Sushi!

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Last weekend, we decided to make sushi. We took the kids and headed to the H Mart - the Asian superstore not too far from our house. The boys enjoy seeing the exotic food and we enjoy stepping into another world for awhile. I think it is great to expose them to different cultures and have them experience new things. They sampled the foods and loved all the crazy fish.

Marshall and I enjoyed making sushi for the first time in many years. And, we were thrilled the boys liked it as well. We also made edamame and dumplings (like in Kung Fu Panda). I'm hoping this will be the start of more sushi evenings for the family. We really enjoy cooking together and with crazy weekday schedules, the weekends are our time to cook together. Here's to working sushi into our weekend cooking routines!

Ten Inches of New Snow

Keystone is a winter wonderland - even on March 31! Keystone got ten inches of new snow last night and it was still snowing when I dropped the boys off for skiing. Enjoying swimming, sledding, and skiing. Great vacation with great friends! Sent from my BlackBerry. Please forgive any typos.

Not the message

You want to see at your kid's school. Sent from my BlackBerry. Please forgive any typos.

Dress Down Day

D-man earned a dress down day for his library and technology work at school. When you wear uniforms everyday, this is a big deal. Love that he is wearing the tie-dye shirt we did last summer. Way to go big guy!

Chillin' at the Dentist

Such a big (and good) boy today at the dentist. Sent from my BlackBerry. Please forgive any typos.

A Letter To My Son

With his "Super Citizen"  Award

To my eldest son,

Throughout your seven years of life, I have already celebrated so many things about you - your first smiles, your first steps, your first day in "big boy" underwear, your first soccer goal, your scholastic achievements big and small, and many, many more things. Every day, I give thanks for the joy you and your brother (and your father) have brought into my life. Because of you, I smile more, I cry more, I worry more. I am continually thankful for your kind heart, your helpfulness, and how hard you work.

Today, I am prouder of you than I have ever been and am celebrating the young man you have become. The "Super Citizen" award you received today is quite an honor.  I am proud of you for setting good examples for others in your class. I am proud of you for encouraging other students to do their best each and every day. I am proud of you for pushing others to do more and learn more.  

You have so many gifts - I can't wait to see what you do with them all as your life progresses. I can only hope that your father and I do our best to foster your growth, support you through the ups (and downs) of life, and set good examples so you can continue to be a kind and giving citizen of this earth.

Today, not only did your father and I celebrate you, your teachers and fellow students celebrated you. Thank you for giving me one more thing to celebrate about you. I truly am honored to be your Mom.


Love, 


Mom 

the VERY proud parents

With his homeroom teacher who nominated him

Mini-Vacation in Beaver Creek

We are so fortunate to have friends that live in the beautiful mountains of Colorado (and are willing to host us). After a much later start than anticipated (thanks to ear infections, naps, and traffic), we finally arrived in Eagle around 9:30 on Friday night. Bedtime for the kids and drinks for the adults wrapped up the night.

Saturday brought a very warm and beautiful day on the mountain. We were a bit ambitious with getting T-man up on the mountain, but with some lift rides (up and down) and carrying him, we survived (thanks to Marshall and Dave). D-man and I enjoyed doing a bunch of different types of runs - blues, greens, trees, etc. Let's just say that in the future, I'll be staying out of the trees/bumps. It will not be long before D-man is truly out skiing me.

On Sunday, we enjoyed some breakfast and Dave and Marshall hit the slopes. Beaver Creek had about 6 inches of new snow and the boys got to enjoy some nice powder skiing - much of it barely skied on. Rachel and I hung out with the kids and went to the Gypsum rec center pool. The kids had a great time and it gives Rachel and I some time to catch up since the kids are busying themselves in the water.

D-man ready to hit the slopes!

our wonderful ski guide Dave!

Trying to get Tanner to ski

our attempt at a family photo

We decided to brave the traffic and were pleasantly surprised that the drive took us just over 2 hours with very little traffic. Woohoo! What a great mini-vacation.

What melts every Mom's heart

Note from my 4yo. Love. It. 

Busy Weekend

Like many weekends, we find ourselves busy with something. This weekend was actually busy, but Marshall and I each got some alone time with the boys which is always special. Saturday found D-man and me at an ice skating party. This was our second ice skating party in a month and D-man was much improved this time. This also meant he was pushing himself more and falling down more (thank goodness for the helmet)! We also got some errands done and just enjoyed being together. Marshall and T-man found themselves getting haircuts, going to the library, going to the toy store to get a present for another birthday party, and going out to lunch. So special to have that 1:1 time. D-man and Marshall hit the slopes on Sunday (with a brand new ski coat thanks to forgetting his jacket at home) and T-man and I enjoyed a scooter ride, cooking dinner together and a gymnastics birthday party. Both boys have been waking up early a lot recently and T-man was exhausted. The weekend was over in a flash (when I was tucking D-man in on Sunday night, he said he didn't think he had school the next day). I know what you mean son. Sent from my BlackBerry. Please forgive any typos.

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2011 Basketball

We wrapped up the basketball season at the end of February. Here's a little video of the action. D-man did very well this year and the team improved with every game. You'll hear me on the video - this sitting in the bleachers might be tough in the future......

The Sound Book - Passed!

Recently, our 4 year old came home from school with a red book. He was so proud and immediately told us that he "passed his sound book!" This is a big deal at his Montessori school (we remember when our older son had the same success). Because of this success, T-man got to pick a place to celebrate for dinner and he chose his favorite place - Noodles!

He ordered the standard fare - small mac & cheese and chocolate milk. He also got to choose a rice krispie treat for his special dessert. We had a nice dinner celebrating his achievement. When D-man went to the restroom, Marshall and I talked with T-man and told him how proud we are and emphasized that this was HIS special night. You could see that it really was getting through to him - he was so proud of his accomplishment as well and very receptive to the praise. Small victories on life's journey. Here's to many more celebrations of family success in the future.

My Professional Bio

I'm testing out a couple of things regarding my blog posting and thought I would use my professional bio to see how it works. 

Dance Party

This week, Marshall brought home some sunglasses from a co-worker (his fiance designs sunglasses for a living) for our school auction donation. Not only did we get some great items for the school donation, we also got to check out a variety of sunglasses and have some fun with them. After work one day, the boys and I enjoyed trying on different sunglasses and dancing to music from Pandora steaming on my iPad. It has been really great to just come straight home from work and enjoy the times with our boys. The dancing and music is not unusual for us in the evenings, but the sunglasses added some glamor to our activities. Check out the cool Peavy family!

New Experiences

Even after 16 years in Denver, there are several things I haven't done yet. After last week, I can now remove two items off my list: seeing a comedy show at Lannie's Clocktower Cabaret on the 16th street mall and a pedicab ride. I joined a couple of a friends to see a show and then took a pedicab ride over to The Cruise Room for a drink after the show. On the next day (our 10 year wedding anniversary) I realized it was almost 10 years to the day we headed down to the Cruise Room at the Oxford after our wedding reception finished. What great memories I have of downtown Denver. I'm glad to be able to still make new memories with some old friends.

At the comedy show

Wrapping up the night at the Cruise Room

Growing Boys

I still can't believe we have a seven year old and a four year old. They are definitely growing boys. Today, I changed the standing milk delivery order to two gallons instead of one and a half gallons. Every year, we measure their height in the basement thanks to Granddad. We have a great measuring device from one of the gyms at WSU that Bob brought us. The boys enjoy getting measured and we enjoy seeing how much they have grown each year. So far, D-man is measuring taller than T-man every year. It will be interesting to see how tall each boy ends up being. According this height predictor, D-man will be around 6 foot and T-man will be around 5'11". before I know it, they will both be taller than me (and Marshall). Until then, I will enjoy any and all snuggling and hugs I can get.