Miracles do Happen

Kohen decided he really was ready to learn how to ride his bicycle..This is something the kid has never been interested in...I kept telling him most kids know how by his age and how I learned at 4 but he still never cared...On Sunday evening, he and Kerry had tried a little bit before it got dark...And again yesterday with not much daylight, he attempted it for about 30-45 minutes...I told Kerry he definitely had it....We didn't get behind him..We just kept letting him ride around in the cul-de-sac....But today when we got home from school, he got right on that bike and took off and he's been riding around like no problem...I'm just glad he finally cared enough to want to ride a bike...So I'm ready for plenty of bikes rides this summer and then around our neighborhood this spring...

 And Kresee isn't so bad on her new bike lately either:)

15 years!!

Today we celebrated Hunter's 15th Birthday!!!....I honestly can't believe it....Who would have thought he would have outlived Sage and Biskit by a few years and here he is still trucking along...We had a mass removed back in January and Dr. Tammen said his bloodwork looks great...You wouldn't even know he is such an old man by looking at it:)....He is hard of hearing but still sees fine...He gets a little pep in his step every once in awhile but most of his days are lying around in his favorite spots...So much that I check on him often to make sure he is still breathing...He is a little stiff when he gets up to walk around but does pretty well....He has been around since Kerry got him for me my senior year of high school when he was just a little 8 week old puppy...He was so stinking cute...He still is a great looking dog...We love you Hunter and happy birthday sweet boy!

 

Valentine's Day

The perks of being at Kohen's school is getting to go and help out at the parties...So Valentine's was today and I got to spend some time with his friends and other moms...The kids are always crazy and out of control but they had a great time...Valentine's was always my favorite holiday at school b/c I loved opening all of them from my friends...We did a kool-aid packet and put a little saying "You're a kool friend. Love, Kohen" They were easy and turned out cute...Kresee had quite a bit to open in her valentine's box from her friends as well...

That night the kids picked Buffalo Wild Wings for their dinner with Kerry and I...We love eating there and we had a nice family dinner:)

Kresee's sweet card...She loves to write:)

Bulls vs Hot Shots

Today was a fun game for the boys because all 5 of them are in the same 1st grade class:)...They have a great group of boys and I love Kohen having great friends...

 Jude also plays on the team and Ronnie was their coach...Kohen and Jude loved getting to guard each other in the 4th quarter...They were hilarious and did a great job!!

Basketball season is ending soon and then onto soccer....

1st Grade Program

Tonight was Kohen's 1st grade program...I got a sneak peak at the 2:30 school wide performance this afternoon but enjoyed watching it a 2nd time around this evening (and didn't have to worry about taking any pictures and just enjoyed the show)...He did so good and even had a speaking part...He was the 1st to raise his hand when the music teacher asked who wanted a speaking part...Something Kerry and I are definitely happy about since there is no way I would have wanted to do that...He is shy at times but then really surprises us...We worked on his lines a little bit but the little stinker has such a great memory he would get annoyed at me "Moooom, I already know the words!!"...

 

Bulls

The Bulls played a great game this morning winning 19-14...It was an exciting one and Kohen continues to do well...I love seeing him more confident with each game:)

Red River Ski Trip

We took our annual ski trip to Red River this week, but this time we had a little girl go along with us....Kresee has been soooo excited and told us over and over what a great skier she was...Kerry and I were honestly worried...Just last week during the snow at Christmas, she was panicked walking around on the ice thinking she was going to fall...I kept threatening her that we weren't going to take her if she was going to cry the whole ski trip....But she did amazing...We drove halfway to Dumas, TX on Monday and stayed in a hotel there...We opened the car door and Kresee said "Why does it smell so bad?" It did smell a lot like cow poop:)..

Since it was New Year's Eve I assumed there would be restaurants open, but no such luck...We ate in a little mexican restaurant right by the hotel but we were starving and didn't care:)...Here is our one NYE pic for 2012!!!

Grandpa Randy and Sallye met up with us as well but they headed out about an hour before us the next morning...We made a trip to wal-mart to buy chains for our tires and it took forever..I was a nervous wreck because there was some bad weather the day before where we were heading and I don't think I've been so scared to drive in the car....But we headed on out and the TX roads were not great and didn't help my fears...I-40 was no fun...But once we hit New Mexico, the roads were a lot better...We drove all the way into Red River without too much of a problem...Here the kids are hanging out in the backseat watching plenty of movies and asking 100 times if we are there yet?

We made it to the Auslander Condos...2nd year in a row we've stayed there and we really like it...There was a great snowman already built and they wanted their picture by it...We got unloaded and headed over to Sitzmark to rent our skis...Then we headed to a Mexican Restaurant for dinner that Kerry, Kohen and I ate at 2 years ago...

The next morning we were up and ready....I finally was feeling a little better but my body was still pretty exhausted from this cold I've had the past few weeks...It took a lot of energy just to get the kids ready to go..Skiing is hard work...Since we are right by the lift we walked on over and made the kids take a seat while we bought our lift tickets...Aren't they so cute?

We did the bunny slope a few times just to refresh Kohen's memory and then let Kresee give it a whirl...She skiied between Kerry's legs and then we let her go a little bit on her own...She did really well and after 3 times, we were ready to move on...

We did the bigger practice slope a few times as well...Kohen was doing great....And we were both surprised how well Kresee was doing...She wasn't crying or scared like we assumed she would be...Then we thought let's go up the big mountain and have at it...Kerry and Kresee riding on the ski lift:)

I stuck with Kohen since he's easier and knows how to get on and off the lifts by himself...

We skiied till about 2 on the first day and went in for lunch...Both kids wanted a break so Kerry and I headed out on our own the last 1.5  hours before the lifts closed....

We skiied the whole time on day #2 as well...Kohen didn't need any help whatsoever...Kerry and I would switch back and forth with Kresee...She loved it and we took some video of both of them skiing:)...Overall it was a great 1st time for Kresee and Kohen did excellent his 4th time skiing...We love this trip and can't wait for next year....

Pictures from the Red River Photographer...Cutest kids ever:)