Friday, January 4, 2013

New Years 2013 Suncadia

We made our second straight new year's trip to Suncadia.  5 days / 4 nights in the snow with the Kruse, Leptich, and Pund families...below are some of the great memories from New Years 2012!

Oliver helping pack up the car for the adventure!

The boys catching up on some current worldly event...or maybe Cars...

They did other things inside, like play games.  Here is Gavin, Oliver and Cam playing Hi Ho Cherry-O

The kids digging in during the gift exchange

Oliver, Hayden, and Gavin on the couch watching something..

I promise that they weren't plugged in the whole weekend

Ruby eating some Husky pasta with her Husky shirt on

There was a cool little sledding hill that we found out back of the house that we rented.  Here is Oliver and Gavin speeding down the hill

Not all smiles when you fall face first into the snow

Oliver also trying out snowshoes for the first time

Yup - they are a bit trickier

Ruby and Mommy out for a stroll in the snow

Are you sure it's not a KEEN ad for winter boots

Watching brother and the other boys slide down the slide

Ian, Tom, and I took the boys up skiing only to find that the Magic Carpet was closed.  Thus...

We became the magic carpets and hiked up the hill with the boys on our backs

Oliver, Gavin, and Cam posing for the camera all proud of their ski gear

 Magic Daddy Carpet

All smiles rolling down the hill.  Best quote on the ski trip when coming down the hill - "Migs on my right, Migs on my left"...someones been watching a little Top Gun with 
Grandpa Jim

One evening we took a night walk with glow sticks and finger lights

The kids had so much fun with all the crazy colors

All lined up the next morning ready for the tubing hill

Oliver and Daddy ready to go


Watch out below...

Brett, Hayden, and Taylor (covered by the pink hood)

You can catch a great smile in this profile pic...someone is having fun

Oliver and Hayden

Ruby back at the house getting some grub on

More eating photos

And now posing in the fleece comfy gear

Ruby and Taylor playing a game of Connect 4

Ruby and Avery dancing up a storm

New Years Eve...I promise that she didn't take an eye out

The kiddos around the counter decorating cookies

We then had our first annual New Year's Talent Show...

Hayden singing some great sings with sister Taylor watching in awe

Oliver prepping for his talent...

Crazy dancing

 Hayden and Avery singing a duet into ice cream cones

Ruby getting into the dancing craze

Oliver singing the 50 States song and Hayden playing the guitar on his PJs

and then it was time to go outside and hit the pots and pans...if it's 9pm PST...It's midnight on the East Coast - close enough

We also made it to the pool 3 times on the trip.  Here's a great pic of Kelly and Oliver all smiles

Now we have nice focus on a smiling Ruby

Dads and kids in the outdoor hot tub soaking it all in before heading home!
What a great New Years...looking forward to next year!

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Other Random Holiday Photos

Here are a few final photos from the holiday season...

Ruby caught in action reading a book

Who me?  Read?

Here is a snapshot of the 2012 Christmas Care

Matching lips to his coat

Olives have become a household favorite...and no - Ruby's shirt isn't covered in Olives

Oliver wearing daddy's old Cascade Striders running singlet

The tree and stocking full Christmas morning

Oliver, Ruby, Gavin, Evan, and Kendall as Swanson's Nursery

Oliver and Kendall checking out the animals

Ruby and Kendall

We had the carpets cleaned and Oliver took the advantage to make the slide a bit more exciting!

Great photo of the kiddos with Grandma Karen and Grandpa Jim