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Skiing

April 12, 2022

On Sunday morning we took the kids down to ski school. None of us really knew what to expect – and when we arrived before 9:00 we also didn’t know it didn’t actually start until 10:00! That was ok though – it gave us plenty of time to get situated and get the kids where they needed to be.

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They were all in a group together with 3 other kids and an instructor named Spencer.

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They all seemed pretty excited and had no problem letting us leave. Phew!

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Robert and I then went back and got geared up for a fun day of skiing together!

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We hit up green runs all morning trying to find our ski legs again. Robert’s ski legs seem to come back much faster and easier than mine! ha! Robert spent the morning zooming down and then waiting on me to make my way down the mountain. He’s a good skier and a good sport!

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After lunch we were feeling pretty comfortable so went on a blue run. I promptly bit the dust 10 seconds into the run. But, I got back up, figured out what I needed to do and made it down. We then skied blues the rest of the day with no issues. I just needed a little time to get going! It was a pretty – and warm! – day. Temps were in the 50s and 60s and we were peeling out of layers all day. Also gotta love this goggle and helmet head!

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We picked up the kids that afternoon and they had all had the BEST day! They loved ski school and were so excited to show us what they had learned so we went down the bunny hill with us a few times to show off their new skills!

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I was so impressed with how quickly they picked it up! The most fun day for all!!

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We made it back to the hotel and hit up the hot tub…can’t beat it.

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We were tired…the best kind of worn out from all the fun tired…so ordered room service and called it a night! A great first day of skiing!

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Spring Break

April 11, 2022

Two weeks ago we headed out on the most fun adventure for spring break. We took the kids to Deer Valley to go skiing for the first time! Robert skied a lot as a kid but I didn’t learn until I was in my 20s. Neither of us had been skiing since 2009 though. I really didn’t know what to expect but it turned out even better than I could have hoped! We got to Deer Valley on Saturday and were very, very pleased with our accommodations! We stayed at the new Residences at the Goldener Hirsch and our condo was so nice!

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I loved having a cool, modern place to stay – with an awesome hotel bed! It was perfect having a full kitchen, living room, and a washer and dryer.

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This really good avocado toast they had for breakfast sure was nice too!

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We stayed in Silver Lake Village which is mid-mountain. We did have to get down to the bottom of the mountain for ski school but it was pretty easy. The first day we took a car down but on day 2 we took the lift and skied down! Sunday was our first day of skiing and the ski butler brought all of the gear to the hotel – so easy!

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Tiny skier ready to go!

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Ski school and more to come tomorrow!

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More pictures

April 7, 2022

I have so many more pictures I want to share – so I’m going to do just that! Someday I’ll scan in every single picture that is in all those containers in Naples but, for now, these are some more of what I have.

Little Stevie Patterson…

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Butterball!

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Up, up and away!

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Engagement party in Montgomery…

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the race car!

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Two of my very favorite people…

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Birthday boy at Disney!

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Gotta love my long high school hair! Just about as long as it is now!

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Obviously the cars were washed by hand!

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Little Stevie Patterson had quite the dance career on stage, or so I was told!

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The bunny ears…

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and the retaliation!

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The three Maxwells!

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Holding court with my Vandy girls!

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Merry Christmas!

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He did always love Christmas time!

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Daddo and baby Samantha…

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Good times at the Bass Pro!

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Baby Delaney!

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Rooooar!

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Ferraris all around!

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He was a really good golfer. I am not.

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Steve the engineer!

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Looking sharp at John’s house!

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New car!

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Just missing miss smiley Samantha!

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I’m thinking this note was stuck in a package sent to me at college. I love this so much.

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So many good memories, so many good times!

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Daddy

April 6, 2022

This is what I posted on social media yesterday. It’s so hard to sum things up in a neat little post but I did my best.
I am heartbroken to say that my dad passed away yesterday. He died on 4.4.22 at 11:11 am which, if you knew him, is very fitting that he chose such a precise number. We miss him so much but feel so lucky that we got to love him and be loved by him for as long as we did. He was extraordinary. He believed in hard work and did just that his entire life to give us the best of everything. Incredibly smart and always curious, he spent his life learning about things that he loved. Whether it was Lionel trains, Ferraris, or watches, he never did anything halfway! Being our dad was the thing he did best though. Despite everything he had to do in life and career, I always knew that home with us was the place he loved to be most. He loved Christmas; he loved working in the yard; he loved building things whether it was our awesome treehouse or shelves for my dorm room; he loved taking us to Disney World. He loved me and my brother and my mom.
He and my mom were married for 48 years and she was his best friend. They were always quite the match – two of the kindest people you will ever meet. The love and care she has shown him over his lifetime, and especially the past few years, will serve as a shining example to us all about how to treat the ones you love most. My dad lived with Parkinson’s for almost 25 years and, despite all the hardships and being forced to give up things that he loved, I never once heard him complain. Never once. That just wasn’t his style. I will continue to live my life trying to make him proud. I will forever hear his voice in my ear asking me if I’m using my best judgement. I will tell my kids how much I love them and how proud I am of them just as he always did with me. My entire life people have told I’m just like him. I can think of no better compliment. How lucky am I to be Steve Patterson’s daughter?
https://www.fullernaples.com/tributes/Steve-Patterson

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I could only include so many photos on Facebook and Instagram…but I can put as many as I want here! πŸ™‚

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Man, he was the very best.

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School Stuff

March 31, 2022

Got this picture of Maxwell at school when I was helping with yearbook photos…

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and look at this cute crew!

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Samantha brought home her book about soccer and it was awesome and informative!

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And I loved Spencer’s story on parasailing!

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I had the kids’ teacher conferences last week and all got GLOWING reviews. I mean, truly glowing. They’re smart, they’re respectful, they’re well-rounded. How did I get so lucky?!

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