Tower of London

T-man doesn’t usually like to do puzzles, but while studying for his social studies test with me, he kept busy doing the puzzle while answering the questions on Thursday night. 

On Friday night, we finished the puzzle - T-man did most of the middle. We thought it only appropriate that we take a picture with his Lego Tower of London. 

College Material

D-man is certainly getting a lot of college material these days. He must be.... wait for it....college material.....ha! 

Here’s the best one yet.... 

He’s #1 in our book already! 

Winter Golf

It was a chilly round, but it was wonderful to get out and and swing the clubs for the first time in 2021. Considering the temps were dropping throughout the round, it was great that we all got a par on hole seven and Marshall had a great last hole. Here’s to many more rounds this year! 

The working man headed to pick up range balls 

Getting the ball off the ice - love all the balls on the ice 

Winter golf attire 

The Fab Four! 

Basketball is my......

Favorite sport. I like to dribble the ball up and down the court. 

New warmups! Here’s hoping he gets some games in - rumor that Friday’s game is canceled..... 

And We Toast!

50+ degree weather meant a small outdoor gathering to toast a new President and new beginnings. May we move forward together with love, hope kindness and positivity in our hearts. 

MLK

A lovely weekend on the ski mountains over the long weekend. The snow wasn’t great the first couple of days, but with 6 new inches of snow on Sunday night, the skiing was great on Monday. We arre so fortunate to be able to ski and have a weekend away during this crazy time. 

We were fortunate to have a place that we could ski right to our place and walk up to the slopes. 

Buddies! 

Some adult ski time 

Hooking up with the Bivs 

Dinner time 

A great ski day with D-man 

Love this view 

Christmas Jammies

Better late than never......jammies purchased after Christmas and a picture with our second tree and in 2021. The Peavy men were good sports. 

The Great Outdoors

I recently read an article that provided strategies for embracing the winter weather and insights from the Nordic countries. Not surprisingly, it involves dressing appropriately, keeping moving and a heat source (if you can). 

Today was a day that I worked to embrace the cold. Of course, it does go without saying that getting out when the sun is out (heat source) helps tremendously. 

I enjoyed lunch with some girlfriends on a rooftop in Boulder and then came home and took a walk. T-man also partook in outdoor ax throwing for his buddy’s birthday. 

Here’s to getting through the winter with movement, sun, and layers! 

Going into Boulder - beautiful after last night’s snow 

Pearl Street 

Ax throwing 

Spontaneous Ski

While chilling out last night, I decided to check for parking availability at Copper and there was a spot! I grabbed it and we decided to go skiing today (after confirming the roads would not be bad). We were on the road by 8:15 and made stops to get breakfast and grab sandwiches for the slopes. 

Our parking was super close and we skied down to the car for lunch (I tackled the black twice today to get to the parking lot). And given it was a weekend, the nonexistent lines were a pleasant surprise. There was some traffic on the way home, but so great to have an outing as we wrap up our winter break. 

While there are obviously many horrible things about the pandemic, getting in this much skiing this early in the season is definitely a silver lining. 

So glad to have this activity to do during Covid 

Peavy boys are off 

The boys ditched us! 

Pictures don’t do it justice 

Day number 9 on the slopes for this kid 

T-man ready to go! 

My Christmas present - boot gloves! 

Ringing in the New Year

I’m sure that there are many things I could write about as 2020 comes to a close. This was truly a year like no other for us and for many in the world. And for all the horribleness in the world, there are several silver linings for us and the pictures from 2020 I uploaded to my new echo show are a great reminder of how fortunate we truly have been this year. 

And even through the challenges and adjustments, there are things that have made this a special year - mostly slowing down and getting to spend more time together as a family. I know the boys have missed many things that make their lives more full, but I so hope they can remember the love and joy and times of normalcy during this global pandemic. 

We were able to ring in the new year with the Wrights with a variety of appetizers, virtual reality and games. How fortunate we are to have had good friends to soldier through the pandemic. Here’s to remembering our past, embracing the present and anticipating the future.