Utah ski pics

Lots of snow fell while we were in Utah. It was a completely different ski experience than what we've been doing so far this year. Lots of fun but much more work...which leads to sore muscles at the end of the day. An apres ski beer seemed to help...at least for the adults. The boys loved the heated outdoor pool...it was fun to be outside swimming while snow was falling. We loved our stay at The Canyons. Our rooms was literally 30 seconds to the gondola...truly ski in/ski out. The snow park was lots of fun...we did the giant tubing hill with Auntie SueBee and watched the boys race around on the snowmobile track. Last picture is from Sean's birthday...the Star Wars t-shirt was a gift from one of his friends.
Now we are back in Oregon , tackling the giant mountain of post vacation laundry!

Five Today!!

A Glimpse of this year's basketball season

This captures Jackson's favorite part of the game, sprinting down the court.

Red Velvet Birthday Cupcakes

They tasted very yummy. However, the frosting was a very complicated, multi-step recipe that involved heating milk, cooling milk, mixing 4 (!) sticks of butter, refrigerating for exactly 15 minutes, etc. etc., and the frosting came out lumpy. Still tasted good but next time I will use a different frosting recipe. Most RV cupcakes call for cream cheese frosting but I really wanted something more like butter cream. Not sure which version is the more traditional but since I was the baker, it came down to what I would like best (and I knew Jim would like either).

Last Friday

It was our annual Mom's Day Out on the ski slopes. Fresh snow, sunshine and several hours of skiing while kids were at school and playdates. It was fantastic!

Taking a rest at Nordstrom

Sean thought a few of these chairs would be perfect for his bedroom!

Massage Chairs

After attempting a few quick errands with the boys, I am the one who needed a break in the massage chairs!