We rang the New Year at home and in bed early:( Ken was sick and we stayed in.
Calvin turned 9 on the 18th of this month. He is getting so big. As is out tradition we took him out to a restaurant of his choice without his siblings, not surprisingly he choose Piecasso. The next day mom flew to the Bahamas..more on that below. Saturday morning Ken took Calvin, Drew and two of Drew's buddies to Jay Peaks Pump House for the day. From what I was told a great time was had by all. Ken then took everyone to Piecasso (yes, again) and then home. Happy Birthday to my first born. xxoo
Sometime this month Calvin got moved up to Level 6 in the Mountain Adventure program at Stowe. Calvin is turning into quite the skier. I took him down Nosedive (his first black) and now he has down many of them and is eager to tackle Goat this year. Not so sure I am ready for Goat but I will go with him, can't send him alone:) Wish me luck.
January 19th I flew to the Bahamas with five girlfriends. It was a crazy fun trip. I ran (walked more) the Bahamas 1/2 marathon. The other girls did it too. One ran the full marathon and came in 2nd, another placed 1st for her age bracket and was 5th overall in the half. I finished. We flew home on the 23rd to -18 degree temperatures. Very cold trip to the parking garage.
Lauren had her first day of skiing in Stowe 3 Ski Adventure program on 12-27. She has since been up once more and is scheduled to go this Saturday. She has graduated to raccoon and is going on the lift. It is a TON of fun to ski with her, although I look forward to her getting the pizza wedge down a little better. Not always fun watching her heading straight with full faith I'll ski up behind her and scoop her up, which she loves!
My friends Cybelle hosted a joint book club party on 2/2. It was a Passion Party and incredibly fun.
Calvin lost his first molar and a few days later lost two at once (incisors I think). I am pretty sure he is now at 11 teeth lost.
Soon I hope to get a bit of a lengthy post on each child.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
2012 Holidays
I don't know how people manage to keep these up to date. Obviously lots to catch up on. I'm going to attempt to get things some what in order..
Ken has joined a Thursday night basketball league. He is really enjoying it and the going out afterwards:)
November was a busy month. After the Stachlers left, Cecilie and Caroline came for a quick trip. They flew in and out Friday and Sunday. Ken was a trooper and watched the kids so Cecilie and I could go out for a ladies gathering. It was Denise's birthday and we had a fun time with the girls, thanks to Cybelle for hosting.
Thanksgiving was a lot of fun this year. We had the Deweys and mom over. Food was delish and a good time was had by all, maybe a new tradition! This is the first holiday season without Dad being present. Not easy as I often think of him.
We had out annual Christmas party the 1st of December. It was early this year but we always have it on the 1st Saturday of December so it was out of our hands. 99 people again this year and a great time had by all. It was really a great kick off to the holiday season. There was an energy in the house that was impossible to miss, everyone was ready to play. The last quests left at 2:00. Ken was my hero and got up and took Calvin to the Mountain first thing Sunday morning.
Our weekends were then booked for the rest of the holiday season with lots of annual parties we have been to before and a couple of first time parties.
Ken's mom and step-dad came for Christmas! Mary and I managed to keep it a surprise. It was somewhat of a last minute decision on their part. They headed south to Florida after leaving us. Ken found out when they were an hour out (he read a text). But it was just as well as he was getting ready to head out for Basketball. The kids were very surprised. It was nice to have a full house for Christmas Eve and Christmas Morning. Mom came for Christmas Eve and spend the night too.
Sometime this fall we took the Movie Theater apart and it is now more of a rec room and getting much more use. We put a Futon down there so it can also act as a second guestroom.
Sometime in December (I think). My youngest cousin in Norway, Christoffer got engaged!!!!!!! A 2014 wedding is in the works. A trip to Norway is near!
Ken has joined a Thursday night basketball league. He is really enjoying it and the going out afterwards:)
November was a busy month. After the Stachlers left, Cecilie and Caroline came for a quick trip. They flew in and out Friday and Sunday. Ken was a trooper and watched the kids so Cecilie and I could go out for a ladies gathering. It was Denise's birthday and we had a fun time with the girls, thanks to Cybelle for hosting.
Thanksgiving was a lot of fun this year. We had the Deweys and mom over. Food was delish and a good time was had by all, maybe a new tradition! This is the first holiday season without Dad being present. Not easy as I often think of him.
We had out annual Christmas party the 1st of December. It was early this year but we always have it on the 1st Saturday of December so it was out of our hands. 99 people again this year and a great time had by all. It was really a great kick off to the holiday season. There was an energy in the house that was impossible to miss, everyone was ready to play. The last quests left at 2:00. Ken was my hero and got up and took Calvin to the Mountain first thing Sunday morning.
Our weekends were then booked for the rest of the holiday season with lots of annual parties we have been to before and a couple of first time parties.
Ken's mom and step-dad came for Christmas! Mary and I managed to keep it a surprise. It was somewhat of a last minute decision on their part. They headed south to Florida after leaving us. Ken found out when they were an hour out (he read a text). But it was just as well as he was getting ready to head out for Basketball. The kids were very surprised. It was nice to have a full house for Christmas Eve and Christmas Morning. Mom came for Christmas Eve and spend the night too.
Sometime this fall we took the Movie Theater apart and it is now more of a rec room and getting much more use. We put a Futon down there so it can also act as a second guestroom.
Sometime in December (I think). My youngest cousin in Norway, Christoffer got engaged!!!!!!! A 2014 wedding is in the works. A trip to Norway is near!
Friday, February 1, 2013
Fall 2012
Highlights of the fall were a visit from the Stachlers, Soccer, one more job for mom and the annual Burton party.
Lets see Soccer would be first. Both boys did a fall soccer league this Fall. Calvin was in the 3rd/4th grade league and Drew was in the 1st/2nd grade league. Naturally the practices and games are on different days and in different locations. Both boys really liked the leagues and seemed to have a great time. Drew likes to wind up and kick the ball as hard as he can. Calvin was in the big leagues which was stressful for mom. They play on a much bigger field, have some REALLY good players, more competition, and even night games under the lights. Calvin was more focused while playing then in years past but is still working on keeping his head 100% in the game.
The Annual Burton party is something the boys remember year to year and really look forward to. This year was more fun for mom and dad as both boys could go off by themselves and Lauren was able to go with the Nannys. Also mom didn't have the Leaf Peepers 1/2 marathon the next day. It was a cool, rainy day but a fun day and an end of the summer ritual. I will add that keep prepping Calvin for the time the invites stop coming.
Mom signed up for a six week boot camp Monday morning in Waterbury. Lots of fun, very hard and great ladies.
Ken ran the Leaf Peepers 5K this year. The same day we had a friend from Colorado come through for a quick visit. It was great to see Melissa again and her daughter.
Mom also picked up one more and the last new bookkeeping client. I'm doing the books for a retail craft store in Stowe. This one client is 12 hours a week so Lauren is a 5 day a week pre-schooler, good thing she loves school.
Ken's sister, Kim and family drove from Ohio in early November. It has been four years since they last visited and everyone was very happy to have them. The cousins had a great time playing together.
Lauren absoultley loves her school and we couldn't be happier!
Lets see Soccer would be first. Both boys did a fall soccer league this Fall. Calvin was in the 3rd/4th grade league and Drew was in the 1st/2nd grade league. Naturally the practices and games are on different days and in different locations. Both boys really liked the leagues and seemed to have a great time. Drew likes to wind up and kick the ball as hard as he can. Calvin was in the big leagues which was stressful for mom. They play on a much bigger field, have some REALLY good players, more competition, and even night games under the lights. Calvin was more focused while playing then in years past but is still working on keeping his head 100% in the game.
The Annual Burton party is something the boys remember year to year and really look forward to. This year was more fun for mom and dad as both boys could go off by themselves and Lauren was able to go with the Nannys. Also mom didn't have the Leaf Peepers 1/2 marathon the next day. It was a cool, rainy day but a fun day and an end of the summer ritual. I will add that keep prepping Calvin for the time the invites stop coming.
Mom signed up for a six week boot camp Monday morning in Waterbury. Lots of fun, very hard and great ladies.
Ken ran the Leaf Peepers 5K this year. The same day we had a friend from Colorado come through for a quick visit. It was great to see Melissa again and her daughter.
Mom also picked up one more and the last new bookkeeping client. I'm doing the books for a retail craft store in Stowe. This one client is 12 hours a week so Lauren is a 5 day a week pre-schooler, good thing she loves school.
Ken's sister, Kim and family drove from Ohio in early November. It has been four years since they last visited and everyone was very happy to have them. The cousins had a great time playing together.
Lauren absoultley loves her school and we couldn't be happier!
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