Sun Valley, Idaho Day 3

Bailey and her daddy at Dollar Mountain ready to tackle the "Half-Dollar" lift
Bailey ready to go!

Half-Dollar Lift

Preparing to load

"Hello" from the lift

We made it on the lift (Out of order, I know)

Here we come down the mountain

Bailey, doing so much better than the first day

I wish I was a sound editor, Raif's screaming gets in the way of the video, but still great! Raif was in a mood, but it didn't stop us from having a great day on the mountain!

We had a great last day of our trip. We took the kids over to Dollar Mountain, a super

kid-friendly place, fun for beginners to learn. Bailey had a great time, her Daddy's back can attest to that! She went up the mountain at least 15 times, and she was ready for more! We can't wait until next winter when she can try out more skiing, and maybe even get Raif on skis, or at least touch the snow!!!

Sun Valley, Idaho Day 2

Woke up on the 2nd day to 6 inches of snow. Our snowman we built the day before.
Taken from the french doors at the house.

Other side of house.

Raif checking out the snow from the night before.

Skiing in the afternoon. Colby on the lift.

Taken from the lift.

Me on the lift.

We got to go skiing in the morning, then sledding through the area around the house in the afternoon.

Our sled dog.

Bailey and Colby by the "fairy hideout" Colby built during the summer.

Raif and me waiting for our "sled dog" to take a break!

Mommy and her snow bunnies.

Daddy and his snow bunnies.

Raif does not like to be put down in the snow!

Bailey loves it, though!

Raif did love snow ball fights and watching the snow splatter on the ground.

Bailey in the snowball fight.

Raif after the snowball fight.

Bailey making her snow angels!

Raif showing you he does not want to touch the snow!

Our second day on our trip was wonderful. We woke up to 6 inches of snow. Colby and his dad got to ski in the morning, then his mom and dad dropped me off to ski with Colby in the afternoon. We were both exhausted when we got home, but rallied for a little toboggan (which my mom and dad got for us about 4 Christmas's ago and we finally got to use it!) ride through the property around the house. Our afternoon ended with a fun snowball fight, snow angels, and tons of fun!

Bailey's 1st Day of Skiing

Bailey's First Skiing Experience

Playing in the snow outside the house
Waiting on the magic carpet

Skiing with Daddy

It's kind of far away, but that is a smile!

Hot chocolate (margarita for me!) to celebrate a successful first day!

We are up in Sun Valley, Idaho with Colby's parents for a little spring skiing (I know, Spring isn't for a few more days). Bailey was geared up and ready to go skiing, so we thought, why not give it a try! She got on her boots (Step 1), got on the skis (Step 2) and made it up the magic carpet (like a conveyor belt) and down the hill between her Daddy's legs (Step 3). She did this about 15 times and loved it. We'll see what tomorrow brings!

Raif Discovers Markers

Bathtime after the marker ordeal
He drank water from the bathtub, probably to wash down the marker

The Accused

I love to color. I think it is so much fun and know kids love to do it to. However, some kids do not understand that you are not supposed to eat crayons, nor are you supposed to pull the ink part out of th marker. Raif is one of those kids. In 10.2 seconds, yes that's seconds, he managed to get Bailey's markers, start to eat them, and pull out the ink part of the marker. He got it all over himself and thankfully that was it!

Why Did I Buy This?

Bailey's Coloring Castle from her Birthday Party
A few of you have told me what a great idea for a party it was to have a coloring castle. I agree with you, but now I'm not so sure. True, it was a hit at the party and provided lots of enjoyment and entertainment. But, now, 4 days after the party, it is still up in the middle of my living room providing more hours of enjoyment. So, I am left with a dilemma. Where on Earth do I put this monstrosity and how can I get rid of it? At first, I thought it wasn't going to be a problem. Raif started chewing on the castle so I thought he would help me out and destroy it himself. BUT, now he's decided it's awesome and plays in it all day. It is made out of cardboard so, it won't last forever. So, until that day, I guess we'll play with it for a while longer!

Bailey's New Skates

We gave it a try in the backyard first
Taking a break

Raif wanted to show off his two bottom chompers (He has five in all, now!)

Bailey's Auntie Kelly and Uncle Eli and cousins Jaymee and Lexy gave Bailey new roller skates for her birthday. We decided to first try them out on the carpet. I will say, her balance was better than expected so we gave it a go out in the backyard. With her hands securely gripped around mine, we managed to skate in the circle around our backyard many times. She wasn't even ready to go and get her leotard on for dance class and wanted to skate some more. A big hit, Vega's!