Well, the holidays have come and gone and now I have time to sit down and fill in the blanks! :-) We had a great December. The kids all had great report cards to start the month off. We were full tilt in all activities and the kids started skating lessons as well. We also managed to get up skiing a couple times and are hoping to get up a couple more times in the next month or so.
December was all about the holidays of course. We had my parents come up for Christmas this year so we had a great family Christmas with us, them and the Landrigans. We finally got snow on Christmas Eve which was wonderful. With the roads coated in snow we were able to get out a handful of times and play road hockey with some of the local kids joining us. We all had a blast and were sad when the snow melted off the streets. I took the kids to a performance at the Boulder dinner theater over the holidays which they loved. It was about friendship and giving...now they want to go to another play as well. :-)
January started school up again and we got back into the swing of things. Evan added hockey twice a week and him and Jaelynn both added basketball to their schedules. Jaelynn is also doing something a bit different this semester...she has started into drama and will be "Tiger Lilly" in "Alice In Wonderland" in May. She is very excited and loving it. We had parent conferences recently and they went wonderfully. Great reviews for all!
We just got back from our annual trip to Puerto Vallarta. It seems that they get better every year. The kids were so much fun as they are getting bigger and able to do more. We took in a pirate ship cruise where we went sea kayaking, banana boating and held a sea urchin. The kids really got into boogie boarding this year and they played a bit of tennis too...took their tennis rackets. Perhaps the biggest advancement which meant a lot to Ehren and I is that we all went golfing!! The kids went on a couple rounds of golf with us and my parents and did great! They had great patience on the course and even managed to golf a couple holes. There were iguanas to see, crocs and different birds of course...not to mention driving golf carts...oh yeah, they got to drive golf carts. Did I mention the golf carts!!:-) I think it was the high light of the golf for the kids! :-)
Ehren and I are still very busy. Reviews coming up for the Qualcomm which means long hours for Ehren. I continue to work 1-2 times per week, volunteer in the school and started another spanish class that is 2x a week. Really liking that. We are also playing hockey and trying to keep up with the running. Bought a new treadmill for Christmas to that makes indoor running much more pleasant. :-)
Not much else at this point. We are expecting Elaine to arrive the end of this month for a long visit. She will be here for Easter and Birthdays...spring break is in there too so the kids will get lots of visiting time.
