Christmas Morning 2011

After an extended break from the blog page, we thought it was time to start it up again. And what better time than Christmas.

The kids were kind enough to let Britt and I sleep until 7 a.m. I have a feeling though, that those "late" Christmas mornings are going to become a thing of the past. Nonetheless, the morning was filled with HCS (Hyper Children Syndrome) and even HIDS (Hyper Izzy-Dog Syndrome). Followed by a high calorie/fat/sodium breakfast that, thank God, we only make once a year, it made for an excellent Christmas morning.

Merry Christmas to all of our friends and families. God bless.

Oh yeah, and our blog page is now set up for mobile devices too.

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Neil Peart watch your back

Ethan's birthday party weekend. We love you Big E!

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Happy Birhday Ethan!!!

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I Am Truly Inpsired

We have some crazy neighbors a few doors down that do the crazy-over-the-top Christmas light show in their yard. It wouldn't be so bad if they played Slayer like these guys.

I guess I have a new project next winter.

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Madelines First Days on Skis

Ski school ended a few weeks ago and Madi is hooked. The smile on her face says it all.

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XmasEve2010Sledding

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And so it begins…

Ready to tear it up!

A hard earned hot chocolate after a cold day on the hill.

Yesterday the kids started ski school at Pebble Cr. This is Ethan's second year in it but Madi's first. We didn't really get a chance to watch Madeline's class but from the sounds of it she had fun and was eager to have dad take her up the chairlift after class was through. I've never skied with a little one before so I was kind of winging it. Aside from nearly choking Madi to death with my ski pole on the initial go, things worked out great and we had a blast. She was more stoked on the chairlift ride than anything else, go figure.

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Thank You Santa!

It's never too cold to play ping pong!

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December Misc. Happenings I

Kind of long video but here's the break down:

1. Ethan gymnastics
2. Madi's daycare Christmas singing performance (they did many more songs)
3. Ethan going sans-Edgie Wedgie (see previous post)

More to come as the 2010 Christmas Madness continues!

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Death of the Edgie Wedgie

Yesterday Ethan and I, accompanied by his granddad Jeff and my friend Rick Williams (who happens to be an all-around bad ass.)

Kind of lousy weather paired with marginal snow conditions made for quite a day on the slopes. We all had fun though but the big accomplishment for the day was when Ethan's tip holders (Edgie Wedgies) broke and he was forced to take a run without them. He was very apprehensive on the lift ride up but aced it on the downhill. It's a step up to the next level for him and we're proud of him for trying something he thought was impossible for him.

Ethan and Madi start ski school next month and I can't wait to see their progress. I gave a feeling Madi is going to pick it up very quickly as that girl has a lot of athletic prowess and balance…even for a 4 year old!

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