The Botson Family

Headed to our friend Maggie's wedding at Shenandoah Mill to ring in the new year!!!

I have decided to resurrect this blog as a way to preserve and share memories with family and friends. Stay tuned for a bunch of new posts from the last 8 years!!

Annual Botson Christmas tradition - Skiing/Snowboarding trip! This year we traveled to Copper Mountain near Denver, Colorado. Tucker Mountain Lodge          Some views walking around Center Village where we stayed. Day 1 on the mountain!    Kathy/Carter and Kayla/Jamie    Carter/Jamie and then all four of us on the lift! Action shots!          Work Hard - Play Hard    Whiskey and Wine bar just steps from our lodge! Christmas Eve!      Christmas Day!    Sushi/Ramen for Christmas dinner. These are our "selfie" attempts. ;) Ice Skating Last stop before the airport! 10 Barrel Brewery

   Vacation has officially begun, round 1 at home, round 2 at the airport. First leg is Phoenix to Seattle. Gearing up for the long leg of the trip...Seattle to Frankfurt    Germany! New stamp for the passport :) Short flight to Berlin next! Never been so happy to see an Exit sign. Woohoo...we made it! DAY 1- Berlin Hackescher Markt - great little area with tons of restaurants and shops!    First stop after checking into the hotel ( Adina Hotel) . Brauhaus Lemke am Hackeschen Markt. Dinner: Schnitzel Curry wurst Real German Weissen beer French fries with mayonnaise Cobblestone streets everywhere with lots of activity. Berlin is charming with dancing in the streets and church bells ringing. You can really feel the carefree attitude here! Day 2 Breakfast – Berlin @ Restauration 1840  5/23 – Berlin walking tour ·       Museum Island ·       6 museums – all having to do with ancient history         TV tower - tallest bu