Celebrations

Lots to celebrate tonight.......

- Valentine's Day party at school

- 4-day weekend ahead (3 of them in the mountains) 

- 1st round victory in D-man's basketball tournament 

- T-man earning free basketball tickets to the CU Women's Buffs basketball game for his reading efforts 

- D-man being cast as Maurice (Belle's father) in "Beauty and the Beast." 

So we dined in downtown Boulder for sushi! 

Our little Valentine (in front of the fish tank at the sushi restaurant) 

Victory dinner 

The team 

A Professional Coach

For PE, D-man had to prepare a gymnastics routine with 10 moves. After consulting his personal gymnastics coach (aka Granddad), D-man received a recommended routine which he tweaked to play to his strengths. 

He practiced and perfected (Marshall also added in some finishing touches) and performed the routine today. He was called out by his teacher for his performance. He said there were others with better routines, but his played to his strengths and had good transitions. It was fun watching him work so hard and consult with Bob on improving it. The professional coaching definitely worked! What a great moment. 

http://youtu.be/B7KXXOE_LZg

Spring-like Skiing in Steamboat Springs

What a nice 3-day weekend in Steamboat Springs - ski town USA. It was gorgeous weather Friday and Saturday and the drive here was uneventful. 

Our simple condo was perfect for our needs and it's always nice to be with another family. Winter carnival was this weekend - the longest running event of its type west of the Mississippi. We did catch the fireworks show which was nice - both boys came along which made it special. 

The amazing view of the valley - the pictures don't do it justice 

My ultimate ski buddy 

Waiting for the fireworks 

Fireworks 

Lots of euchre 

Party On!

After a lot of scheduling nightmares, we were able to have a small friend party for D-man.  Four friends came over, played mini basketball and tag and then played Madden 2015 on the xbox one. Pizza and cake wrapped up the night. 

D-man thanked me for hosting the party and said he had a good time. Yeah. 

Happy Birthday to Our Big Boy

D-man started the day with a doughnut cake and then enjoyed an afternoon at the rec center shooting hoops and hanging with a friend. It was a surprise addition to his birthday which added to it. 

We all had a very nice time at the melting pot for dinner. We enjoyed an early meal and then walked over to the skating rink for writer skate. Both boys had a nice time (and want to do it more often) and we were happy that hardly anyone was there. 

Doughnut cake 

Birthday Fondue! 

Downtown Louisville 

Winter skate 

Skating 

Twisted Pine

A great night out in Boulder. We watched D-man play an amazing basketball game with 6 points. Then we headed to Twisted Pine Brewery for dinner. Good beers, Good food, and a game of Apples to Apples while we finished dinner made for a fun family night. To wrap it up, we headed to Sweet Cow. Hard to believe it was 11 years ago tonight that I went into labor. It has been an amazing journey. 

Why Do They Have to Leave?

Separately, both boys lamented the fact that Nana and Pop are leaving tomorrow. We had a busy weekend filled with lots of different activities. It got up to 61 degrees today which brought walks, scooters, and basketball. We also enjoyed shopping at the mall for D-man's birthday (he has informed us he doesn't like shopping), a Nebraska Wesleyan Alumni event, and both YMCA and NCAA basketball during the weekend. We even got quite a bit of card games in. What a great visit. 

A great game - 4 points and several rebounds and assists 

Dinner at the historic Chautauqua Park dining hall 

Coug/Buff game 

Morning card game 

Doughnuts!

Just love the impression of T-man's face from last weekend - doughnuts after skiing! 

Alpine Adventure

Another wonderful MLK weekend in the mountains. Skiing, tubing, hot-tubbing, playing games, and just chilling out with friends - a perfect winter weekend. And the bonus? Very little traffic either way! I'm beginning to think that MLK is going to be my favorite ski weekend. The one extra day really makes it feel like a true vacation. 

Getting ready for tubing 

2 Inches of New Snow

What a surprise to wake up to a bit of new snow, no wind (it was VERY windy on Friday night), and a bluebird day. 

Great day on the mountain. D-man enjoyed skiing with his friend and T-man and I were great ski buddies. How fortunate we are to have been invited to stay with new friends from Louisville up here! 

Chilling in the village 

On the slopes 

Gorgeous 

With his bud

Après ski 

A New Look

T-man finally got his wish for short hair (only a few tears were shed by his mother). 

We Heart Peyton

And the Broncos. Win or lose. 

Euchre!

Our first card party in Louisville was a success! Good food. Good company. Good kids. Good laughs. And a use for the selfie stick (see below). 

 

The Joy of the Slow Chairlift

We made our first family ski trip of 2015. We traveled up to Eldora  - a mere 30 miles from our house. It was a chilly day with snow, but easy to get to and no lines. Woohoo! 

On the chairlift, T-man talked about how these are times we get to talk (which, of course, makes me happy). D-man lamented the fact they have no high-speed lifts at Eldora, but it does give us more time to chat. 

It really is a fun little mountain - small lodge, people (like us) bringing their lunch, and very much local. Can't wait to go back! 

On the drive up 

The boys skiing 

The Peavy boys 

Brrrrr 

Up Until Midnight

The four us rang in the New Year at home in D-man's room at midnight. Both boys were excited to bring in 2015 and it was special to just celebrate with the 4 of us. 

Earlier in the day, Marshall and D-man went skiing and T-man hung out here me and Bob and Claudia. We baked treats, played games, and learned all about Skylanders. 

In the evening, we celebrated at a last-minute party at the neighbors. Lots of folks there so it was fun to see everyone. We joked that good thing there was this party otherwise we would all be home! 

Licking the spatula 

Cold, but gorgeous day 

May 2015 bring us all joy and happiness!