365 ~ 2015: Day 59

Staycation family fun at Gunstock for some tubing!

365 ~ 2015: Day 58

Looking sharp with new hair cuts!

365 ~ 2015: Day 57

No fear!  He's skiing the jumps and landed them cleanly.  I imagine soon he's going to want to try to get up on the rails (or whatever they are called!), and I'm not sure how I feel about that!

365 ~ 2015: Day 56

Gorgeous day for skiing!  My confidence is definitely better and it's fun to be able to join the boys on the slopes instead of staying home or sitting in the lodge.  They are amazing to watch...no fear!  They were skiing the terrain parks and going over jumps, skiing moguls and through the paths in the woods and Shaun tried his first black diamond today (albeit by accident!) and he survived!  I'm glad I gave this whole thing a second chance!

365 ~ 2015: Day 55

Snow painting!

365 ~ 2015: Day 54

We braved the bitter cold and headed to the slopes (Gunstock!) for some family skiing!  We started by dropping Evan off at Ski Camp, where he spends the day learning to get comfortable on skis.  He gets lots of instructed skiing time, game time and a lunch.  He loves it!  And we don't have to worry about him while we are doing our thing!

I am still trying to feel comfortable and confident on skis, so I signed up for my own lesson (which ended up being a private lesson since I was the only person there!).  My instructor was really great and I felt really comfortable by the end of the 2 hours.  I skied blues confidently for the first time ever!

That left the other boys to ski at their leisure.  David (aka Bode Miller, Jr.) was dying to try some black diamonds, but Shaun is just not at that level so he would have to wait until after lunch when I met up with them.  Shaun and I went off to ski at our pace and that left David to go off with Dad and be more adventurous!  We rode up together to the summit and went our separate ways!  This is Shaun after we made our way down a bit!  It was fun skiing with him and he would give me tips and warnings when the terrain changed!  

365 ~ 2015: Day 53

David getting some serious air at the trampoline place!  They loved this place, especially the orange socks they got to keep!

365 ~ 2015: Day 52

There are many things I will do around the house, I can run the lawn mower, snow blower, shovel like a boss...but there is ONE things I CANNOT (and will not!) do around the house and that is shovel a roof.  Good thing I've got a husband and 3 crazy boys to do it so I don't have to!

365 ~ 2015: Day 51

Everything is Awesome!
Everything is Cool when your watching a movie at school with your friends!

365 ~ 2015: Day 50

I spy a dancing machine!

365 ~ 2015: Day 49

My Funny Valentines!

365 ~ 2015: Day 48

Evan's class did not do a formal Valentine's Day party but she said that anyone could bring in treats or valentines and they would get passed out.  Rather than fill out 15 cards, Evan chose to make mini-banana muffins for all his friends.  With the exception of cracking the egg and putting them into the oven, he did all the work.  He was so proud of himself and loved passing out his treat to his school friends.

365 ~ 2015: Day 47

Me and my Valentines

365 ~ 2015: Day 46

David playing some fierce defense in the tournament over the weekend.  They lost in the semi-finals in one of the most heartbreaking endings I have witnessed in kid sports.  The other team came back to tie and eventually move ahead.  We were down by one point and got the ball back with 5 seconds to go.  The other team fouled our player, shoving him out of bounds as the buzzer sounded so he wasn't able to get in that one last shot.  Refs called a foul giving our player two shots.  He would have the chance to tie it with the first shot and win it all with the second.  He was all alone on the court, and you could have heard a pin drop it was so quiet.  He missed his first shot and then, unfortunately, his second shot.  The tears flowed.  My feels hurt so badly!  It's too much pressure for a 4th grader to have on his shoulders and you could tell he felt like he let his team down.  Hopefully after some tears and reflection, he'll realize that he didn't let anyone down and he should be proud of how he played.  File this under "good life lessons"!

365 ~ 2015: Day 45

Basketball tournament.  They lost their first game and won their second.  These kids play hard and most important, they show really good sportsmanship!!

365 ~ 2015: Day 44

Happy 100th Day of School.  (finally!)

365 ~ 2015: Day 43

Hey!  Did you hear?  We're getting more of this stuff.

365 ~ 2015: Day 42

Breaking out the gear for some serious snow storm sledding!

365 ~ 2015: Day 41

Cold cheeks!

365 ~ 2015: Day 40

The banks are getting high.  My mailbox was officially covered by the banks this morning.  I spent a good amount of time with the snowblower trying to move the snow to other areas.  Of course, it could be worse!  We've only averaged about 10 inches per storm.  We are at 9 inches since Saturday night, but it's still falling!

365 ~ 2015: Day 39

Playing in the snow is much more fun when it's not so cold, but they made the most of it today by digging a tunnel!

365 ~ 2015: Day 38

It's nice to be able to get on the other side of the camera once in a while (and have it not be a selfie!).

365 ~ 2015: Day 37

Ahoy Mateys!  We had lots of fun tonight at our first parent/kid dance!

365 ~ 2015: Day 36

Having a little fun with the littlest today - he wanted to do the lollipop Valentine cards. His brothers...not so much! I love this face!

365 ~ 2015: Day 35

Even the 8 1/2 year old needs a nap every now and then, especially the day after staying up to watch his team win the SUPERBOWL!

365 ~ 2015: Day 34

Sledding fun in the cold during yesterdays snow day!

365 ~ 2015: Day 33

Snow Day + Superbowl Win = Championship waffles for breakfast!  We're #1!

365 ~ 2015: Day 32

We are ready for some FOOTBALL!  GO PATS!