DKP Celebrates 12 in WP

In just a few minutes, it will be D-man's 12th birthday. Instead of a birthday party this year, we did a ski weekend in Winter Park. It was a warm day with very little wind which made for a nice day of skiing. 

We ate on the mountain (instead of bringing sandwiches), hung out with friends from Louisville, and D-man got to ski with 2 friends. We then had dinner with our Louisville friends at their condo and the boys got to swim in the pool and we had a cake for D-man.  Even though it wasn't a "party," I hope D-man had a special day and realizes how special he is to all of us. 

The birthday boy scoping out the runs 

D-man and his friend 

T-man on the slopes 

Birthday cake and friends 

Super Bowl Bound!

Unbelievably, the Broncos are headed to Super Bowl 50! Marshall was at the game and said it was one of the most memorable sporting events he has been to. I watched it over at the neighbors which was so much more fun than watching it alone. D-man, unfortunately, had two basketball games so he wasn't able to watch. 

Day 3 for Peyton's jersey 

SO LOUD 

#unitedinorange 

Broncos M&M's 

60 and Sunny

Sixty and sunny in January means hitting the driving range and the putting green with your friend and then having a rocking basketball game. While T-man didn't score, he had a couple of assists and also was playing great defense and hade a couple of jump balls. He was proud and so were we. 

Show Your Spirit

Bronco fever is high in Colorado again. How fortunate are we that we have been able to cheer our team in the postseason for a few years? Even more fun to cheer for Peyton Manning. It's pretty certain this is Petyon's last year which makes each game potentially bittersweet. It's been a great ride. 

We love Peyton 

Bronco fever at Return Path 

Academic Achievements

D-man has had a couple of pretty impressive weeks academically. Last week, it was announced that he earned a spot on the "high" honor roll (3.75 or greater). He wrapped up fall semester with all As and A+s. 

Today, he and his friend presented their science fair project - "Does orange juice or Gatorade have more electrolytes?" To get the answer, you'll have to ask the scientist. Very proud of D-man and his friend - one of only 10 projects in the middle school. 

Hero Snow

MLK is quickly becoming my favorite holiday ski weekend. Yes, the lines were longer yesterday, but today we had "hero snow" (as our friend David Smiley would say) and sunny skies. The lift lines were NON-existent today and the traffic also minimal. Having no work/school today and having the bus pick you right up? Wins all the way around! 

What a fun family getaway. 

Amazing view 

Chilling on the slopes 

DKP 

Sunday Funday

9 inches of fresh powder make for an amazing day on the slopes. Our condo in Old Town Winter Park was only 1 stop from the base so we were able to get up and enjoy the powder. 

I spent the morning with T-man on the bunny slopes while he practiced snow boarding while Marshall and D-man battled the lines and got in some great runs. Then, we switched after lunch and there was still powder to be had. 

View from our condo 

Chairlift selfie 

Powder! 

And the bonus? We didn't have to drive back and we all made it back to cheer on the Broncos to victory. 

Orange crush! 

Winter Park Place

After D-man's basketball games this morning (1-1) and T-man attended a birthday party, we headed up to Winter Park. The drive was quick and uneventful so we were able to enjoy the evening in Old Town Winter Park. We walked to the base to check things out and then enjoyed après ski at the local tavern next to our condo. Spaghetti dinner, football, and hot tub made a nice start to our MLK ski weekend. 

The village 

Adolph's Tavern 

Special drinks! 

Star Wars Baritone

Marshall was out for wings and T-man had basketball practice so D-man and I were home alone. We enjoyed dinner by candlelight and the conversation included chatting about band. This led to a baritone concert featuring Star Wars music and some other old staples. 

Candlelight baritone concert with wine 

Later, we were listening to music, dancing, and I even got him to practice slow dancing. He's getting big (he started texting on his iPad this week), but he's still willing to dance in the kitchen with me (which I will treasure). 

The Important Things

After a not so great day at work, it's nice  to be reminded about the most important things in life. 

Enjoying a gorgeous sunset with T-man 

D-man earning the black game ball for working extremely hard in a tough game on Saturday 

Sleep, Eat, Ski, Repeat

Ok well, we are going to tackle the first three today, but there will be no repeat until next weekend. It was a gorgeous, bluebird day, but a very cold day. It never got above 20 and the wind was brutal at times, but the entire family had a nice first day on the mountain in 2016. It is so nice to only be an hour from skiing and not have to deal with the traffic. 

T-man enjoyed a snowboard lesson - he is so proud to be the "first one in our family to snowboard." He was able to ride the chair lift and we enjoyed watching him get down the hill two times at the end of the day. Go little shredder!! 

The Peavy Men 

Happy New Year!

I'll Be Home for Christmas

Our last night in Pender as I tucked T-man into bed, we sang "I'll Be Home for Christmas." We talked about the meaning of the song and I explained that someday that song will make him think of Louisville just like it makes me think of 701 Carns Ave in Pender. He said the song will also make him think of Pender. This, of course, warms my heart. It was great to be "home" for Christmas this year. Here are a few more pictures from our week. 

Family 

Whiskey tasting 

Sisters!!

Star Wars: Episode VIII

After much preparation, the kids put on their Star Wars: Episode VIII show.  It was so nice to have them look forward to working on the play and working so well together. For the Peavy boys, this is the only time they do these kind of things which makes it even more special. It was evident they had put in a lot of work into the show and we all enjoyed it.