The night before
Last night was the big surprise for the boys - a ride on the Polar Express! They were so excited and thought it was so cool. We took their jammies and changed them in the bathroom of the train station. Brayden kept saying, "WHY are we putting on our jammies in a bathroom?" He could not figure out what was going on. Beau, on the other hand, hand our number. He came screaming out of his bathrooom changing area, "BUBBY! WE'RE GOING ON THE POLAR EXPRESS!!!"
It was a pretty cool adventure. They took us to the "North Pole" to deliver Santa, who came through the cabin and gave each child a bell. Brayden consumed three cups of hot-hot-hot hot chocolate. A fun time was had by all. Thanks to Aunt Jenny for planning this special trip!
So there's just one funny here that some of you may appreciate. Beau is in love with our 2-year-old black lab, Honey. And Honey is just as googly-woogly about Beau. Well, last night, I wake up about 1:30 a.m. to an asleep Honey groaning and grunting and rolling around in her bed followed by a still asleep, screeching and whining Beau rolling around in Honey's bed. Yes, folks, the kid and the dog both took up camp in the dog bed last night. And they were jocky-ing for position.
So I got up and put Beau back in his bed. This morning I asked why he was in Honey's bed, and his answer was simple. "I was scared in the bed with Bubby. So I got in bed with Honey."
The big day
Ok, now the boys can now both officially water ski and snow ski - wahoo! Today we skied at Purgatory/Durango. Both of the boys went to ski school while Nate, Jenny, Jason and I hit the slopes.
Brayden LOVES it. One of his instructors said to me when I checked in on him at lunch, "He's so chipper!" He made Jason pull him down the little hill at the end of the mountain after ski school was over. He really wants to ride the lift to the top tomorrow and ski down. We'll see. What we do know is that they are moving him up to the beginner 2 class for tomorrow's lesson. I'll let you know tomorrow how/if the skiing down the mountain goes.
Beau went to ski school, too. They did more of a cross-country-like skiing. When Nate went to pick him up, they told him, "This is the coolest kid we've ever had. He falls down and gets himself right back up and just keeps going." That's our Beau.
Then we hit a place for dinner called Beau-Jo's. It was very appropriate, we thought. And we may have to visit it more often. Beau, who never eats, ate two big plates of salad followed by 3/4 of a kid-sized pizza. Oh, and I can't forget about a half a box of Goldfish dipped in ranch dressing. Skiing does that body good!
As I type, they both passed out asleep in less than 3 minutes. Here's to a good night's sleep for everyone. . .
Be sure to check out the newest pics I posted here!
Last night was the big surprise for the boys - a ride on the Polar Express! They were so excited and thought it was so cool. We took their jammies and changed them in the bathroom of the train station. Brayden kept saying, "WHY are we putting on our jammies in a bathroom?" He could not figure out what was going on. Beau, on the other hand, hand our number. He came screaming out of his bathrooom changing area, "BUBBY! WE'RE GOING ON THE POLAR EXPRESS!!!"
It was a pretty cool adventure. They took us to the "North Pole" to deliver Santa, who came through the cabin and gave each child a bell. Brayden consumed three cups of hot-hot-hot hot chocolate. A fun time was had by all. Thanks to Aunt Jenny for planning this special trip!
So there's just one funny here that some of you may appreciate. Beau is in love with our 2-year-old black lab, Honey. And Honey is just as googly-woogly about Beau. Well, last night, I wake up about 1:30 a.m. to an asleep Honey groaning and grunting and rolling around in her bed followed by a still asleep, screeching and whining Beau rolling around in Honey's bed. Yes, folks, the kid and the dog both took up camp in the dog bed last night. And they were jocky-ing for position.
So I got up and put Beau back in his bed. This morning I asked why he was in Honey's bed, and his answer was simple. "I was scared in the bed with Bubby. So I got in bed with Honey."
The big day
Ok, now the boys can now both officially water ski and snow ski - wahoo! Today we skied at Purgatory/Durango. Both of the boys went to ski school while Nate, Jenny, Jason and I hit the slopes.
Brayden LOVES it. One of his instructors said to me when I checked in on him at lunch, "He's so chipper!" He made Jason pull him down the little hill at the end of the mountain after ski school was over. He really wants to ride the lift to the top tomorrow and ski down. We'll see. What we do know is that they are moving him up to the beginner 2 class for tomorrow's lesson. I'll let you know tomorrow how/if the skiing down the mountain goes.
Beau went to ski school, too. They did more of a cross-country-like skiing. When Nate went to pick him up, they told him, "This is the coolest kid we've ever had. He falls down and gets himself right back up and just keeps going." That's our Beau.
Then we hit a place for dinner called Beau-Jo's. It was very appropriate, we thought. And we may have to visit it more often. Beau, who never eats, ate two big plates of salad followed by 3/4 of a kid-sized pizza. Oh, and I can't forget about a half a box of Goldfish dipped in ranch dressing. Skiing does that body good!
As I type, they both passed out asleep in less than 3 minutes. Here's to a good night's sleep for everyone. . .
Be sure to check out the newest pics I posted here!
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