Because We Can

........take a day from work and go skiing for the day. Pretty amazing day and a great reminder of all the good things in life. 

Celebrating 17

At the last minute we decided to invite a few friends out for a drink in downtown Louisville to celebrate our anniversary. Surprisingly, lots of folks (18 of us in total) were able to make it out for drinks and laughs. 

Someone asked why 17? And our answer was, why not? It was fun to be able to reminisce about the day and talk about it with people we didn’t know back then. We wrapped with one final drink with Paul and Alana at the loft at Por - a perfect way to wrap up the day.

Anniversary present #1 - the boys shoveling. (#2 was a nap while Marshall took the boys for haircuts) 

Drinks at the futsol lunch 

Sone of the crew out for the celebration 

At the loft at Por 

Futsol Fun!

A double header with two victories wrapped up the futsol season yesterday. The boys played well together, T-man got some time in goalie, and scored a goal in the final game. We celebrated with a team lunch at a local bar and grill. Way to go Mustangs! 

Dodgeball Tourney

D-man participated in a dodgeball tourney fundraiser at the local church last night. It’s nice to see him hanging with new friends and having people comment on Facebook that he’s hanging with “nice kids.” 

The Class of 2022

It’s very hard to believe that we are here at Monarch High School for high school transition night. Class of 2022 - here we come! 

Two Holes

T-man has lost two teeth in under a week. We went to the orthodontist just a week ago and they weren’t that loose! Maybe the tooth fairy will remember tonight..... 

Look at that smile 

More From Winter Park

In the lodge for lunch 

T-man on top - love this one 

Some addictive trivia game 

Just Another Day in Paradise

This was a sign in the condo that both boys noticed this weekend. It was a typical ski weekend - hot tubbing, games, too much time on iPads for the kids, Olympic watching, eating, drinking and of course, skiing. T-man was skiing SO well and had a new friend to push him. D-man was able to ski (and do apres ski) with his friend Saturday and Sunday. A wonderful way to spend our 3-day weekend - just another day in paradise. 

Our only family shot 


Hot tub! 

On the lift 


So much fun! 


Before the terrain park drop in 

Waiting for the bus 

The men don’t look too happy here, but it was a great time :) 

Eldora by Bus

There was no school for the boys today so D-man and his friend made arrangements to ski at Eldora today. He was out the door by 7:15 and I picked them up around 4:30. The mountain had fresh snow and the boys skied hard - D-man was in bed by 9:30 tonight. 

For a $4.50 bus fare and a basket of fries - a pretty great day to be a 14-year old boy. 

Not busy at all 

Pullman Visit

Marshall took a quick trip to visit his Mom over the weekend. Fortunately, he averted a crisis with an expired driver’s license and was able to rent a car. 

There was a lot of Olympic watching, eating, and drinking. On Saturday, they headed to Palouse for a brew fest and headed to church on Sunday. So glad he could make the trip! 

Valentine’s Day is.......

• Starbucks coffee for me before work 
• Happy hour for Marshall and me 
• Simple celebration of treats 
• Lobster tail for dinner
• A nice plant from the boys 
• Champagne and Olympics 

Thanks to Claudia we had some cards! 

My handsome Valentine for 18 years! 

Boys and Me

It was a relaxing weekend at home for the boys and me. We watched a lot of Olympics, did some stuff around the house, played games, and listened to books.

We did head out for futsol on Saturday and basketball on Sunday. I had tea with Alana on Sunday before she headed out for her travels, ran a couple errands and then took T-man to a birthday party.  Other than that, lots of time at home realizing how fortunate we are. 

 Loving the fact they got frappachinos and cake pops (and feeling special that I spent $14 on them) 

I found flags while cleanings T-man’s room and decided that we needed them for Olympic viewing 



Using my Valentine glass - thankful for my two young Valentines 


Watching the Olympics together before bed - couldn’t think of a better way to wrap up the weekend

Happy Hour + Olympics

With Marshall in Pullman and T-man at a movie, D-man and I had an evening to ourselves. We decided on happy hour up the street, followed by take out and watching the opening Olympic ceremonies. D-man already has 1000+ hours of Olympic coverage set to tape and has watched coverage the last couple of nights.  It looks like the promise D-man made to me four years ago is coming true (I’m so happy). 

Cheers! 

NHD

Tonight, the 8th graders at Monarch K8 presented their projects for National History Day. This year’s theme was “conflict and compromise,” and D-man and his friend did a project on the atomic bomb. The projects were a lot of work and I know they are happy to be done. We’re proud of all the work the boys did. 

Monarch at Monarch

We had early morning games at Monarch today. The boys lost a heartbraker in the first game after leading the entire game. In the second game, they crushed the other team. It was fun to see the team play on their “home court” - 8 of the 10 boys will be at Monarch next year. Go ‘Yotes! 

Racquetball

T-man just finished up a 4-week session of racquetball and he loved it! He’s already signed up for the next session. 

Back to the 80’s

In the Timewarp Escape Room. A fun night out and a nice way to kick off the weekend!