We sold our old van this last week. This is how we felt getting all those Benjamins until we realized the difference between the purchase price of our new van and the sale price of our old van ;)

I got vaccinated this week. The next day I had chills, a headache, and body aches. Fortunately that only lasted one day and shows my immune system got to work

A FHE game about the word of wisdow

With the weather warming up that means we are back to the park. Aren't they so cute?

Henry is also doing his part to keep up with the lawn maintenance

Some early birds and their worms

Brushing teeth at the dentist

Nixon got some sealants and the dentist pulled out his last front tooth

He looks so much better without that tooth dangling

I really like the lighting in this picture

I have a feeling I don't look this cute when I sleep

Yesterday I got under the van to install a trailer hitch. It was not as quick and easy as the videos lead me to believe but it is done.

Before

After

I got lots of dirt and dust on my face

Kim thought it would be funny to ask the kids "watch this" while she did nothing out of the ordinary. Here are Mason and Henry's reactions

Take care and enjoy the sunshine

A New Van and Last Day of Skiing for the Season

We had lots of fun playing Guesstures last Sunday

Lyza took score keeping very seriously

This picture is being shared for two reasons. First, Henry ran straight into one of his friends and ended out with a black eye. Second, there was a two day stretch where Henry demanded to wear this tie. He is getting very demanding.

We bought a new van this week! A 2019 Chrysler Pacifica. It is awesome!

I have no idea why kids think it is OK to lay on the floor at department stores. Yuck!

We got the Caravan all cleaned up to sell. We listed it Friday night and sold it in less than 2 days. Kim and I were both a little sad to see it go.

While Kim was out cleaning the van Mason made this for her.

Here he is explaining it

We have had amazing weather (I think it made it up to 17 Celsius one day) so the kids ate lunch outside on Friday

Saturday we had our last day of skiing for the season. It was warm and beautiful

Miss Lyza did great. Here is a video of her showing off, then falling, then a friend of ours falling

Nixon was fast as usual

Here is a video of Nixon going down the bunny hill with the camera strapped to his chest

Kim took the big chairlift with Nixon and got this great shot from the top

Kim also went up to the top with some friends

Nixon and I also took the big chair lift up

Here is the view when we were eating in the lodge

Lyza and Kim on the chair lift together

We finally got a picture of all four of us together

Take care

Happy Birthday Nixon!

 Sunday afternoon games don't always happed but when they do everyone enjoys them

On Tuesday morning Nixon woke up and was a year older. He got a delicious breakfast

We all got to run through the birthday streamers

Nixon got some new shoes before school (which he really needed)

For lunch he got a date with dad at Red Robin

Here is the bunch

What a big present!

He had to try it out

That got Mason out on this trike

And Henry on his balance bike

What a cool gift

We did corn dog fondue for dinner

And some more presents after dinner

Henry was excited to see grandma and grandpa

This rocks, fossils, and minerals kit was a hit

A new book set

Yummy cake

Nixon got a jelly bean game where half of them taste absolutely disgusting (dirty socks, boogers, rotten fish, etc.) and the other half taste good but are the exact same colors as the gross ones. They had fun playing it

This is a cool balancing game that Nixon got

Who do you think helped decorate Henry?

Cupcake has been out on some adventures in the hamster ball

I am not sure about this creation

What a cute sight

I don't recognize this story though

I have known for a while that there is an Alberta St. in Post Falls but didn't realize it intersects Edmonton Ave.

Yesterday we took Lyza and Nixon skiing and it was beautiful

Lyza made some big improvements with her skiing

And Nixon looked like he had been skiing for years

A view of Kim teaching Lyza while I was on the chair lift

When we are on the chair lift we always talk about how cool it would be to stay in one of these condos

It was fun skiing together and the weather was perfect

Here is a compilation video of the evening

Take care