January phone pics

Here are a few photos from January caught on the phones...

Oliver and Daddy out for the first ride on the tag-a-long

Ruby and Alfonso making faces through the glass - Happy Birthday Alfonso

Ruby having fun with balloons at Alfonso's party

Fun picture of Ruby through a kaleidoscope 

The ball pit still has a purpose

Oliver in his super secret mask

Ruby enjoys feeding Bogey these days.  She can't usually scoop a full cup out of the bucket - so it takes a few trips.  I think Bogey likes it too!

Reading away...upside down

On the tag along again...mommy and Ruby walking in the background

Out for a hike in the adventure park

Urban hiking!

Check out my hair...

Swim lessons at Angel Fish

Tyler Brown stayed with us the other night and Oliver had to have Tyler read to him before bed

That silly mask is out again...who is that?

Liney - is that you?

Oliver, Kendall, Kelly, and Jill went to another PCC cooking class to make pizzas and cookie sandwiches...yummy!

The kiddos with their pizzas

Ruby and daddy getting a little Starbucks afternoon snack and some cheers

So fun to climb through the tunnel

Avery, Oliver, and Gavin riding a cow statue in UVillage

Brett, Tom, and I hit the xcountry ski trails this past weekend...what a beautiful way to get a workout.

Crystal Mountain with Hayden

Last weekend we headed up for a day at Crystal Mountain.  What a great choice to make.  Because of the inversion - it was nearly freezing at home, but sunny and mid 40s on the hill.  Here are some fun photos from the day!

On the lift about to make our first run

Oliver and Hayden attacking discovery

Brett and Hayden laughing up a storm (although there was no storm in sight)

Oliver, Hayden, and Kelly in the lift line

Oliver and Kelly stopping mid hill on Tinkerbell to pose for a picture

Skiing down Tinkerbell

Oliver full steam ahead

Later in the day when the sun was out

The boys getting a little lunch for a much needed break

Oliver, Nancy, and Scotty taking the Chinook chair lift up the mountain

In the afternoon - Kelly headed up the mountain for some real skiing with the Swanteks.  Beautiful shot of Kelly, Nancy, and Mt Rainier. 

On the lift - daddy and Oliver's skis

The family and Nancy's thumb

Arcteryx all the way!

Great Family Ski Photo

Taylor's 2nd Birthday

Taylor celebrated her second birthday the other weekend at the Little Gym.  The little kids had a blast, but so did the big kids!

Oliver jumping off the balance beam

No really he is balancing...he's not dropping with a parachute 

All the kids sitting in a line waiting for the next tumbling session

Ruby about to get her tumbling on

Ruby playing parachute

Ruby and Brett watching the big kids play

Oliver riding the big wheel

Ruby too!

All smiles

Yup - that's a whole slice of pizza

Taylor getting ready to blow out her candles!  Happy Bday Taylor!

More New Years Photos

Here are a few more photos from our New Year's trip to Suncadia.

The group photo of everyone.  Stevens, Kruse, Leptich, and Pund families

Ruby hanging at the pool watching everyone swim and calling her peeps

The kids making silly faces

Oliver with a huge grin heading down the sledding hill

Daddy and Ruby taking a run

Oliver going down the tubbing hill by himself

We had a great shuffleboard table in the garage at the house we rented.  It was a bit cold, so it was mainly the guys hang out spot in the evenings.

It wasn't all fun and games.  Here is daddy and Ruby catching a morning nap after a tough night of sleep and an early wake up.