PRESIDENTS WEEKEND IN PARK CITY

Brett and I took the kids up to our condo in Park City for the weekend. It was nice just to get away. We spent most of the weekend in the POOL, I never stepped one foot in the pool, but loved the HOT TUB... It was snowy and beautiful, we went to our favorite places to eat and toured the Olympic ski jump museum, went to the movies and relaxed. Shopping at the Outlets is not that much fun with Max and Mason, at one point Max said he was going to throw up because of the smell (you know that new clothes smell), Brett and I have always used the Park City Condo as a romantic get away (to get away from babies) well now that our kids are getting bigger, I thought lets bring them... after listening to them fight about who gets the ball in the pool and almost throwing up at the outlets and begging to go swimming 14 times in one day, I think we will from now on, use it as a get away... There is one benefit, every time Brett and I went to sit in the hot tub there would be about 10 people in there, after only a few minuets our kids were so loud and obnoxious we would have the whole place to ourselves...

SNOWMOBILING WEEKEND

We went to the cabin the last weekend in January for some R and R. Brett and John Smith took the boys on a long snowmobiling ride and got caught in a white out and thought they might be sleeping up on the mountain. Luckily the weather cleared up and they got back safely. Margie and I watched movies and played cards with the girls, and dressed them in their snow clothes 100 times... the hill to the cabin is an awesome sledding hill, so that entertained them all day. The Hot Chocolate tastes so good when its freezing cold. We finished our weekend with dinner at DICKS.

TOP 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT WINTER

1. THE INVERSION (my poor niece with cf is in the hospital because of it)
2. BEING COLD ALL THE TIME
3. DRIVING IN THE SNOW
4. OTHER PEOPLE DRIVING IN THE SNOW
5. MELTED GREY SNOW
6. TRYING NOT TO FALL ON THE ICE (and not breaking my neck)
7. SNOW CLOTHES!!! DRESSING MY BOYS FROM HEAD TO TOE AND AFTER ALL THAT WORK, THEY ARE BACK INSIDE IN 5 MIN.
8. DIRTY, SALTY, GROSS CARS
9. CHAPPED LIPS (poor max)
10. BEING COLD ALL THE TIME !!!!(DID I MENTION I'M COLD)

my x-rays...

I thought I would share... This is my neck at my 6 week appointment. I wonder If I can still make it through airport security. I am doing so much better, it gives me hope that I will be back to normal soon.

SNOWBOARDING LESSONS

Friday Brett took Sage and Max Snowboarding for the first time. They had a great day with their Dad. Brett said they both were naturals. He got some great pictures of the day... they were exhausted when they got home (they both used muscles they had no idea they had). Mason and I had a great day too, we went to Build A Bear and swimming at the Park Center. Life is Good.

GEV @ UDA

TUESDAY SAGE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A MASTER CLASS AT HER DANCE STUDIO FROM GEV!!!! IF YOUR NOT A FAN OF THE SHOW SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE. WELL ONE OF THE TOP TEN CONTESTANTS WAS A TEACHER AT OUR STUDIO. SAGE LOVED HAVING A CHANCE TO DANCE WITH HIM AGAIN. HE WAS HER HIP HOP TEACHER LAST YEAR AND NOW HE IS BIG TIME... THE CLASS WAS GREAT BECAUSE HE TAUGHT THEM ALL ABOUT IMPROV. SAGE WAS SO EXCITED TO GET HER PICTURE WITH HIM.

CHRISTMAS 2008

CHRISTMAS 2008 WAS A GREAT ONE. THE KIDS WOKE UP AT 6:00 A.M AND TORE INTO THEIR GIFTS. MAX GOT A HUGE SURPRISE FROM G-MA HUGHES, A NEW YORK YANKEES BEDROOM. MAX AND MASON GOT BMX BIKES FROM SANTA AND SAGE GOT AN i-HOME. WE SPENT CHRISTMAS EVE WITH THE HOLMANS AND IN HONOR OF BRETT'S MOM WE HAD PRIME RIB. G-PA DAVE DID A GREAT JOB WITH KEEPING UP ALL THE TRADITIONS AND AUNTIE MICHELLE HAD SOME FUN GAMES FOR THE KIDS. WE SPENT CHRISTMAS DAY WITH THE MY FAMILY AND AS ALLWAYS MY MOM OUTDID HERSELF. SADLY IT WAS THE LAST CHRITMAS FOR A WHILE WITH ASHLEE AND PHIL, THE MOVED TO TEXAS ON FRIDAY. WE MISSED MINDY, MORGAN AND CODY. BRETT OUTDID HIMSELF THIS YEAR, HE SHOPPED UP A STORM. HE HAD MANY SURPRISES FOR ME UNDER THE TREE.