Ski Bus

In our cute little town we have awesome moms that coordinate a ski bus for the kids. It picks them up every Saturday at 7:45, takes them to a ski resort {this year it was Park City}, then brings them home at 5:00. It is fabulous!  Millie and Sambo LOVED skiing with their friends every week and I'm sure they thought being on their own was pretty cool. Despite my begging them to take pictures, they only took a couple. Oh well, I'm just glad they are loving to ski!  Sambo even chose not to play basketball this year so he could go skiing. He couldn't do both because the games are on Saturdays.

Skye and Millie

Millie checking out the valley

Kennedie and Millie

 

It's a fancy bus too

Ski Alta

We enjoyed sking at Alta a few times this season. While Millie and Sam were on the ski bus, we took Will and Quincy {and usually one of Will's buddies}. This year Will was big and good enough to go off his own with his friends, while BS and I got Quin all to ourselves. Quincy is such a great little skiier!  I wasn't sure she would remember but she was cruising down the mountain! 

Sambo's Skiing & Superbowl Birthday!

My firstborn son is 12. Twelve!

I can't stand it, and yet I am so excited for him.  12 is a big year...going to YM and becoming a Deacon, going in to Junior High, puberty, becoming aware of girls...

He really, really wanted a cell phone for his birthday. So much that he decided not to have a friend birthday party so money could be spent on a phone. I couldn't stand no doing anything on his birthday, so I let him choose somewhere we could go as a family to celebrate.  He wanted to go skiing, so we went to Sundance for night skiing and dinner.  His buddy Seth came too.

We love Sundance. Everything about it. But especially eating in this cozy lodge by the fire. Yum!

The next day was Superbowl Sunday.  Broncos vs Patriots. We had the family over for dinner and a party!  Most of us were cheering for the Broncos.

The Patriots won. It was probably one of the worst games we've ever watched, but we still had fun!

Sambo got what he wanted...a cell phone! He was so, so happy!

For another gift, he also got to be able to go back to Ridgeline!  BS and I decided that he had earned it and we could tell he was missing his friends too much.  Here he is on his first day back before school:

I just love this boy so much!

Last Chance

In mid-April we took the kids skiing again at Snowbird.  It was our last chance until next Winter.

Millie had some very important teenage plans so she didn't come.  She was missed.  But, we still had a nice day of skiing.  I wouldn't say it was awesome, because it was windy and icy, but skiing -even under these conditions- is still fun.

On the lift with my boys

They love the tunnel!

At the top of the Tram looking at King's Peak

BS and Quin

-On a different note...

Last month I spent a few days sorting through my baby clothes. I had a lot. I mean, a lot.  It took hours. We are tired of storing and moving storage bins filled with baby clothes that we don't need anymore.  I heard about this awesome confinement sale at the Methodist church so I gave it a go.  Heidi and Mom helped too.  It was the last chance for these clothes before going to the D.I.  So many of them were like new and still so cute!  The sale was only for Spring/Summer clothes and I only made it through the girl's cloths.  Still have a bunch of bins left (winter and boys) but it's all I could stand to go through.  In the end, it was totally worth it!  I am happy that I made money and also that someone else is enjoying those cute baby clothes. The best thing was that I just dropped off the stuff and picked it up 2 days later...I didn't have to stay and sell it.  I filled 2 rounders and it's not even counting the box full of shoes and socks.

Thanks Mom for helping with all of this stuff!!!

Motorcycles and Skis

Sam's birthday present...a dirt bike!  He absolutely loves riding the motorcycle at Grandpa's so he has asked for his own for quite awhile. BS decided it's time to get into this action because it's something they can do together and heck, it's a lot of fun!  He is hoping to get one of his own soon.  Of course, although cautious, I am on board because I grew up with my brothers and Dad and all of the boys/men in my neighborhood riding dirt bikes.  I even like them and enjoy riding them!  We are excited and look forward to many trips to the sand dunes :)

Sambo really wanted to go skiing for his birthday, so we made a family ski day out of it and went to Snowbird. I am not exaggerating when I say it was perfect.  Perfect weather and perfect skiing conditions.

The kids sure make an awesome ski crew!

 

 

We didn't waste time eating lunch in the lodge, we just sat down and had a picnic in the snow

 Here is a cute pic of the girls later that night.  They were pooped and so Millie stayed home and had a slumber party with her little Sis.