Peter Pan Jr. - ACTION!

A few pictures of D-man in action during the Peter Pan Jr. production. So proud at the growth of his performance between this year and last year.

Sports Saturday

On Saturday, we cheered on T-man at his baseball game - where he had a great hit and got a fair amount of action in the field. 

Then we headed to his soccer game and then out to lunch at a local cafe. It was a busy morning followed by some afternoon naps. 

at the plate 

Headed toward the goal 

With his fans 

Peter Pan Jr.

4 performances.

3 months of practice. 

2 raccoons. 

1 special kid. 

And so special to have Nana and Pop here for the Friday performances. 

 

Opening Night!

Opening night for Peter Pan Jr. So proud of our little raccoon! 

Our little lost boy 

Nadja came to the show! 

Play Ball!

"This is going to be a fun season." - D-man, April 8, 2014 

Just what a parent wants to hear. 

Spring Break Wrap Up

(The last spring break post) 

It was certainly nice to have our last bit of winter at Schweitzer. With 9 inches of (wet) snow falling while we were there, we enjoyed some great spring skiing conditions. The ski conditions definitely turned out better than we expected. 

In addition to skiing, the boys enjoyed being able to ski the terrain park together (without adults) and riding the lift by themselves, playing their iPads, watching our brackets bust, building marble races and forts, and time in the hot tub. We enjoyed sleeping in, après ski at the hot tub, good food, good company, and time with family in a beautiful location.

Skiing with Gramma

T-man on the slopes 

T-man rode the tbar! 

Showing granddad his marble maze 

A game of cribbage 

The Rest of the Story

International travel isn't all glory.... 

From Marshall: 

She failed to mention the unbelievably long flight - even under the best circumstances.  The jet lag from a 13hr difference. Food poisoning, the fear of being sick in a foreign country, the fear of not knowing when I will recover...especially when they're spending all this money for me to - you know - work here. Walking to work when it's hotter than the sun. All the actual work and constantly having to be "on" most of the waking hours. The complete assault on sight, sound, and smell - sometimes good, but many times overwhelming over the top. The "in your face" dichotomy of abject poverty set against crazy wealth. And being gone from family. 

Then again, drinking Thai whiskey by the pool without coworkers on a beautiful day with the beach 100m away doesn't suck. 

Random street scene on way to office 

Bangkok utilities 

Opening Day

Even though the fields are too wet for a baseball game, we still had opening day and a soccer game. Nadja and Fisher spent Friday evening with us and attended the festivities. What a treat for me and for T-man (who read books to Fisher and told Nadja multiple times he loves dogs). 

Goalie! 

Running with his team to shake Dinger's hand 

Half a World Away

With me driving the minivan from event to event this week, it is very evident that Marshall is half a world away. Here are a few pictures of his trip. It was a bit of trains, buses, ferries, and motor scooters to get to the beach, but he got there! Apparently, with a lot of Russians which Marshall will not be mistaken for as he doesn't have a speedo :) 

Pattaya beach at night 

Market near beach 

Ko Larn beach 

View from hotel room 

Go Rockies!

Rockies day at school to support opening day! 

What a Difference a Day Makes

24 hours later.  Thank goodness the Jim trimmed our trees last Thanksgiving. Otherwise, I think we might've broken branches. 

2014 Schweitzer Spring Break

Little Shredder

We may not have done a lot of runs today, but the ones we did were FUN! 

A quick video of T-man on the terrain park. 

http://youtu.be/Y-L9ZvfNYGc

Let it Snow

A much different day on the mountain today with snow ALL day. It was heavy and wet and that meant that T-man and I enjoyed a day in the lodge having coffee and then watching "Wizard of Oz" in the movie theater. D-man skied hard with Gramma and Marshall. 

Marshall joined T-man and I at the end of the day and we enjoyed a few runs on the bunny slope and T-man enjoyed riding the lift all by himself and taking a couple runs on the terrain park. 

Now we're watching baskeball, enjoying happy hour and video games. Relaxing vacation at its best. 

No lines! 

Chilling at the coffee house in the village 

Messing around on the slopes 

Lots of snow

Now blue skies 

Julia's Yard Sale

A bluebird day on the mountain which was a pleasant surprise given the weather forecast. After a horrible fall by me on some very icy terrain in the morning (aka Julia's yard sale), we found some great runs and enjoyed a nice day if skiing. And it's always good to wrap up a day of skiing in the hot tub with a cold beverage. 

Hiking to the slopes 

The boys on the mountain 

The beautiful lake in the valley 

Happy hour! 

College Days

Hi there,
Julia Peavy just shared an Instagram photo with you:

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"I'm apparently reliving my college days. 4 people. 2 bedrooms. Fridge full of beer (and boxed wine). "

Thanks,
The Instagram Team

March Madness

Not only is this week the beginning of spring and the start of the NCAA basketball tourney, it is the beginning of the Peavy taxi service as baseball, soccer, and reading buddies all kicked into full gear. And the start time of these activities? 4:30 and 5:00. That definitely makes for some March Madness in the Peavy household. 

We embraced the crazy today after soccer practice for T-man and a baseball scrimmage for D-man by heading to Buffalo Wild Wings to watch some basketball and get some wings for dinner. A good way to kick of spring and all the madness it will bring.