One Heck of a Surprize

The boys and I surprized my wife by getting her the ultimate gift; a leg of procuitto ham. It is safe to say that she has never received one of these before. When Anders came and presented her with a whole salami the other week, I felt like hitting him over the head with it! For a few minutes Anders and I were on the same wave length or something like that.....funny, I don't remember taking the few teaspoons of MSG that gives you that buzz.

Grouse

The boys had a wonderful day of skiing today, the day before Christmas. There was virtually nobody on the mountain as too many people may have been busy getting those last minute gifts. It gave my hubby a chance to spend some time with the boys.

The boys did have lessons and at the end, they all skied "the Cut" together. They had a great time and left me to run a few errands today among st the crowds. Those that were not skiing were obviously at the malls.

This will be a day they won't forget. Andrew won the race down the hill; Caleb was a close second.

We're Back

Can't belive the year has come and gone. The family has been extremely busy this year and that was oone of the reasons we didn't post. We are also are trying to maintain our facebook account so one social media outlet seemed enough.
This a picture of the boys in Kaui this summer; notice the tan that they got. The weather was great and I have to say that of the islands of Hawaii, so far Kaui seems to be the best. It is so laid back and not yet commercialized.

The food was great too.

The Cool Dudes

The weekend weather was fabulous, well one of the days was great. My hubby did a great job power washing the house and getting it ready for the summer. Once he starts, its hard to get him to stop. The gutters are now cleaned, the BBQ has been scrubbed down and the window are shiny.

The kids were great and they enjoyed their first bike ride of 2011. Caleb has out grown his bike and Andrew needs the seat adjusted. Can't believe they have grown so, so much. The weather so good, the kids had their shorts on and their cool shades!

Saturday Activities

It has been awhile since we last posted. We have been using facebook and it didn't make sense to post there and post here.

We can't belive the summer is just around the corner. School will be finished and the boys will be looking to fill their summer with activities.

We're off to Andria's pig party today! Yum, yum...roast pork!

Homework

The kids learned about measuring and the teacher had a great idea to teach them the concept; they put together a recipe for chocolate chip cookies.

At the end of the lesson, the kids took the mixture home for us to bake and to see how they turned out. The results were great, soft and moist, not too salty and a good texture. My only critizism is not enough chocolate chips!!

Gordon Ramsey would have been proud.

Addiction

You are addicted to a Blackberry when:

1. Last thing you do before you go to bed is to check for new messages.
2. If you wake up in the middle of the night, you check for new messages.
   
3. First thing you do in the morning is to check for new messages.
4. To avoid talking to someone, you pull out your Blackberry.
5. You are in a state of panic if you forget to charge your phone up over night.
6. When you get your phone bill, you are afraid to open it.
7. You have tech support for your Blackberry.
   
8. You have a picture of Jim Balsille on your fire place mantle.
9. Word association: Blackberry....personal communication devise essential for business; Apple....fruit.
10. You would rather text than talk.