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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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Filed Under: MBB, Robert, SKB, SPB, Travel

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 Lake

March 2, 2022

Some of our other besties were staying in another lake house down the road so we met up with them on Sunday night for dinner and more smores! These crazy boys might have decided to skinny dip in the freezing lake!!

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Crazy but cute!

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The girls took up the freezing lake water challenge as well but smartly decided to wear their bathing suits…

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Afterward they rinsed off in the shower with their “shower caps” on! Silly girls!

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It was a really fun weekend with a really fun crew!

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The Lake

March 1, 2022

We stayed at the lake with some friends over President’s Day weekend and had so much fun – robotics competition included! We started off a little rough with Samantha and some mud….

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but things only went up from there! The kids all played so well together and the weather could not have been more perfect!

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These two especially had fun! Peas in a pod!

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Look what Maxwell found on our hike!

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I mean…doesn’t get much prettier than this!

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Fun times with good friends!

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The Big D

January 24, 2022

For Christmas, we gave the kids tickets to see the Mavericks play in Dallas and took our trip last weekend. What a great trip! I loved being back in Dallas and the kids had so much fun. We took a direct flight after school on Friday…

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and were sitting down to dinner by 8:00! We had dinner at Hudson House and Maxwell even tried an oyster! whoa!!

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Samantha turned her nose up at the oysters but ate plenty of chocolate pie!

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We stayed at the Highland Dallas right by SMU which worked out great.

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The weather was unusually cold and blustery on Saturday but that didn’t bother us. We grabbed breakfast…

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drove around Highland Park looking at houses and then headed to Northpark Mall! Shopping all day…just what the boys love! ha!

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In all seriousness, it was the best way to spend the day. Everyone did some shopping and came home with new stuff – well, everyone except me! who would have thought that?! We had lunch and an afternoon treat at Neiman Marcus, the boys got to do a VR experience at the movie theater, and Samantha got some cotton candy. It was a win all around!

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That night we had dinner at Mesero, a mexican restaurant close to the American Airlines Center. It worked out because we could park in the garage and leave our car there during the game.

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The game was really fun. Lots of action and entertainment! The kids loved seeing Luka Doncic play, I loved watching the ManiAACs and the “entertainment squad”, and we all loved seeing Boban!…even if he was injured and couldn’t play.

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We didn’t get back to the hotel until after 11 and had an early morning on Sunday because we had to get back to Birmingham for another, much more important, basketball game…

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Go MB Magic! Go Mavericks! Such a fun, easy weekend trip that I would love to do again!

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