March

Creed and I met some lake friends down in the Keys for five days and had the best time. We stayed at a (new to us) resort in Marathon and loved all it had to offer, including the five different pools! The weather was perfect, and we had lots of luck fishing. It was a great trip!

Making our favorite drive down US1

Ready for practice

Celebrating Tilly's 2nd birthday

Luke's did fantastic at his (first ever) baseball game and even got two hits! 

Squirrel!

February

 Caleb went to his first homecoming dance with some friends! They had a blast at the dance, followed by a late night meal at Waffle House. It's hard to believe he is that old...

Lacey would spend all day chasing sticks if we would let her!

On February 25th, our baby turned 12 years old. 

(Where has the time gone?!!)

Instead of a big party, he opted for a weekend in the Keys with just Mom and Dad. We loved spending time with our Lukey Babe!

We had a Friday evening flight into Miami and then drove down to Marathon. The next morning it was birthday donuts in paradise.

We spent half of Saturday on Sombrero Beach

and then the second half of the day at the hotel pool. 

Luke had no problem finding friends to play with.

Birthday dinner at Lazy Days South

It was at this point where he decided his eyes were bigger than his stomach!

Sunday we hung around the pool until mid-afternoon

and then headed back towards Miami that late afternoon. We had dinner at one of our favorite places in Key Largo before heading to the airport.

We love you, Luke, and loved making memories with you on your birthday weekend!

January

 The boys smothered Hallie Girl with love when she got to town!

We took the boys to Vail for a long weekend and it was a great trip. Even though it was a holiday weekend, Vail wasn't crowded at all. The boys had great skiing conditions (I opted out of skiing this year and spent my days exploring Vail Village!) and both skied really well considering they hadn't been since March 2020.  This was the boys first trip to Vail and they loved it as much as we do- it's a favorite for sure! 

We went over to Lionshead on night one and had dinner at Garfinkel's. It wouldn't be a ski trip without a giant ice cream sundae.

Saturday it was warm (40s in the Village) with blue skies, which made for a great first day back on the slopes.

That night we had dinner at The George in Vail. Before coming to dinner, the boys walked around the village and showed up with a box of Japanese candy and snacks. 

They also showed up with "The Tounge of Satan" for Creed, which is supposed to be the hottest candy. 

According to Creed, it is in fact, the hottest thing you can eat. He said it was many, many times hotter than the One Chip. 

Day two brought snowy conditions on the slopes.

Caleb ordered the famous nachos at The Red Lion, but regretted that decision about an hour after getting back on the hill. 

Vail got 7 inches of snow overnight, so Monday was a powder day. Creed made it to the back bowls first thing that morning and skied for hours before it was tracked out. While he skied, Luke and I explored Vail Village.

That afternoon we loaded up and headed back to Denver. Holiday weekend traffic on I-70 allowed the boys plenty of time to complete their make up work.

Our first (ice) snow day