Max's Big Week

It has been an eventful week for Max... he lost his first tooth on Tuesday. It has been loose for a while and just fell out in his room one day. He didn't want to let the Tooth Fairy have his tooth but she brought money to him anyway. She is leaving a lot more than when I was little- $2 for this tooth.

Max needed a haircut and wanted a mohawk. The stylist was surprised I would let him have a real mohawk. I didn't think it looked too wild today at church.

Yesterday was our last day at the Beav. I haven't skied with Max since he finished his lessons. Jason said that he was doing great but I didn't think we would ski for 4 hours straight with him begging for more and not eating lunch. I skied more runs yesterday than I have in every other day combined. We probably made 20 Little Beaver runs. He just goes without stopping. The Snoopy Carnival tunnel was still up and that is what he wanted to keep skiing through. He also hit a few jumps and caught some air. I was exhausted but...

when we got home, he wanted to play outside because the sun was kind of shining and it was almost 45 degrees. He jumped on the tramp, rode his 4wheeler and then played some baseball. He is inexhaustable! (is that a real word?). He has a very unique sense of style but he can get away with it. When his head finally hit the pillow, he was out in two seconds.

Klein has been up to some mischief of her own...

Las Vegas

This past weekend, Jason and I headed to Las Vegas. We woke up early Friday morning and made very good time getting there. We shopped at the outlets, ate too much and the best part for Jason was meeting Pete Rose at Caesar's Palace. I was looking forward to lounging at the pool but it was extremely windy. I sat for four hours in the wind anyway, trying to stay warm and catch some rays. We stayed at the Trump Hotel which was very nice but a little out of the way. We missed the kids but made up for it in buying fun things for them. On our way home on Sunday it was raining and snowing and by Monday morning it was winter again in Cache Valley. Thanks Grandpas and Grandmas for taking care of the kids... sorry they get up so early...

Life is Good!

Not much to say this post... the warmer weather is wonderful and the kids are happy. Only about 50 more days left of school and Jas and I are headed to Vegas on Friday. Life is good...

What a difference a week makes!

Klein showing off "So Big"

Trampoline time which means it is officially spring at our house

Klein loves the stroller... her little feet kicking happily as we go along.

Down Time

For the past week, we have been hunkered down at home with sick kids. Max had a fever and a cough for a few days and poor little Klein has been fighting RSV and a burst ear drum. She is miserable. My kids are usually very healthy but not this week. I have been to the doctor twice with Klein. This morning she seems to be doing much better.

Monday starts a new trimester at school so I have been buried with grading and last minute whining of students who apparently don't realize that when you have 5% in the class its not really possible to make up the missed work in one day. Seriously, I teach a sports literature class in which we watch movies more than 50% of the time. I require very little work and still have 5 students who failed the class!

I have serious cabin fever and am so looking forward to our little getaway to Vegas! Two more weeks and Jason and I will be soaking up the sun.


I love the time change but I am not sure what I am going to do when my kids won't go to bed at 7:00...

Before everyone got sick...

Max loves giving Klein rides in her high chair and she loves it too


Great day at Beaver Mountain

A Week in Pictures

I was skimming through a scrapbooking magazine and noticed an article about a crazy woman encouraging the readers to take a picture a day for an entire year and make a scrapbook. I am not about to try that but I did force myself to take a picture a day during this past week for no apparent reason, I suppose, other than to share on my blog. I am not really sure I need to be encouraged to take more pictures but I did get some fun shots.

Monday- Paper Grading

Welcome to my life of grading papers. Notice the color coordination I use for each unit of study. The packets encapsulate all the work for the Brave New World Unit. The shortest stack of boring white papers represents the intense grading of AP practice essays. The other day a radio talk show host was discussing the idea that any one can be a teacher as long as they know the material. Any takers... be my guest (I don't think the months of June, July and August can adequately make up for the many hours of grading I do outside of school)

Tuesday- Snow Day

Max loves the help his dad with snow removal... mostly as the target, just in case Jason forgets where to put the snow.

Wednesday- Mobile Baby

Klein is not quite crawling yet but can roll and scoot around pretty quickly. I guess I can't put off child proofing any longer, nor can I neglect the floors for weeks at a time. It is pretty sad when your baby becomes the floor sweeper and must be changed after one round on the hardwood.

Thursday- Love/Hate

I have a serious love/ hate relationship with these two innocent looking items. I love to eat them both but hate that they are not necessarily Weight Watchers approved. I am a little bit surprised that Klein was not pink with ears given my intense craving for pink marshmallow bunnies last year (yes, they have to be pink). Too bad Easter is not in March like last year... it would save a few weeks of major calorie intake on my part.

Friday- Grandma Dixie's
Nearly every Friday afternoon we find ourselves at Grandma Dixie's. Max is always begging to go there and I love to visit with my mom to catch up on the events of the week. Klein loves to see Sassy the cat and has a little meow sound when she sees her. Klein also loves drooling all over my cell phone.

Saturday- Ski Lessons?

This is the morning before ski lessons... Max usually does great but was struggling without the clamp holding his skis together. Jason effortlessly took him down all of Gentle Ben on his shoulders.

After lessons... he loved his lesson and really wanted to go back out to ski but the mountain was closing. He told Jason "Dad, I am good now... let's go ski!"

Sunday- Our "Hot Rod" and the "Baby Nest"

On Sunday afternoons, Jason's heads out to the shop to assess the progress on what Max calls our "hot rod." Some day we will be driving this beauty at the Cruise In.

We have a bit of a problem with napping at our house. Klein has been napping on our bed since she was born. She sleeps in her crib at night but it is too loud and bright in her room during the day. This has lately become a major problem because she has fallen off the bed twice. I went out and bought a playpen to put in our room for her to sleep in but she will have none of that. We have resorted to making a large nest of pillows for her which will work for now but then what?

slacking...

Does anyone else ever dream of the day when life will slow down and some of those dusty items on your to do list will be crossed off? Well, I think I will quit dreaming because it is taking up too much time! Some day... maybe...

Meanwhile, here are some pictures taken since the last post. Max enjoyed his 5th birthday and I swear has grown a full size since that day. Klein continues to be the sweetest, most content baby (and still sleeping a solid 12 hours almost every night). Jason and Max went with our neighbors for a boys night out at Monster Truck Jam and had a great time (ear protection a must for this event). Max informed me that when he grows up he wants to be a farmer, ski patroller, and a monster truck driver-- and continues becoming an expert in each subject.

Happy Birthday Max!

Max turns 5 on Sunday... where did those five years go? Everyday he amazes me with his vivacious attitude and love for life. He is full of energy and is all boy... trucks, tractors, Spiderman, baseball, etc. Even when he causes trouble, one look with those brown eyes and I can't stay mad for long. He will be going to kindergarten this fall and while I look forward to this new phase in life, I do hate to see my little boy grow up.

Tonight we went to El Torro for dinner. Max had really wanted to go to the "grape place" (Olive Garden) but they were packed. He was excited to have them sing "Happy Birthday" to him at the restaurant.