Lovin Colorado

More fun Colorado pictures......there was just so much do-we could not fit it all in!

Time for a little modified bungi jumping!

More Reasons to LOVE Colorado!!!!

Kade introducing himself to one of the Huskies on our dog sled adventure

Karli loving on the doggies

The kids at "Good Times" dog sledding park!

Scott and Karli "mushing", the team of dogs, near the Continental Divide!

When we were not "driving" the dog sled, the kids waited in the sleigh!

Why we LOVE Breckenridge, CO soooo much!

1. The SPRING skiing

2. The Beaver Tails with Cinnamon

3. Adventure Park tubing hill at Keystone

4. Karli learning to ski
5. Outdoor lunches on Peak 9

6. Skiing as a FAMILY

7. GORGEOUS mountain peaks

A Blessed Spring Break...so FAR!

We had a great day at Grand Lodge today! The kids loved swimming inside and outside. It snowed all day, and was beautiful!

Gotta Luv hot-tubbing at 25 degrees! SOOOOO FUN!

Look who Finally lost a TOOTH!

Karli finally lost her first tooth this week. She had been waiting patiently as she watched all of her classmates loose their teeth. Now finally she has joined their ranks. Personally I am a little sad, that my baby girl is getting so big, but so excited to share her JOY! We love you Karli Grace!

Klassy Kittens Dance recital

The Klassy Kittens performed at the mall this past weekend, and did a boxing routine to the music "Boom Boom Pow". K.O. Boxing brought out some of the amateur boxers and the dance team performed. The girls did so great on their front and back handsprings!

Mini-Cats Year End Party

The Manhattan Mini-Cats Basketball season officially came to an end last week. A celebration was in order for these amazing little ladies, who improved so much over the BB season. The team got together at SPIN CITY roller rink, and had a blast roller skating, playing games, and celebrating winning several tournaments with a Yummy BB cake (Courtsey of Blue Sky Cake Design). WAY TO GO MINI-CATS

40th Birthday Party FUN!

Scott and I jetted away for a quick night last weekend, to celebrate some of our friends 40th
birthdays (yes I said it...we are embarking on that season of life)-YIKES -GOOD TIMES
BELOW is the birthday clan.....seriously do they look amazing OR what! Heather, Amy, Ann, Ronnie, and Mark all turned 40 this year








Above is all the Manhattanites (or most of them)that attended the party!

Karli's SPRING Dancenastic's routine

Coach Lorissa and Karli!

Karli, Gillian, and Madi

Karli's Spring dancenastics routine was an "Island theme". The girls had fun showing off their one-handed cartwheels, and back-walkovers. It is amazing how far they have come!

Comments from Bill Gates.....Love this

Bill Gates recently addressed a high school and said these rules:

Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!

Rule 2 : The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Rule 3 : You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.

Rule 4 : If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.

Rule 5 : Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.
Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.

Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.

Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.

Rule 10: Television is NOT real life.. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs..

Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

Karli's 1st Grade Pioneer Program

Karli's 1st grade pioneer program was this week at school. It was called "Pioneering in KANSAS"

Karli had a speaking part and did an excellent job with her memorization. I was so proud of her!

Can you tell my son LOVES the Wizard of OZ

My son has been wearing this Dorothy costume around for days, and we have to fight with him daily to take those ruby red slippers off just to go to school. He has been so proud of himself lately because he has been brave enough to watch the "mean witch" on the Wizard of Oz"

Any hey-if he wants to sleep in it-so be it! I choose my battles-and this is NOT it! Luv it!

Kiersten's 3rd Grade Music Performance

Kiersten's 3rd Grade performed "Let's Hear it For America!" this past Monday night, and boy did we "Hear" about it for weeks leading up to it. The kids were VERY prepared for each and every song and Kiersten did an excellent job with her speaking part.

Birthday Fun in Kansas City

My hubby and I snuck off to K.C. this past weekend to celebrate my 30th Birthday (ha ha!) We met up with some great friends and had a blast!

Twin Cities Marathon

I register for the Twin Cities Marathon today. Bring me home baby 10.3.10

Krewe of Allegawaho Mardi Gras Masked Ball!

Scott and I attended an amazing Mardi Gras party last night. Everyone was out in their Mardi Gras best! Dinner, Drinks, and dancing.......we all had a blast!

Steph & Nancy E.

My boot camp coach Josh and his wife Blythe

Steph, Mary, and Shawn

Happy Valentine's Week!