spring break. day one.

 I feel like I am loosing at keeping up with this blog and my gut reaction is to quit, but I am going to press on in this attempt to document our family and the places we are and things we do. I am also contemplating combining my work and personal blogs (thoughts?) For today I am going to work on a little catch up.

SPRING BREAK...we headed to Nashville for a few days of fun with my parents.

 The first day we went to the Adventure Science Museum. It was so fun! A must see if you are visiting Nashville with kiddos. It had great hands on exhibits and a huge jungle jim-ish thing.

 We spent about 30 minutes playing on this water table that is explaining the way blood travels through veins.

After the museum we headed to an outlet mall and then back to our hotel. We walked to dinner at Joe's crab shack and took a carriage ride that night (pics are on my phone and i am without the cord)

my baby

 I can not believe that my baby is six years old. The time has flown by and i think i might still look at him like a three year old, he is the baby.

We had a great time celebrating Campbell on his birthday, the boy likes attention, and we took a little time to look at pictures and tell stories from the day he was born.

Happy Birthday C!

e's b-day

Two weeks ago my parents and my sister-in-law threw a surprise birthday party for my brother. At the last minute my boys both started running a fever and so Pete ended up staying home with them. It ended up being step throat and by Monday we all four had it. I am really a week or two behind on life because of us all being sick and to blog about the fun of Eddie's birthday is my attempt to jump back into my blog.

It was his 35th birthday and they did a casino party, so fun! I played blackjack almost all night, I would never be brave enough to play it in a real casino...with real money, do this was just my speed.

There was also a craps table and a poker table.

And very best was the opportunity to catch up with old friends and family.

Happy Birthday Eddie!

valentines

 i love love and so i heart valentines day.

over the snow break we did a little valentine crafting and took a few valentine pics.

last night pete and i had an early valentine date and tonight we are planning a little family v-day date.

happy valentines day

xoxo

carrot cake

 i read today on twitter "moving less. eating more." the more these snow days go on the more i am feeling that. and it hasn't helped that yesterday i made carrot cake. i made it as an early valentine for pete, but it has been a treat for all of us.

 the recipe i use is from the better homes and gardens cookbook...and i add a few things.

 i added 10 oz. crushed pineapple, 1 cup nuts and 1/2 cup flake coconut with the carrots. i also put nut all on top (probably another cup)

 i put a heart on top for my valentine.

few more from breck

 We spent the days skiing and the nights hanging with the Pierces and going to sleep early.

 I realized the last day that I had taken almost no pictures of our family so i took my boys out for a few pictures...this did not go well.

 I love the mountains and we had such an amazing time. The boys are now skiers and that makes me smile.

 i do realize that Wilson's eyes are shut, but it is our only picture of the four of us and i am pretty sure i could get frustrated with him all over again if i think about it too much, so i am just sharing anyway.

 bye, bye mountains....hope to see you again soon.

breckenridge winter vacation

 On Friday night we got back from a week long trip to Breckenridge. It was a week full of family and fun. I took my camera, but really only took a few pictures...it was SO cold.

 We took our first full day there slow, but did go on a little walk around town.

 It happened to be the week of the Breckenridge ice sculpture competition...so cool!