.  She was great!

I know this looks upside down.  This is actually a mirror they have above the chef's table so you can see what they are cooking.

The finished product!  It was all delicious!

Saturday, we all went up to Taos mountain.  While the boys skiied, Lauren and I hung out at the Bavarian Restaurant and read and chatted.  The guys joined us for a great lunch!  The boys had a blast skiing and we had a great time enjoying each others company.   

Mitch took the camera after lunch.  Such a pretty pic!

Cody on his snowboard

Mitch landing a jump!

Saturday night after we got home from the mountain, Lauren and I tried to recreate the meal we had at the Santa Fe Cooking School.  It didn't turn out just perfect, but it was still great!  Sunday morning we packed up and headed back to Oklahoma!  We had such a wonderful trip and are blessed beyond words to have such great family we shared the trip with.