Skiing

We rented a cabin at Mt. Hood for a couple of days and did some skiing. Everyone tried the skiing. Nicki and Emily took ski lessons for the day while the rest of us were up shredding on the hill. We also did a little hot tubbin at the cabin...
Grandma Judy and Grandpa Dan joined us on the trip and chose to help with lunch instead of skiing. About halfway through Matthew's video, it appears that he almost collides with a snowboarder. Check it out...

New (old) piano

I've been reminded that I haven't updated this blog for about 5 months. So, here's the 5-month update.

One thing we've done is get a new piano. The piano is actually about 90 years old, but it has been substantially restored. Matthew and James are taking piano lessons and seem to be picking it up ok. The girls will probably start piano lessons this summer.

Cal Trip

After Christmas, we had a fun few days in the Bay Area. We saw Stovalls, Hus, and Youngs. For activities, we went bowling, saw movies, and went to the Santa Cruz Boardwalk. Kristy and I got to sneak away for an over-nighter to Half-Moon Bay while the kids had a slumber party at the Hus (thanks again Sally and Gordon).

Merry Christmas!!

We had a fun Christmas this year. The kids acted out the Christmas story on Christmas Eve and had fun opening presents on Christmas Day.

Christmas Tree Cutting

This year we went to a Christmas tree farm to cut down a tree for our family. Everyone got in on the tree-cutting action.

Thanksgiving

We had a fun Thanksgiving. Grandma Joyce, Grandpa Don, Katy, Arnold, and Denise visited from the Bay area and Mark, Donna, Mia, and Sam came down from Seattle. The food and the company were excellent.

Happy Halloween

We had a fun Halloween. The kids got lots of candy. Matthew went as Harry Potter, James as a skeleton, Emily as a witch, and Nicki as a princess.