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9U Baseball Tournament #1

JT had his first baseball tournament on March 31 – just a one-day with four teams. The night before when we set out all his gear, we realized that we hadn’t bought new cleats for this year. #parentfail So off we went to Big5 at 8:30 PM for cleats that fit (last year’s did NOTContinue reading “9U Baseball Tournament #1”

Becky’s 38th Birthday

I woke up to a lovely homemade breakfast – yogurt berry parfaits and veggie-and-egg mini muffin cups. Jim did a great job with something healthy and yummy! Then he went to work, the kids went to school, and I went to spin class! I came home and worked a few hours and captured “me atContinue reading “Becky’s 38th Birthday”

Ski Weekend #2

This past weekend we had another weekend at Crystal Mountain, staying in the camper and skiing. We have so much fun doing this as a family! We arrived to tons of snow and got cozy… We forgot all of our games except one, so the kids started working on making their own. They made PictionaryContinue reading “Ski Weekend #2”

IB Award

JT was honored at a recent school assembly for being a great example of one of the International Baccalaureate Learner Profiles. Fortunately, everyone was home to attend and Haley even took off the morning to attend the assembly. It was a surprise award but JT saw us in the audience, so he knew something wasContinue reading “IB Award”

E2 Singapore

I got a little behind on posting… probably because I have been gone so much in the past three weeks. Three weeks ago, I took a day trip to LA for work. Then on March 9, I left for an eight-day trip to Singapore for my favorite event of the year, E2. It’s when 300+Continue reading “E2 Singapore”

A little work trip

This week, I had two meetings for work that needed to be face-to-face instead of over Skype: one in Cherry Creek, Colorado, and the other in Long Beach, California. I was able to schedule them back-to-back to minimize my time away from home, and it was a whirlwind trip! I left late Monday night andContinue reading “A little work trip”

Weekend Away in Wenatchee

Jim and I planned a ski weekend sans children way back in October or something… and it finally arrived. Our dear friends Katie and Carl joined us, and we had sooooo much fun! We arrived Saturday afternoon, went to dinner, and then hung out at the hotel laughing and catching up. Sunday morning we hitContinue reading “Weekend Away in Wenatchee”

Haley’s Doll Party

Haley was invited to a friend’s house for an American Girl Doll/Valentine’s Tea Party over the weekend. These sweet girls have become friends at school and they had so much fun together (and so did the moms!).

Skiing in the Sunshine

Jim had to work on Saturday, but that didn’t stop the kids and I from heading up the mountain for the day. The weather was gorgeous and the kids improved so much during the day. They learned how to ski on a little bit of ice and we spent the whole day on blue/intermediate runs,Continue reading “Skiing in the Sunshine”

Crystal Mountain Weekend

I have been skiing at Crystal Mountain for maybe 30 years or more, and I’ve seen the RVs lined up in the parking lot. We always thought it would be fun to stay the night right there on the mountain. This past weekend, it happened! Jim took Friday off so we could prepare, and weContinue reading “Crystal Mountain Weekend”