Shelton Dude Turns 3!

Happy Birthday Shelton!  You are genuinely the gentlest, snuggliest, sweetest pup I have ever known.  We can't imagine life without your food stealing, puddle jumping, and bed hogging self. 

We are so happy you are part of our family. 💙

To many more walks and swims at the river! We love you!  Make a Wish!

And one glamor shot to end on.  Beautiful boy who I kept out of the river and woods for a day.  He cleans up nicely, huh?

 

We Love...

We may still be in a pandemic and I may still have way more family time than I'm used to, but I still love my kiddos to the moon and back.

Valentine's Day was a good day to remind them {and myself} all that "We Love" about them.

Presenting our "We Love" Doors Valentines 2021...

Lucy's Door...{/floor because she took them down before I get a picture}

Jack's Door...

And Maggie's Door...

We LOVE you Jack, Maggie, and Lucy on Valentine's Day and Every Day! 💙💚💜

Tumbling & Breaking

Gymnastics Competition season is in full swing.  And let me tell you how much I love Lulu's commitment.  This girl is at the gym six hours a week and when she isn't doing that, she's tumbling her heart out on her personal equipment...or on the living room couch, or through the kitchen, or out on the driveway.  I can't tell you how many times I've had to dodge a foot to the face.

Lucy got two meets in before she scored her second broken arm in a little over a year.  Unlike the the last one, this one did not happen at gymnastics.  Instead she fell off a friend's trampoline.  Lucy's coaches were quick to inform us of the unspoken "no trampolines during competition season" rule.  

 Wooops! Lesson learned.

Sweet girl is going to sport her new accessory for about 4 weeks.  In the meantime, she's still in the gym, staying conditioned.  Just no meets for Lucy until March.

Oh, and she has found this broken arm as a great reason to practice her one handed cartwheels.  My spunky girl never rests.

Snow In the New Year

Happy New Year!  I don't think I've been happier about saying goodbye to the old one and welcoming in a new one.  We can only hope this one is filled with promise of a return to normalcy.

In the meantime, our family of five, celebrated in the snow...with masks on.  Who would have ever guessed.  Way back when life was normal, we had a planned a post Christmas vaca to Hawaii.  As 2020 turned into the saga it was, those plans quickly got postponed and we scrambled to fill our winter break.  Insert a tag along with family fiends and we were set to head out West.

So here we are...Park City, Utah.  With it being last minute, only the boys were able to get lift tickets, but the girls and I found plenty to keep us busy. 

After morning skis, we met back up as a family and made some great memories.  The girls and I filled our mornings with shopping, ice skating, and lots of sledding.  Our greatest family time memory was most definitely the snowmobiling...absolutely incredible!  And the snow tubing park comes in a close second.

So here we are celebrating 2021 in the snow...in no particular order, because I don't have the energy or time with virtual schooling upon our return.

But man, getting away was great while it lasted!  Love my family and traveling and best of all traveling with my family.