The four musketeers

The one where they get to make the silly face always seems to turn out best. Funny how that happens.

31 came and went...

But not without some gorgeous spring skiing and lots of fun. What is missing from these pictures you might say to yourself?

I do not see children present...either set that belongs to Summer or me. They were having fun with the daddy's and the mommy's got to enjoy this....





Although we missed our adorable children, Summer and I enjoyed our rather, quick, complain-free, when you stop to go to the bathroom..that is really all you do, car ride. Not to mention eating at a place called The Chocolate Bar in Northstar village where we really focused on the dessert rather than the main meal and we were okay with that. Chocolate and skiing compliment each other well.

We will see lots of this in our future....

Lilly in basketball shorts and hair in a ponytail.

Was this gift designed just for my daughter?

Genius I tell you! Oh the joy this gift has given Lilly. Right on toymakers, you got this one right! I think she played with this for 45 minutes straight the first time we opened it, and it just keeps on entertaining.





I personally enjoy how Lilly cleans up after the dogs in the sand. The doggie sandbox comes with a pooper scooper too, so I would venture to say that Lilly's favorite activity with the dogs is cleaning up after them, "mommy, I need to clean up this stinky poop right here"

Let's hope this applies when we get a real dog one day. You know what though, I think it really will. She is obsessed with poop.

It's the greenest day of the year

On St. Patty's day..we mix in some love and some looking for leprechauns. Have I mentioned that I am liking the color green more and more? Maybe its because Lilly's eyes really have turned more green than any other color lately....or is it because of what she is wearing(which is lots more verde)?

Please compliment Lilly on her St. Patty's crown the next time you see her. She worked very hard on it. :-) This hat is the closest thing to a princess tiara that she will be seen in.



Maybe the leprechauns are in the tree?


Love...


More love in a weird on the lips brother and sister sort of way


Are the leprechauns to our right?


Let's just look at each other and laugh.


They only found gold coins left behind by the leprechauns...maybe next year we will have a sighting.

It's a fun game, really play along....

Question: What does not belong in this picture below?



Answer: If you answered the girl on the left in the Nemo costume at a princess themed birthday party then you are CORRECT!

Winter Song 2010

Ohhhhh, how I miss the snow. I just don't see it as much these days with, well, hmmmmmmm- LIFE. We finally made it up with the kids and they got to experience the snow for the very first time.

We waited for the Logue's to arrive and then we prepared for battle. If you have never seen or used a snowball maker, I highly suggest you look into it for next years snow season. It makes the most incredibly perfect snowballs with as little effort as the motion to use a big pair of garden shears. SO AWESOME!!


The children were dressed and ready to get on the battlefield.


Drew felt the sting of a snowball to the face(as we all did at some point)


His anger and feelings of revenge intensified at the mystery slinger who nailed him.



We switched gears, taking a break from snowballs in the face and some tears, to some FUN sledding on a perfect little hill right in our driveway. If I can figure out how to upload a longer video, I have some hilarious footage of some sledding right in this very spot. When I say hilarious, I mean slightly sad and upsetting for Drew, but very funny for the adults present.


Casey and Lilly loved hanging out together!


When it was time to take a break from the elements outside, there was a special treat waiting for us inside known as the Wii. Oh my. Did everyone have a ridiculously fun time with this. Golf seemed to be the crowd favorite and it really is easy enough for 3 year olds to play. I was not too thrilled when Drew selected Tiger Woods as his player, but we will move on.



We ventured down to the lake which was so beautiful.


We woke up Saturday morning to a gorgeous layer(like 5-7 inches on our cars) of fresh snow that would make for a great snow play day!


Why did I find the kids in their snow gear in their car seats so amusing? It was like they had a body cast on or something.



My boy.


This snowman was curteosy of Jeff Logue. It was massive. It was twice the size of Lilly. Lilly still talks about Frosty to this day.


It would not be a close up of Lilly without food all over her face.


All the kids had an awesome time on the park covered in snow. There was some frustration(on my kids behalf) trying to get around with the "body casts" aka snow suits on. They just couldn't quite move like their little brains were telling them to, and screaming and yelling *might have happened a few times.

* might can be translated to did indeed happen


Drew trying out the sledding disc...


Lots of these were made....


It was a beautiful weekend to be in Tahoe and a wonderful time with great friends! I see more snow in our future!

Just a preview...

of Tahoe. I just wanted to post a few until I get the time to sit down and formulate the words to go with them.

Drew was obsessed with snowballs and who to throw them at.


My beautiful little monkey


She ate lots of snow..even the brown spots


The very first picture in the snow