Downhill Skiing

The kids and I and some friends took ski lessons at Wild Mountain. Steve wants them to ski when we are in Colorado, so I thought it would make sense to try it out first on a smaller scale.

We've got our gear and are ready to go. The weather was perfect this day and since the kids had no school, we went on a week day when there was hardly anyone there. It was great.

We are organizing our basement and getting rid of some bulky outdated furniture.

When we pulled out the empty entertainment center to move it, the kids used it to present their own tv show.

Thanksgiving

We celebrated at our house for the first time ever (it was also my first time every making a turkey).

We also celebrated Buddy's birthday.

 We exchanged gifts early with the cousins this year since we won't see them over Christmas this year. Lulu loves her first Friends Legos set.

Buddy is a Legos veteran.

We spent the rest of the weekend at the cabin. Buddy made his robotic arm there. It is really cool!

 And Lulu read the entire book over the weekend that she got from the cousins.

Steve did work on the closet in the basement bedroom.

More Legos.

Cute girl!

Buddy's 7th Birthday

Buddy got to invite a friend to go to Nickelodeon Universe at the Mall of America for his birthday. We went there after school on Friday and the kids had a great time going on rides and running around.

Buddy put together the Lego gift his friend gave him.

 My creative boy. Making a marble run the tips over the dominoes.

Birthday gifts from Mom and Dad.

 On Buddy's actual birthday, we went to see the Grinch Who Stole Christmas at the Children's Theatre.

More presents! From Grandma and Papa in CO.

All done building it!

Cross Country Skiing

One day it's fall...

...and the next day it's winter! At least the kids got to try out their cross country skis.

 Family fun!