To My Little Brother from Nick

JAKE

He is my little brother
Sometimes he is a pest
But that is when I know I love him the best

He is my little brother
He gets hurt alot
But then my dad helps him and he learns to stand on top

He is my little brother
He has long hair
And when it's all messy he doesn't even give a care

He is my little brother
Sometimes his breath stinks
And that is when my mom says, "Go brush your teeth"

He is my little brother
So sweet nice and kind
And when we play hide and seek he is really hard to find

I love you Jake

HOLY COMMUNION FOR JAKE

Jake recently celebrated his 1st Holy Communion with family and friends. Thanks to everyone for all the generous gifts. Jake loved everything! The picture we ordered of Jake while receiving the host was quite funny. Both himself and Father Don were laughing because Jake forgot to say, Amen. It was the one question he was asked prior to Mass..:)

WHAT A GREAT DAD!

SPENDING TIME TOGETHER

David took 3 days off to chaperone Nick's Outdoor Ed (Science expedition with School). They traveled to Keystone, CO and spent time exploring different types of rocks to learn about the various minerals within the rocks. They were like two little kids when they came home telling me about all the fun activities. Nick enjoyed the hikes within the snowy mountains and playing poker in the evenings with his friends. They stayed in little cabins and slept in their sleeping bags. David said by the 3rd day it smelted like dirty boys..ha. I felt bad for the girls!

Nicky is home from School Break

I'm not on this site very often as I don't think many view but here are a couple of pictures of the family. We have been busy in the mountains snowboarding/skiing. Jake took a lesson to learn how to ride the 'boxes/rails' and do a few tricks on the board. He is quite the little snowboarder. Now, that Nick is home we only have a few more weekends left and his brother, Jake wants to show him some of his moves. Next year will be different as Nick will be back to the normal school schedule and will have more time with us in the mountains. Happy St. Patty's Day to ya' all!

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

So, it's been a little while. I have joined facebook and it has consumed me with friends and family..:) Not sure if anyone comes to this site to view the pictures and to read about our lives. But, I promised David that I would continue to update. Everyone is doing well. David was in Canada last week and Nick is going to CA tomorrow for his school break. Jake is working hard at school.

Shower door for the basement is being installed as I type this note. We are very close to completition. Can't believe how much the little items - faucet for the bar, bathroom, lights etc. The carpet will come in a couple of months as this is a big expense and we need to cover about 1,400 square feet.

Have a great Valentine's! We are having about 4 couples over for a casual chinese dinner. We'll post pictures next week.

Ho Ho Ho to All

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

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.