Our Little Champ

May 2, 2012

Here's a recap of Mikey's 2011-2012 snowboarding season.  Turn up your volume and enjoy!

Weekend Montage

February 23, 2011

This one's dedicated to everyone who showed up to cheer Mikey on, especially his brothers.  Be warned - it's kinda long.



Kindercup 2011

February 22, 2011

Mikey competed in the Kindercup at Heavenly Valley over the weekend.  He was accompanied by his 'brothers from other mothers', Tommy and Zach, his aspirations.

Here's our little champ's video.  Keep in mind he's 6 years old.  Enjoy...as we have a thousand times already. :-)

 

A Tribute to MJ

July 20, 2010

A tribute to Michael Jackson as performed in Dylan's Candy Shop in NYC a couple of weeks ago.

Trivia question of the day: Can you guess which of these famous performers came into our lives 2 years ago today?

She Amazes Me

May 4, 2010

Less than a year ago, we'd have never dreamed we would see the light. But our baby girl has gone from a violent head-banging wild banshee to a sweet, funny, affectionate little cuddler who loves her family with all her heart - especially her mommy :-).

Enjoy...

What can Happen when You Fail to Post Regularly

April 28, 2010

Further proof I've lost readership as of late: I blamed the snooze button incident on 'those darned kids' and he believed me.

Math Lesson for the Day Month

April 27, 2010

1 tired mama + 1 butter knife = Bye-bye daddy's snooze button

Updates

March 8, 2010
Been MIA from the blog for a while - lots going on. Now so much time has passed that I've forgotten most of what I'd have blogged about! I'll do my best...

We got moved. I will never move again. I will be living in this house when I'm 87. After 3 dump runs and 6 Goodwill runs, we somehow still transported lots of junk. That said, we love love love our new house, our new neighborhood and our new neighbors. The park across the street is overrun with young kids so Mikey and Jaden are in heaven. They also love the one story house and play in their rooms a lot more than they used to.

Here's Mikey giving Jaden a bath in new kitchen sink.

He insisted on having his picture taken in front of our old house because "it was my fust house!"
Jaden
J had her first dental appointment last month. It didn't go very well. She has a cavity behind her front teeth. And because they're so small and won't provide enough support for a filling, she needs caps. And Miss 'Scream at the Dentist until she Quivers' will need to be put under, all for a grand total of $2700 out of pocket. I asked the dentist how she'd feel about me wrapping my legs around Jaden's midsection and holding her arms down instead of anesthesia. She responded with a nervous laugh which may mean she doesn't recommend it. Oh well, I'm totally serious.
She also was accepted by the school district for speech therapy and adaptive PE (combo of physical and occupational). We were afraid she wouldn't qualify because budget cuts have hit the special programs hard. Children have to be in the <= 7th percentile in speech before they can qualify for any other services. So in a scewed sort of way, we were relieved when she assessed in the 7th percentile.

She continues to tick Mikey off by calling him her sister.

Mikey
He's been snowboarding to his heart's content. Here he is with a bad case of helmet head.

I'd planned on having him finish kindergarten at his current school but he insisted on transferring so he could make his friends right away. I'm beginning to think it was a mistake because the kids aren't being very accepting. Breaks my heart when I know how friendly my little guy is. I'm really hoping the main bully overheard me tell Mikey if anyone is mean to him, let me know and his big brothers (my ROP students) will come and have a little talk with the meanie.

And there you have it. :-)

This'n and That'n

January 20, 2010
Nine years ago today I married the love of my life. We got married at Harvey's Casino in South Lake Tahoe and chartered the Tahoe Queen ferry for our reception. We ate, drank and danced the night away while cruising the lake with family and friends.



In celebratation this year, we took the ferry ride again but with a different set of company, the Kiddie Monsters. And to think, they weren't even a thought the last time we were on this boat.


Mikey got to steer the ferry for 10 minutes. He made best friends with Captain Terry.

Guess who were the star dancers? Yep, my shy KMs.

Happy Anniversary Honey. I love you and remember, only 1 more year and we're a 'long-term' marriage. :-)

Other happy union news...on the 10th anniversary of our first date, we'll be closing escrow on our new home!!! It's a 1 story, 2800sf home with the most fabulous floor plan I've ever seen (in our price range). The only down side is that there's a pool but it's nearly impossible to find a house in the Golden State that doesn't have one. Anyhoo, this house shouted 'Home!' when we walked through. Very excited to get moving in February.

Princess for a Day

January 7, 2010 - PM Post
She was in awe of her special day.

And we are in awe of her.