Sunday, February 25, 2007

Twins Turn Five 

It's a big milestone when you turn 5 -- Kindergarten, shots, etc., at least that's what Lauren has been telling Jake and Beth all of this time. Today it finally happened for them (actually it doesn't happen for two more days, but they didn't like it when anyone pointed that out). Here are a few pictures from one whale of a party:

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Friday, February 23, 2007

Jacob Follows Directions 

He's such a smart boy:

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Too bad he doesn't know how to wipe his mouth.

Monday, February 19, 2007

More Fun on the Slopes 

It got a little bit cooler today, and the sun went away. We also saw some pretty neat wind blowing around the snow. We still had a great time skiing and the kids all had fun today, too. Nobody wants to go home. Unfortunately, we have to drive back to Denver tonight.


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Sunday, February 18, 2007

Awesome Day for Skiing 

The weather was perfect today. It was sunny, clear and in the low 40's. We had so much fun skiing. The kids all went to ski school. We were a little worried about how it would go, but all three of them loved it and want to do it again all day tomorrow.

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Saturday, February 17, 2007

Tubing 

We got here too late to go skiing today, but we rode the gondola up the mountain and went tubing for an hour. I thought the kids would be scared when I realized how fast the tubes go down the hill, but they had a lot of fun.


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Vail is Beautiful 

We left Denver and carpooled to Vail. The roads were a little icy (they had been closed earlier today) but we made it fine. The traffic was worse than the ice. We've got a nice condo with a good view and the weather is looking pretty nice right now.


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Flight to Denver 

We're off to visit Uncle Mike (and Sarah) in Denver. The flight was no big deal to the kids because they are such experienced fliers.

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Saturday, February 10, 2007

Swim Meet 

We went to a very crowded swim meet at a very small YMCA in Donelson. Lauren swan in six events and did very well. She was pretty tired at the end of it all. Jen had fun because she got to babysit the coach's newborn. Here are a few pictures:

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