Steamboat Springs 2012

Uncle T, Jon, AEK on the mountain!

We are on our 2nd annual ski trip to Steamboat Springs this weekend.  We are all having such a great time and we have vowed to come back again next year as well.

The kids have been doing great in their ski school.  We feel that they are really coming a long way with their skiing and we know that we will all enjoy many skiing adventures together in the months and years ahead. 

Yesterday after we dropped them at ski school we were standing at the base of the mountain waiting for everyone to get their ski passes for the day.  It was fairly busy around there and soon we heard a ski instructor shouting to his class "Hey class what's my name?"  He did this a few times over and over again and low and behold...it was AEK's instructor for the day.  It was fun to see so much enthusiasm from the instructor and we were pleased to know that AEK were going to have a great day; have fun, learn a lot, and create great memories.  Sure enough they had many stories by the end of the day when we picked them up from ski school. 
 
Today they had a very kind young lady who they just adored.  Both of the days went great and they have skied over 12 miles on both days.  We know this because they put a GPS tracker on the kids to show where they went on the mountain and what they did for the day. 

AEK are up to skiing some of the blue runs and are loving it. Tomorrow we are all going to ski together and we are looking foward to sharing some of our favorite runs with the kiddos tomorrow.  We are all getting spoiled here with good times, good food, lots of laughs, and good nights sleep. 
Stay tuned for some more pictures soon as Jon plans to bring his camera out tomorrow and get some actions shots along with trying to capture the mountains.  It is truly amazing here and there is nothing like cruising down the mountain with the sun shinning, and to top it all off a breath taking view.  Awesome, just totally Awesome! Once again, we are loving this vacation!  We are truly blessed to have this time. 

Wordless Wednesday ~ Oh Gracie How You have Grown

Water Park Fun

This past weekend we headed out of town and caught up with some of our favorite "triplet" friends, The Clark Family.  Awhile back, a deal came across one of those "Steals" type discounts and we could not turn it down.  It was lodging for 12 and water park passes for the weekend.  We split this with the Clark family and it was a heck of a deal. 
The kids had fun hanging out together and the adults had a great time catching up and relaxing.  Oh how life has changed for both our families. The kids are getting so much older and it is easier to just "hang" out since all of the kids do so well together.  We have been friends for about five years and we sure do enjoy making memories together. 
It was great fun and my only regret is that I did not get the fancy camera out to take some photos at the water park itself.  We spent 8 hours at the park on Saturday and another 4 hours on Sunday.  It is safe to say we were all tuckered out when it was time to come home. 
Thanks Clark family for all the memory making fun.  We for sure have to do that again. 

Wordless Wednesday ~ Future Architects

New Years Eve 2011

What a fun night we had on NYE.  We hosted our annual New Years Eve party and although our guest could attending was lower this year than usual, we had an awesome time. 

The kids had their very own party downstairs with crafts and at the kid midnight (10 PM) we had a count down and a balloon drop.  It was so fun and the kids LOVED it.  My fingers were a little sore from tying all those balloons but it was well worth it for the excitement the kids had over. 

Later in the evening the women took on the men in a game of Battle of The Sexes.  Although it was close, the women won the match.  That means we have a girls night out while the guys stay home and watch the kids. 

Above the guys are thinking hard about their answers.  Below, the Women were having a good laugh and a ton of fun. 

Much to our surprise and delight most families stayed until the real mid night and the kids did another count down.  It was a lot of fun and we even got to enjoy the fireworks from our local ski hill that we can see right from our front windows. 

It truly was a night to remember with lots of laughs, cheer, and fun.  It will go down in the books or the blog as another fantastic way to start the new year. 

As the evening came to an end, we had lots of dance parties going on with both the kids and the adults.  You can see we really rocked the house.  Happy New Year to all and may the year ahead be full of lots of laughter, happiness, great health, and joy!  We are off to a good start.  God Bless.

Wordless Wednesday ~ Look closely, Uncle T is a Sioux fan?!?!?

Working Hard

The last two days I have been in Chicago for work! I have been helping to get a new 300 bed hospital's kitchen up and running! Lots of fancy equipment that I would love to bake some cookies in these fancy ovens.

Or make some pizza in this fancy pizza oven.

I have learned that being on these projects is an a amazing experience and for me it is always exciting to watch the project come to an end but sad to say good bye to the team.

Wordless Wednesday ~ Life is always better at Grandma's House