Nice day on the mountain. Huge base this year so skiing should go until close on Memorial Day weekend.
Abbie got her hard shoes in her Irish dancing class. She is very excited and now feels like a real Irish Dancer.
The excavation has started on our property and trees and rocks are being cleared.
Noah with the rainbow in the background.
A surprise came from Papa in the mail today. The kids were overjoyed. Thanks Papa for the little treats. We love you!!!
Today it was cold and clear. My buddy Mark wanted to know if I was interested in heading up for a half day of back country skiing, so we headed to Tumalo mountain. I took the boys up here this past summer (2015) but this is my first winter trip to the top and skiing down the bowl on the north side. (2nd back country trip with skins since getting the equipment)
To celebrate the first day of 2016, we decided to go sledding at the Wanoga snow park in the Cascades about half way to Mt Bachelor from Bend. Here are some additional video's below.
The Christmas holidays went much too fast and before we knew it LuLu and Papa were headed back home. We had such a memorable time together. The kids said it was their best Christmas ever. They love spending time with their grandparents and can't wait for the next time we are all together.
Here are just a few snap shots of the fun week we had.
Christmas Eve Skiing- First time on the slopes for Preston
Christmas Eve family gift giving
The Lego Man on Christmas morning
Hunting with Papa
Lunch at the Old Mill
Dinner and jazz at the Oxford
LuLu and Papa arrived late Sunday night after a very long drive through the snow and icy roads. Everyone was excited for them to get here. Their first day here we had some snow showers and spent the day playing games and going out in the snow.
Today we went to Sun River and spent the afternoon ice skating. We all had a great time. Ice skating was followed by dinner at the kids' favorite restaurant, Red Robin. All in all it was a wonderful day together.
