Skiing Adventure

So all 20 something of us headed over to Red River, NM Ski Resort over Presidents day weekend. Everything went smooth and our trip would have been injury free if it wasn't for Danny G's hyperextension of his elbow. That's what he gets for trying to hit a 20' jump on his first ski trip. Actually he was doing well and the mountain just got the best of him. Anyhow, we started the trip off well and got out of OKC on Friday around 9am CST. We arrived in the mountains around 6:30 Mountain Time. So it took us around 9 1/2 to 10 hours to get there. As soon as we reached the top we knew something was wrong with Abby. Altitude sickness. She was complaining with a stomach ache and once we got our stuff into the Condo she hurled everything up. I didn't think a child’s stomach could hold that much. Anyhow, after she got everything up we went out to get a bite to eat. We ended up meeting up with everybody at some Italian restaurant. Abby slept through the whole meal and it only took us about an hour and a half to get seated with a party of 21. The next day both Abby and I spent the day on the slopes. We put Abby through ski school and she loved it. Her, Chandler, Noah, Juliana and Ashley had a wonderful time learning how to ski. It was too cute. They taught them how to snow plow (or pizza, is what they called it). They also taught them how to get on and off the lifts. I think Abby only got pulled off the lift once, and that happened to be by Noah. Anyhow. They spent most of the day in school so I had some time to explore the mountain. It was rather nice. The mountain was not as high as many others but it was presentable. I opted out of snowboarding and stuck to skiing so I could be with the kids and keep up with the skier’s. Well I spent the majority of the time with the kids and it was great. After a little exploring I was back to Abby and she was brave enough to go down the yellow lift. It was a small face that would usually scare the dickens out of her but she went through it. The next day it was time for the whole family to get out. Cheryl, me, Jillian and Abby all hit the slopes. Abby was already ready to go. Jillian was a little weary about getting down the hill the first couple of times but soon she was just telling me to, "Let Go Daddy!" So, I let her go and SWOOSH she went flying down the bunny slope. Both her and Cheryl spent a half day on the slopes and Abby and I spent the entire day. Cheryl and Jillian both had a good time but a half day was all Jillian could handle. So, I decided to take Abby up to the top of the mountain. I wanted her to experience the most out of the ski trip that she could. So with her between my legs we took our run down the mountain. She was mad because Daddy had to stop about four times. After a whole bottle of water and 45 minutes later we were back at the base and we had to rest for about an hour to get up enough energy to get back out again. I have never had a workout like that before. The whole trip went down great. We even had a wonderful little service at our lodge on Sunday evening. It was an intimate setting and we even had some visitors that the Tindle’s and the Deans knew over to our cabin. They were from Ada, I believe and happened to be skiing the same weekend that we were. So with around a service of 30 people (including children), we managed to take the bread and cup. We also sang some nice songs and ended the service up with Mike talking about Humility. It was great. Even though I caught Lara Dean chugging the grape juice after the service. All in all I think that the trip went down well and I know that the kids will definitely remember most of it. Thanks to all who planned out the trip!

Jillian turns 4...Can you believe it?

I know I can't. It's hard for me to believe that my 3lb baby is actually growing up into a young girl! She is still very tiny for her age and often gets mistaken for a 2 year old that can talk really well! She had a small birthday party at home today. Her actual birthday isn't until the 16th, but we are going on a ski trip that day, so we had to have her party early! She had about 3 friends over and Mema and Papa, Leann, Josh, Jackson, Deanna, and of course Abby. They had a great time. Jillian got everything that she wanted and her and Abby have been playing so well together all afternoon with all of her new toys. Here is a run down of all that she got:
CD jewlery case from Mommy and Daddy, My little pet shop play house from Abby, a new doll house from Mema and Papa, a kitty from build-a-bear from the Priebe's, Barbie Bride dress up from Colby, Paints, pencils, and book from Valerie, and a Dora Shop and Go from Kaitlyn. She was so excited and didn't know what to play with first! She dressed up as the bride and Colby told her that she looked beautiful then they pretened that they were getting married!!!! How cute! Happy Birthday, Sweetie!!! We love you!

New Bedding

Abby has always loved that I put my carousel pictures (that my Dad made for me) in her room. She has so much wall space in her room that the pictures look really good in there. The problem for me has been trying to find bedding that ties her room altogether. Since she did not want to give up the carousels, I thought I would just have to live with a mis-matched room until she out grew them. Until...I found the "cowgirls" set at Target. The bedding only has a horse on it with a flowing mane and several different colors which go in her room perfectly!!!! I was so afraid that it would be gone by the time that I could afford it, so I called her Mema and Papa and asked if it could be an early birhtday present. They got it for her and let her put it on her bed right away! Needless to say, she LOVES it and her Mommy loves that her room looks great. Only thing left to do is paint and center the pictures on the wall since we moved her bed. I'll have to figure out something for curtains for her and Jillian one of these days. Hopefully, someone will know a cute and simple way to make curtains. The only room in the whole house with curtains is the kitchen. The only reason it has curtains is becuse they are the only ones that fit from the old house. I know it's sad! We have lived in this house almost 2 years and we still haven't had the time, energy or the money to decorate it! Someday!!!!

YOUR HAIR!!!!!!!

Well, I thought I had gotten lucky. I really believed that if I talked to my kids enough about what to use scissors on and what not to use scissors on that they would not cut their hair. Well, Jillian just had to prove me wrong. They have both been using scissors for a long time and have never even once given me cause for concern, but Jillian decided that she wanted to " play Heather" (our hair dresser), so she wet her hair down and cut some nice big chunks out of the side of her hair. I took her to Heather and she said I was lucky that she had it parted down the middle that day (piggy tails) so I could just part it on the side until it grows out. I guess it has worked becuase very few people could tell what she had done unless I pointed it out. Heather did have her promise that only Heather would cut her hair from here on out. Hopefully she listened!

More Hand and Ear Pictures

I don't know why it wouldn't let me post all the pictures on the last entry, but here are the pictures of Abby getting her ears pierced (alot less crying, and them getting their nails painted.