Dilbert

When people ask me "how's work going?" I wish I could just point to a Dibert cartoon. This guy just nails it on the head every time!

10 Years & Still Going Strong

April 25th marked 10 years of wedded bliss for Jeff and me - can you believe it? I bet the night we called our parents and told them we were going to Vegas to get married none of them thought we'd be married this long! I still can't believe Jeff has put up with me for this long - or should I say "had the luxury of catering to me" for this long. We are both so lucky to have each other and two wonderfully amazing children. THANK YOU to Grandma Chewy and Grandma Judy for watching the kids while we relaxed in Las Vegas for a couple of days--and MUCHOS GRACIAS to Grandma Chewy for the added responsibility of watching the dog, Charley--I thought about you while I was getting my hour-long aromatherapy massage at the Mandalay Bay Spa. I'd like to end this post by saying we won a load of money in Vegas but I'm not one to lie. We had fun, though!

Jeff = Best Dad in the World

So Jeff REALLY IS the best dad in the world - and husband, too. I've been trying to finish my MBA and taking a lot of classes; this semester I had a class that met every other Saturday, all day. One Saturday, Jeff took Peyton and Ashley to the Foothills Learning Center where they volunteered to make a quail habitat (that's what all those sticks are for). Another Saturday was right before Easter and Jeff took the kids to the park for an Easter egg hunt (Peyton's the one in red in the middle of all the other kids). They always manage to have a lot of fun without me! Thank goodness that class is finished and I'll be completely done with my MBA on June 9th--I'm so excited for summer I can't stand it! Rafting, camping, wearing flip-flops, reading for fun, the list goes on and on! Most importantly, spending time with my TERRIFIC HUSBAND and wonderful kids.

McCall, Here we come

As many of you know, we recently purchased a town house in the resort community of McCall ID with Grandma and Grandpa Chewy. We moved furniture in this weekend and thought we would post pictures and invite all of you that are able to read this to come on up for a weekend of rafting, boating, fishing, hiking, golfing.

Soccer Time!

Would you believe we woke up to snow on Wednesday morning and then had soccer practice that afternoon at 5:30? You gotta love Spring in the Northwest. Peyton's first game was last week and let's just say that playing and having fun is much more important than the score. Game #2 is tomorrow - and as much as it doesn't matter, Peyton enjoys it a lot more if his team scores at least one goal. I apologize that I did not get any good shots - I'll try harder tomorrow. At least this picture of the cheerleaders turned out great.

After 7 1/2 Years of College...

After all my schooling, time, money, aches, pains, etc. you'd think I'd be able to figure out how to format this damn blog. I give up. HTML, XML, CSS, RSS--all a bunch of BS! I need to quit trying to keep up with my cute sisters-in-law and just accept the fact that their blogs will always be cuter than mine. I, in turn, will relish in my ability to create spreadsheet after spreadsheet.

Jenny and Ashley get Haircuts!

I love doing girly stuff with my Ashley. Most of the time she is a Daddy's girl, but every once and awhile she'll want to hang out with me and just do girl stuff. How can I say no? Unfortunately, I'm not the best girly mom out there and my hair-styling abilities are impaired. I decided to stop the fighting and just chop off the disruptive part of our mommy-daughter relationship. We're happier and have you ever seen such a cutie???

First Day of Kayaking 2008

It was 55 degrees and sunny today in Boise - the perfect day for kayaking! Jeff took the kids out to the pond by the Boise River and they practiced their paddling. Good thing they got new wetsuits and life jackets for Christmas! That Santa is a thinker...

Skiing at Bogus Basin

Winter's almost over so we thought we'd try to get one last ski day in. Jenny decided to get back on alpine skis for the first time in 15 years--Peyton was her instructor, although he had a hard time slowing down for her. Ashley went on the big hill for the first time between Daddy's legs. After warming up the girls, the guys headed off for the Really Big Hills and Jenny and Ashley had fun on their own. It was so sunny and beautiful - a perfect day for skiing at Bogus Basin!

Kayak Sledding

Leave it to Jeff to find a way to kayak in the snow. A few weeks ago he took the kids sledding - and who needs a sled when you have a garage full of kayaks? This one is actually Peyton's kayak.