4 skiers this trip!

This was by the elevator on a luggage rack.  Of course Andy took a picture of it:  He said, "Nothing good can come of a beer can and a rubber glove." 















Here are all 3 of my boys in their matching snow suits, ready to go skiing:)
Notice the marble run in front of the fireplace...Drake got that for Christmas; he plays with it for hours by himself, literally, hours!  I make a new design for him every day, because that's my fun in it.  Much like the wooden Thomas/Brio track system; it's an addiction.  They lay down for a nap and wake to a new set-up.


Here's Drake patiently waiting for his ski instructor.  Right outside that window is a tunnel coming out of the mountain that trains came through several times a day.  Very exciting for all of us to ski and see the train at the bottom of the hill.

And here's Dane getting ready to meet up with his instructor.

The 2nd day Dane skied with Andy and I.  When he got tired he would just sit down, so I sat down with him.  I'm waving at Daddy who is waiting for us.  One thing about Dane is he's got my energy and attention span, so we never sat more than a minute.

Here we are at a restaurant 1/2 way down the mountain having some soup and hot chocolate.
Please, no comments on the no make-up and hat head!


And lastly, we left on Valentines day for our trip.  Here's a card the boys made for me (with Andy's help).  Andy made one for me also, but that's for MY eyes only *wink*

Colorado

We have arrived....in Winterpark, Colorado. We're staying at our usual home away from home - Zypher Lodge; ski in, ski out. Drake changed his mind and said he wants to ski. So both boys are taking lessons tomorrow and then Dane will ski with us and we'll see if Drake wants to continue or hang back at the condo for the remainder of our trip.
I'll post pics when we get home.

It's snowing!

All about Dane...

Dane had a pretty good weekend...Saturday morning was his B-Ball game, the Monster Jam Saturday night (see previous entry) and Sunday morning he performed during 2 services at our church. At the whopping age of 5 we're going to have to get him a calendar to keep all his appointments straight.
That's Dane in the black jersey on the far right going after the ball...
He's the one in the #1 jersey...He's #1 in my book too!


For those who haven't seen Dane in a while, he's in the front row in the striped, collared shirt.


In addition to B-Ball and Kidz Jam (choir for kids), Dane takes piano lessons on Wednesdays and both boys are also in Spanish on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Drake has gymnastics on Wednesdays and in March Soccer starts up for both of them. It sounds kind of crazy, but I always make sure there's only one sport going on at a time for each of them and piano and spanish are always on-going.

whew, can't wait for our ski trip...in 5 days!!!!! Dane will be taking lessons the first day again and Drake's going to hang out...next year he can hit the slopes with us. *smile*

Monster Jam!

We went to the Monster Jam last night. I expected loud engines, expensive hotdogs, terrible traffic and boys intersted for 1/2 of it.
What I got: all of the above, plus the boys enjoyed it the whole time and I have to admit...it was kind of exciting seeing the trucks go airborne and crash the cars.
Ya, we'll go again next year *smile*

Basketball season

Basketball season has started for Dane. He had his 1st practice and game last Saturday. Dribbling is hard, but he can score without a hitch! And watch out other players because he's NOT watching out for you! Here's some high-lights of the game: practicing... Running/dribbling down the court... Scoring! Running back to defend hoop after score:) And last, but not least, here's a video of another one of his scores with a little victory dance to end it with...but no time to celebrate...get back down to the other side of the court!

*forget the video...after 2 hours of it "uploading", I've given up*

Most importantly Dane had fun and can't wait to play again. It was hilarious watching the kids. Much like in soccer, it was a swarm of kids following a ball around and upon catching up to it, most would fall on it or run with it in their arms. So funny!

Sacramento & Welcome Home

I purchased books for each of the grandparents to fill out for Dane and Drake. It asks about their lives: 1st pet, family traditions, best childhood friend, what's it like to be a grandparent, advice for Dane & Drake...etc. It was my intention to give it to each grandparent for Christmas for them to fill out and give to "D" boys at a later time. My dad died right before Thanksgiving, so I did the next best thing to fill it out for him.....I went to Sacramento, CA last weekend and had my uncles (Dad's brothers) help me fill it out. Uncle Kenneth is older and Uncle Dale is younger than dad. It was an amazing trip. A trip with lots of tears, but so good to connect with family, I played cards with my cousins on Saturday night and all of us girls went out to eat Sushi Sunday. It meant so much to me that everyone took me in under their wings and shared such good memories with me.

Uncle Dale, Renee, Uncle Kenneth

My plane arrived in St. Louis at 11:15pm and I got home a little after 1am...This is what I found on the kitchen table. *smile*