Annual Whiffle Ball Game: There is a big grassy area by the pool where Michael and the kids play whiffel ball--the rules seem to change every year.
Cute kids in the tree:
Michael trying to hold his pregnant wife: (I'm quite the armful.)
My parents came up for one night to spend time with us. In the morning, we all went on a hike up one of the ski runs near the Alpine Slide. My mom and I went up half way--It was all I could handle--and everyone else went to the top. We worried about them because it started to pour when they were at the top--there happened to be a big white tent at the top where they waited out the rain. Mallory and Carter shed some tears when they were almost to the top because it was so steep and Mallory got a whole bunch of stickers stuck to her shorts and were hurting pretty bad. But they were glad they made the effort to finish. Here is the mountain:
Of course, we have to do the Alpine Slide every year--this was the first time doing the Mountain Coaster and Slide. One advantage of not being able to go on these rides is that I could take some photos!
The Mountain Coaster:
Riding the ski-lift for the Alpine Slide:
Mallory, proud of herself after beating her dad:
The fun, new thing this year was the skate park! We didn't even know it existed, but this is the first year the kids would have even been interested. They allowed Ripstiks and scooters and they had a blast. I was really nervous because they didn't have the right kind of helmets or other protective gear, but they were careful not to push their limits. We went a couple of times--Saturday morning was completely baron, so they had the whole place to themselves:
We had a great week--lots of school shopping, eating out, eating "creamies," movie watching (we had a Batman "Binge"--three different Batman movies in a row) Olympic watching, bike riding, tennis playing, swimming and sleeping in. The best part for me was not having to cook or clean. Next year will be interesting with a baby. . .
3 comments:
The skate park looks like so much fun. Mallory & Carly will have to get together on their pink ripsticks when Carly can ride. She hasn't had a chance to try it out yet with the foot. That is a gorgeous picture of the mountain. Looks like some fun family times. I love knowing what you guys are doing.
By the way, you are not much of an armful. You just think that. You look so great.
Just found your blog, I didn't even know you had one until I was talking to Jen today, and told her about mine. Feel free to visit our blog anytime:):)
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