Year 2 of the Today Dental Winter Vacation - Snowboarding & Skiing

This has turned into one of our favorite vacations. Hanging out with the Mahoney's and Castle's in a cabin in the mountains of New Mexico is a blast! The kids all got so much better at snowboard and skiing. Jase and Maycee were going down blues on both snowboard and skiis (Jase even hit up a Black Diamond this year). Brynlee was rockin' it on greens all over the mountain, and Emee was even skiing on the bunny hill (with some "slight" assistance from me :). We'd always come home from a day of boarding exhausted...  pass out, and get ready for the next day.

We also went with a ski-in-ski-out cabin... definitely the way to go. So much easier with kids when you have to shuttle so much gear around... not to mention stopping for lunch whenever we wanted.

Overall, tons of fun. We can't wait until next year.

Maycee the Athlete

Maycee is going to be a gifted athlete in whatever sport she decides to focus on. This year was her first year with Argyle Eagles. She made a ton of friends on this team and it was such a fun year to watch her continue to grow and develop into a basketball star. She did so great!

Hoopin' It Up Homeschool Style & Argyle Eagles

This was the first year that Jase played on a homeschool team... the Thesa Riders. The team played about 30 games over the season, unfortunately only winning 2... one being the last game of the year. Always feels great to get a win at the end. With vacations and overlap with his Argyle team, Jase missed more games than any other starter on his team, yet still racked up the most points on the team. Way to go Jase! At the end of year banquet, he was awarded Offensive Player of the Year. Not only did he have the most points, but he also led in assists, almost quadruple the amount of assists as the next guy on the team. Magic Johnson better watch out... we've got Jase comin' for ya!

As for his first year as an Argyle Eagle... he had so much fun with these boys. Made some great friends and really enjoyed Coach Doyle. Hopefully we land on this team next year. They won most of their games and Jase really was a great "swiss army knife" type asset for the team.

1/6-1/12 Preschool, TX weather, and an Apostle- oh my!

This week was a busy one for the little girls!  Both Brynlee and Emee started a new dance class.  And they both LOVED them so much!

Emee also had her first day of preschool- she is taking a little class called Ready Readers to help her learn to read a little before she officially enters the homeschool realm next year.

Here she is on her first day!  She loved every minute of it!

Teeny Tiny Ballerina's are the the cutest thing in the world!

This girl's personality is so fun! This was her reaction to going to get ice cream with the big kids for Jase's VERY late birthday celebration 

Subzero ice cream is an experience!  You get cream, pick your fillings and then they use liquid nitrogen to freeze the creamy in front of you.  

We had Logan and Kinslee for the night for a fun sleepover.

Now for a little Texas weather.  

Friday was a warmer 69 degree day- we went on long walks, rode our bikes, scooters, and one-wheels and basked in the sun.  Friday evening a severe thunderstorm rolled in and we were under tornado and flash flood warnings and had crazy storms all through the night.  Then Saturday morning we woke up to 25 degree weather and SNOW!!!  HAHA This is Texas winter for ya.  The weirdest bi-polar weather...on and today- Sunday is has been back up to 60 degrees!

The kids were so surprised and excited- we had snowball fights and built a snowman with our next door neighbor and then had some yummy hot cocoa to warm us up.  So fun to play in the snow and have it gone by 3 pm!

Today, we had a pretty great opportunity!

We got to attend a stake conference where Elder Dale G. Renlund and his wife spoke and then we got to meet him for a minute afterward!  What a great experience for the kids!

Yep, this last week was a good one!

Happy New Year. Bring it on 2020!

So much fun to celebrate with the family! The kids love seeing their cousins, playing with them, and having sleepovers.