Almost 8

I just can't believe how old Canyon is getting..when I hold him his long skinny legs almost hit the ground. I miss him so small and cuddly. I wish I could go back for a moment and see his big toothless grin or watch him toddle around. Back to the time when it was just me and him all day long and my face was the one he saw the most. But I do love who is now and spending time with him doing older almost 8 year old stuff. I guess lately I have just noticed how much older and independent he is and I miss him. Maybe I should just be grateful that he still likes me .... instead of all those girls that follow him around at school (who can blame them). I am looking forward the the long break off school and work coming up and the time we will spend together as a family doing the stuff we love to do... maybe that will help me get my Canyon fix I need right now. That is just one more of the reasons why I love this time of the year..time off from the daily grind to just be together... Merry Christmas.....

yummy rice cereal

Lucy had her first bite of yummy yummy (bland yucky) cereal!! She just loved it... can't you tell.

Yes..... this special occasion was a family affair.. in this picture every person had their mouths open waiting for Lucy to open hers.. Geez what pressure for your first try at food with all those staring eyes wide open mouths... good thing she strives under pressure.

Horay! she did it.... well kind of anyway. She is probably just happy that there is no longer a
strange sloppy substance being put in her mouth.

skiing days

Ellie did so great! Started out the season right where she left off last year.. She already had her first yard sale of the year.. but she wasn't scared... she got back up and raced down the hill. Brave girl Ellie

Canyon started off going for any powder he could see good boy Canyon!

Lucy hangs out in the lodge.. she stares at all the people. She takes mental notes on how all the stuff works...I'm sure of it.

tis the season

What a beautiful first day out! Fresh tracks in lots of powder oh.. it felt good.
It even felt nice to have sore legs the next day!

Our new stomping grounds where we hang out with Lucy awaiting our turn. Not a bad spot to wait... We even found a perfect corner with a window to claim for the season.

Waiting for the lifts to open... huge tree fell on a chair lift = 2 hour delay.! Laying in snow piles and catching snowflakes will pass the time.

Lucy spent most the time having sweet dreams in the lodge but she did hang outside for a bit and ate some snow. She was so good to hang out in the lodge for hours on end.. Thanks Lucy!

little miss brown eyes

Is 6 months old

A half a year old and very charming. Lucy is our tiny little peanut but is doing very big girl stuff like.....eating yummy cereal...sitting up.....drinking large glasses of milk.... entertaining the entire family... and she even gives big sloppy kisses. Could this be love... I think it must.

brrr..... its cold outside

Canyon and Ellie got in the hot tub the morning after the last storm... Canyon spent a while talking Ellie into getting out and jumping on the trampoline with him. It took some convincing but finally she was up to the challenge...but she wanted him to hold her hand of course. The rest of the pictures tell the story. The way Ellie's face looked in some of the pictures made me laugh so hard...(double click for the full effect.)

whew!! finally warm again... mission completed!

winter wonderland

thoughtful canyon

I think Canyon has to be one of the most thoughtful 7 year olds out there. The other night Shane was gone to a meeting and I was doing 10 things at once..while holding Lucy. Canyon was doing his homework and he looked up at me contemplating something and said "Mom is it hard being a mom?" I said, "do you think it is ?" His reply was so sweet he said " Yah I think it looks really hard and I am glad you are the mom because your good at it". How thoughtful and sweet is that?? I don't think when I was 7 I gave it a ounce of thought if it was hard or not for my mom. Canyon has always been my little sweetheart it's his beautiful gift in life. I could not love this boy more...I am a lucky mom.

let it snow...

I love this new snow SO much! Looks like we need to get the gear out.. all the boards waxed up and ready to go! Starting this weekend you can find our family here somewhere on this mountain. We have never had passes at Sundance but this year is the year due to lack of funds and an infant by our side we our saying goodbye to our longed loved resort the Canyons and exploring Sundance this year. Sure it might not be quite as big or elaborate as the other resorts but I am looking forward to the coziness and beauty of this resort and lets face it.. a pass somewhere is a better than a pass nowhere. Oh, and when most of your time on the hill is spent with your 4 and 7 year the greatest tree stash and the steepest and deepest just aren't as important... (but still important.. I will miss them. ) I'm sure it will be a fun year and Canyon and Ellie are SO excited. The bonus side to Sundance is that your pass is good for the whole year for hiking and biking I guess this will be the year of Sundance for our little family.