March 16, 2015
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March 14, 2015
March 13, 2015
David & Shaun's Piano Recital
The boys had their piano recital today! You can see their performances below. I was really proud of them, they have been working really hard on these songs. Their teacher was out of town tonight, but this was the recital that worked with our schedule so she had one of her colleagues step in to play for David's first piece, since it's supposed to be a duet!
I was impressed how well he did since he had not played with this teacher before. She said they would wing it!
David's songs: My Daydream (the duet) and Ode to Joy
I was impressed how well he did since he had not played with this teacher before. She said they would wing it!
David's songs: My Daydream (the duet) and Ode to Joy
Shaun's songs: In the Moonlight and Drum and Bugle
365 ~ 2015: Day 72
The boys had their piano recital tonight! They have both improved so much. David got nervous on his memorized piece, and made some errors but held it together quite nicely and recovered beautifully! I'm really proud of them both, they have been working really hard on these pieces over the last month!
March 12, 2015
365 ~ 2015: Day 71
I was at a class last night and so Charlie took the boys to the schools Family Math Night. This morning Evan wanted to show me his marshmallow toothpick creation that he made.
March 11, 2015
365 ~ 2015: Day 70
Cool view on our walk this morning in the neighborhood. In hindsight, it was probably not the best idea to go for a walk at 7:30am (the morning after some rain passed through) and the temperature was still at 32 degrees. The nice thin layer of spotty black ice, made for an interesting walking experience!
March 10, 2015
365 ~ 2015: Day 69
We had a fun day on Sunday (FINALLY!) celebrating Nicholas turning four! And it only took FOUR years, but check it out...he is smiling for me! A REAL one!
March 9, 2015
365 ~ 2015: Day 68
My second favorite family of seven! My parents also raised five kids so that kind of takes the cake by default!
March 8, 2015
March 7, 2015
365 ~ 2015: Day 66
On the ice for the Flag Ceremony at the Monarchs Game today! What a super cool experience!
March 6, 2015
365 ~ 2015: Day 65
Dressing in red and white for the last day of spirit week to honor the Cat in the Hat!
March 5, 2015
365 ~ 2015: Day 64
So proud of these kiddos! They had a great season and it was really exciting to watch them learn and get better each game!
March 4, 2015
365 ~ 2015: Day 63
It's Wacky Wednesday - Evan wore his bones on the outside and colored his faux-hawk blue and green!
March 3, 2015
March 2, 2015
365 ~ 2015: Day 61
Finally got to meet this pretty little lady! Can you tell she has four older brothers, sitting in a blue bouncy seat?!
February Staycation!
Last week we were on our school break and so we decided to plan a few day trips of winter fun! We went skiing twice and tubing once! The other days were for R&R. David and Shaun have gotten in some good ski instruction during their 5 weeks of ski club through school and it showed!
Because Evan has not really had much experience we were able to put him into a ski camp for the days we skied so that he would be able to get some instruction and we wouldn't have to worry about him while we skied! He loved it and by the second day he was starting to be able to make turns with some assistance!
I also decided to take another lesson and because we went on a very cold weekday, I ended up getting a 2 hour private lesson for the cost of a group lesson! It was really great to get some one on one instruction and tips on my form. I have never felt more comfortable on skis! I still have some work to do and I think next year I might try and take another lesson in a more advanced level because I want to be able to ski steeper terrain without feeling afraid!
On Monday we headed up to Gunstock and that is where I got my lesson. It's a really nice mountain and I enjoyed the last trail we skied. It was long and winding and you really cannot beat the views!
On Wednesday we headed up to Waterville Valley. I had skied their last year and felt pretty comfortable after the lesson I took at Gunstock that I chose to just ski. I was pretty comfortable and the trail that freaked me out last year was a lot less scary this year! David and Shaun had a blast trying out the terrain parks and skiing over the jumps and hills, trying out some moguls and even a black diamond. Though for Shaun that was totally on accident. But he made it and was super proud of himself! Both boys were impressive to watch. Not sure I'll ever be ready for a black diamond, but I am enjoying the time on the slopes with the family and so glad I gave this whole thing a second chance!
Our last winter break adventure was to do some tubing! We tried to squeeze in as much as we could before we got busy again! And before all the snow melts! Yeah, I know, we're probably the only ones who feel that way!
I got a couple videos of our tubing experience. The first one is all of us riding down in a line on our tubes! We were going pretty fast and I had to do this without my gloves on. My hands were numb by the end!
This is David and Charlie going down the ski jump on the tube. David is first in the video and then followed by Charlie!
Because Evan has not really had much experience we were able to put him into a ski camp for the days we skied so that he would be able to get some instruction and we wouldn't have to worry about him while we skied! He loved it and by the second day he was starting to be able to make turns with some assistance!
I also decided to take another lesson and because we went on a very cold weekday, I ended up getting a 2 hour private lesson for the cost of a group lesson! It was really great to get some one on one instruction and tips on my form. I have never felt more comfortable on skis! I still have some work to do and I think next year I might try and take another lesson in a more advanced level because I want to be able to ski steeper terrain without feeling afraid!
On Monday we headed up to Gunstock and that is where I got my lesson. It's a really nice mountain and I enjoyed the last trail we skied. It was long and winding and you really cannot beat the views!
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| Ready for some skiing! |
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| Taking a lunch break and sporting some serious helmet hair! |
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| Shaun and I skied a few trails together so that David and Dad could ski some black diamonds. Shaun made sure to explain the terrain to me to make sure I was OK! |
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| Evan waiting to be picked up from camp! He loved it! |
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| Evan and Momma selfie - before the little goes off to camp! |
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| At the summit! |
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| At the summit of Waterville Valley! |
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| David skiing by the bear cave! |
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| After David had master a jump and landed it cleanly! He was all about the thumbs up! |
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| David capturing his me on skis! |
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| Chairlift selfie! |
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| The boys wanted to ski the terrain park some more so I picked Evan up from camp and we watched his big brothers ski! |
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| David finishing the terrain park, not quite ready for the rails, but he was landing jumps! |
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| Victory! |
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| Big brothers wanted to ski some more so Evan and I got a snack! |
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| Waiting in line for our turn! |
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| Riding the tow line up to the top! |
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| Evan enjoying the ride! |
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| We did a line and went super fast! |
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| Tubing selfie! |
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| Perfect ending to a perfect staycation! |
This is David and Charlie going down the ski jump on the tube. David is first in the video and then followed by Charlie!
March 1, 2015
365 ~ 2015: Day 60
Fun day celebrating this little guys second birthday! He's SO happy because he "found" his trumpet!
February 28, 2015
February 27, 2015
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