Saturday, November 28, 2009

It's on: Our first family snowboarding adventure this season!



We went to our home mountain Breckenridge for the first time this season with the kids.  Chase generously joined us to help Nick get the boys back up and riding their snowboards.

Don't let all the gear fool you!  It was a nice 45 degrees and sunny all day!  A perfect day for the first day back on the slopes.

Joss and I followed the boys to the lift to watch them on their first ride up and run down.  Jake strapped in first and rode the chair with Chase. 

Didn't take too long for them get the swing of things for their 2nd season. 

Joss cheered them on in between bites of snow.

She waited patiently for "her boys" to come down the mountain.

In the distance, you can see Jake in his green coat....notice the adults fallen down in the in picture!!!

Chase was a big help strapping and unstrapping the bindings.

Joss and I got a prime spot to hang out on the deck of the lodge for us all to hang out.  We could even watch each other ride down each time. 

Not much snow yet but still beautiful.

We traded off riding all day.  When we weren't riding we got to enjoy the views.


You can see the lines in the background of this photo...although, it wasn't as bad as I had anticipated for Thanksgiving weekend.

Joss mostly just looked cute.

The 4 guys coming to relieve mom for some runs.

Between riding, the boys and Joss enjoyed some booty sledding.

Creative little fellas, even built a little jump at the bottom of the hill to launch themselves off of!

A smiley Jake said "I had forgotten how much fun snowboarding is!  I LOVE it!"

The newly 5 Tysen will be riding sans mom and dad in no time at all!!

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Thanksgiving 2009!

We started the day celebrating Tye's 5th birthday! Yes, his birthday is today along with his cousin Leighton and uncle Jon! (Happy Birthday to both of you, too!!) Tye got to open some presents and even had a couple friends over for candles in pumpkin pie. Gail also came by to celebrate Tye's birthday and for Thanksgiving dinner. I enlisted Gail's help to try for a nice family picture for the Christmas cards this year. It was a bust. I've given up on coordinating a picture where the 5 of us all look good...but despite not getting a good family photo, we do have some new hilarious memories that will last a lifetime!! We are Thankful today for so many things, but especially that our fears, 5 years ago today, when Tye was put into the NICU are but a figment of our mind, as he continues to be healthy and thriving.
~Happy Thanksgiving~

Thanksgiving 2009!!















Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Happy Birthday Tye!



It took a few tries but he eventually got them all blown out...5 candles is SURE A LOT!!

Tye's 5th B-day Party






Josslyn's Many Tricks


Here is one of Jossie's many gymnastics stunts. Calls them her "GymMagic Tricks".

Monday, November 2, 2009

Hilarious Window (miror) Dancers!



The kids discovered that the 3 windows in the family room reflect their hilarious dancing...here's what came of it! LOL!

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Josslyn's 2nd Hair Cut



Joss got her 2nd haircut today. Here she is on her way to church this afternoon.