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MOUNTAIN GETAWAY WITH FRIENDS

We enjoyed a few days last week with our friends, the Martins in Breckenridge. We snowboard; skied at A-Basin, Breck, and Keystone. I have to say that we all enjoyed Keystone as the lines were minimal. The weather was great! It felt like spring skiing. However, we continue to pray for more snow as there are not many runs open on the mountains so it tends to get congested with everyone coming down at the same time. Poor Jake, gets a little overwhelmed with the teenagers whizing by. It's amazing we haven't had more crashes. We stayed at an unbelievable home in Breck with awesome views of the mountains. We played farkel(dice game) and watched Kong Fu Panda, David and the boys made a snowman out front, Suzanne made dinners while David made breakfast - all so yummy, poor Tim had aching feet after trying hysterically to get his feet into his boots, while my heated boots were a blessing from above (D), we also managed to go out a couple of nights for dinner and visit the town. And, before I forget - while my heart continued to beat - David did great on the mountains. He did a few small jumps which I wasn't happy about so friends and family feel free to send him an email and give him a hard time! Thanks again Tim, Suzanne, and boys for a great memory! Nicky, we missed you with us! I know you had a great time in California with Vincent and family.

UPDATE ON THE BASEMENT

David traveled last week and sent me some flowers..:) I took the outer trim off the garage when getting his big _ _ s truck out of the garage. :( He was so sweet when I told him; he just wanted to be sure we were alright. He is my gem! Now, he needs to fix before the snow comes. He is also doing a great job on the basement. Here are a few pictures of the tiling in the bathroom and the window seat he built over the weekend. I'm still painting..ha. The folks we ordered our cabinets from had to re-do one of the cabinets as the measurements were off when trying to put in the microwave in the drawer. So, because of this delay we have to wait on the installation of the granite. We also had to pick another counter for the bathroom as the original one we selected was out of stock. We went down to the store and picked a really nice stone that has all the colors of the mountains throughout. We are very excited as things are all coming together. Cross our fingers by Spring that it will all be said and done.

Our Boys Growing Up

JAKE'S VISIT TO THE ORTHO DENTIST

Here is a little picture of Jake's mouth. He'll go back in 9 months to see the development of his new teeth making their way in. He was quite friendly and excited to be in the office. I don't understand why..lol. Because his teeth are so tight together, we wanted to be sure he wasn't going to have any difficulities early on.

NICK'S 12TH BIRTHDAY!!

Thank you to everyone who remembered Nick's birthday! I can't believe he is now officially 12. He will be bigger than me come next year. He had a great weekend! His buddy, Mason slept over Friday night and came back again Saturday for his party. A few other boys from class came to enjoy the festivities at Mr. Biggs. They played lazer tag, putt putt, some kind of robot game, a twister ride and the ball pit. The boys sure can eat! They ate at Mr. Biggs and then at home later in the evening. I think they were trying to set some kind of record by staying up until 5am. I was asleep while David kept an eye on them..:) I'm too old for parties. I'm hoping this is the last one..ha ha. We took the boys to a pumpkin patch but unfortunately it was pretty smelly. Couldn't find one pumpkin that wasn't falling apart. We'll try again next weekend at another farm. We took the boys to a mexican place called Casa Bonita which was quite interesting. It was like being in a underground cave; extremely big with a haunted house, and games to play. They also put on a little show where the actors did some cliff diving into a big pool.

BIRTHDAYS IN OCTOBER

Our David recently had a birthday this week. WOW - he is now 35! Still the love of our lives. Happy Birthday and many more!

Nick is growing up fast. He will be 12 this Saturday. I think he will be taller than me come next year...:) He is having friends join in lazer tag and miniature golf fun. They'll be coming back to our house for pizza and a sleepover. What happened to the birthdays we use to have where you sit in the birthday chair get one gift and smacks on the rear? Have a great Birthday - boo!<