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Sunday, March 31, 2013

easter 2013

we had a lovely easter sunday today. very low key, very quiet. just the way i like it. here are the latest pics of the kiddos. dylan 7, marissa 10 and eli 3. i love these kids so much. every day is a new pile of laughs. they are just so much fun!

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

ski videos - M & D

mari and dylan's skiing videos would take too long to load here so here are links to view them online:

marissa - http://vimeo.com/63198323

dylan - http://vimeo.com/62582263

they've both been skiing the same number of times, but it's so interesting to see how differently they ski. dylan's video is so bumpy because i'm doing everything i can to stay with him, and still somewhat record at the same time. he tends to go fast, 'sort of' making turns, rushing to the bottom.

marissa is much more cautious, takes her turns really slow and is obviously concentrating hard on what she's doing. she's had one really bad fall and that might be partly why. she wasn't injured, but her ski came off and she had a pretty decent bruise afterwards just below her knee.

i can't wait to spring ski with these kids!

Thursday, March 21, 2013

our little pirate princess

marissa has been singing with the choir at school. this year they did their own version of a broadway play. marissa was one of the pirate ladies. her costume was awesome and she just had the best time with it!

Saturday, March 16, 2013

the skiing family

we have had the BEST time skiing this year. i'm so glad we got ski passes for the whole family. the kids seem to be really enjoying it and it's so fun to have an activity that everyone loves to do together. they hardly ever complain about the early morning and long drive. it's been a winter i will cherish forever...watching my babies learn, grow and excel. could a mother ask for more? can't wait for spring skiing!!

here are a couple videos of eli - the first was his very first attempt down the slopes alone. i LOVE how he laughs all the way down. after the second video we spent the rest of the afternoon on the green runs with him skiing independently. very cool!

Friday, January 04, 2013

iphone gems - end of 2012

here are the rest of my iphone gems from 2012:

we did the potty training thing for the LAST time! yahoo!!

broken arm marissa had to watch her final game of the season from the bench but she cheered her team and they finished strong with a win!

dylan rocked perfect attendance for the second cycle in a row. i sorta feel like this is an award for the mom :)

we like watching daddy play hockey on saturday nights!

dylan has caught the hockey bug too and he and phil try to hit open skate on the weekends when we aren't skiing.

my little buddy.

eli is my good helper when we have to shovel the driveway.

i discovered this delicious treat. yum.

the cast finally came off. she continued to wear a splint for three more weeks.

dylan got a bunch of broncos gear for christmas. he loves it!

the first two days of christmas in utah were spent like this - in bed with a bad stomach bug.

our drive back to colorado was a bit treacherous at times but we made it back home safe and sound.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012

another break

poor marissa - last week she got cast #2 - another broken arm. she was pushed down by a boy at the bus stop and broke her arm.

it was the craziest day! i was supposed to host a baby shower for my new friend casey (she's my VT companion and we team teach in sunday school - the 12/13 year-old class). i got up extra early because i had errands to run before the shower.

i drove the kids to the bus stop. when i do that, we usually just hang out in the car until the bus arrives, but it was such a nice morning we decided to get out and visit with some of the other families.

dylan and i were standing by the parents and dylan was sharing some amazing facts from his new "weird but true" book.

now, if you don't know dylan well, do you remember the kid from the movie "jerry maguire"?? THAT's dylan. he's always talking fast and sharing lots of interesting information, though not always applicable to the conversation he's in. but he's so dang cute, you can't help but listen.

all of a sudden i heard a huge CRASH and spun around to see my daughter lying on the ground holding her arm. it literally sounded like she'd fallen from the sky, she hit the ground so hard.

apparently a brother and sister at our stop were playing a game where she tries to push him over and he proves just how awesome he is by not moving when she does so. mari decided to participate by saying, "ok my turn." out of nowhere, a third grader took her out. he knocked her right off her feet. she said that she had never even seen him coming.

i ran over and another parent came too to assess her situation. we had her move her arm and wiggle fingers and all that stuff. she said she was fine but she looked awful - all the color gone from her face. i told her not to get on the bus, but she said she was fine and insisted on going to school.

i ran one errand then went directly to the school. on my way there i got a call from the front office to come and get mari. when i arrived her arm was clearly broken. she didn't have noodle arm or anything, but it was very swollen and did not look good. we went to the pediatrician's office and were able to get her into an x-ray right away. afterwards, they sent us back up to the peds where they confirmed it was broken. we went right next door to an ortho and after a long wait, got her casted.

i think the photo below is the worst - ouch.

she's feeling much better now and took her x-rays with her to school on monday. she'll have the cast removed on december 27th and they'll re-x-ray and cast it again if needed.

the boy came to the bus stop today (tuesday) with a card and a gift card. he was clearly really nervous but marissa seemed to appreciate the thought. we hadn't really had any contact from the parents at that point, which was disappointing, so it was nice to see that they made an effort. the parents are never with their child at the bus stop and i kind of take issue with that. it's the assumption that the other parents will supervise your child that kind of bugs me. it's literally half a block away from their house. i'm just not willing to take chances with my kids - and even though i was barely 5 feet from my child, bad things can still happen...you just never know...