Los Angeles Confidential

I just got back from KC today, where I got together with some friends from college. We were celebrating the upcoming nuptials of our crazy friend Lara Morgenson. Lara was able to take time out of her busy schedule of rubbing elbows with celebrities in L.A., to come back to KS and hang out for an evening. I guess we thought we were in college again, as we closed down 3 differet bars!!! As one would close, we'd head to another. What's up with these places closing at 10pm??? Midnight??? We finally found a bar that stayed open until 2am. However, the waitress literally had to take our drinks and ask us to leave...not that nicely, though!:) Just wanted to share the link to her magazine (Los Angeles Confidential), where she is Executive Editor. You go girl!
www.la-confidential-magazine.com

MARCH MADNESS!!!

Thanks to some very good friends of ours, Josh and Jackson were able to score some tickets to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Omaha! They had a great time, even if the Cats lost!



MCDONALD'S MADNESS!!!!

How random!!! Josh and Jackson stopped by the McDonald's in Beatrice, NE and the K-State player's bus was there! It pulled in right behind Josh, so they went inside to check things out...Jackson got his picture taken with Clent Stewart. I don't think Jackson was quite as impressed as Josh, though. Beasley didn't make it off the bus, neither did my favorite...Jacob Pollen. Sure wish I could have been there! Do you think they would have let me on the bus for a few pics?

After a trip to Colorado, a night with Gramma and Poppy, a weekend in KC and a day trip to Omaha to watch the Cats, (all of that in 10 days!!!!) Jackson was wiped out!

FUN WITH FAMILY!!!

My sister Julie came to Kansas, from Ohio, for Spring Break! We made a "girls weekend" of it...kind of. We all had our kids, but we managed to get some adult time (thanks to my niece Ashley who was my nanny for the weekend!)! Thank you Ashley..we appreciate it!:) Thanks to Steph and Mike, too, for the accommodations!

Check out all the awesome Silpada jewelry!!! Julie (in the middle) just started selling it and we got to play dress up all weekend! It's amazing how nice jewelry can turn jeans and a t-shirt into an awesome outfit! I wonder how that works with sweats!?!?!?!


Ashley and the boys...oh, can't forget Sophie, Ashley's new puppy! The boys LOVE her!

Carson got some cuddle time with Aunt Julie! It's very rare that Carson will cuddle with anyone other than Josh or me, so Julie was lovin' it! They love their aunts...because the totally spoil them!!!:)

Sophers!!! I think this has got the be one of the cutest puppies on earth!

ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO AN END...

We made it home, all in one piece!

Carson was so bummed to leave Colorado, though! This sequence of pictures was taken as we were driving out of Breckenridge. He kept saying "I hate this day...this is the worst day ever!" I hated to see him so bummed, but it was so cute at the same time. Jackson and Carson both enjoyed this trip so much. They are finally at the ages that make these trips so totally enjoyable!




SNOWMOBILE RIDE TO THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE


Pikes Peak (below...in the distance)

Breckenridge had gotten over 20" of snow in the 24 hours leading up to our snowmobile tour. I don't think we could have had a better experience. All of the trees were flocked with inches of snow and the sky was mostly clear, with just a few clouds. So clear that we could see Pikes Peak out in the distance. It was truly amazing and an experience we will not soon forget! Ok...the snowmobiles were pretty cool, too! They are huge and heavy...and a blast to drive. Jackson and Carson loved it and I even think Jackson appreciated the scenery, too. We were driving through the huge, snow flocked trees and he yells "This is awesome!!!" Not only did I enjoy all of the adventurous things we did, but I enjoyed sharing this time with our boys! They were so eager to get out there and try it all...and they loved it!
I do have to give kudos to Josh...he doesn't ski and he took us anyway! (To be honest, he hates cold weather!) Thanks Josh! The highlight of his trip was the snowmobile ride, but I also know he really enjoyed seeing the boys ski! I know I heard him say something to one of the boys about "When we come back next year..." I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

FRESH POWDER!!!

We woke up Friday morning with a ton of new snow on the ground. Breckenridge got between 10-14 inches, and it still keeps snowing. It looks like they got another 7" throughout the day on Friday and it's still falling. The boys did ski school again on Friday.

















Jackson spent the whole day on the slopes, which he was very excited about. I was able to join him for one run right after lunch. He was with his little ski class and I was hoping to just sneak up the lift without him knowing I was there. I had on my stocking cap, goggles and my neck warmer up over my mouth. I'm slowly moving through the lift line, thinking I would be "incognito" and he looks right at me and goes "Hi Mom!" So, I failed at my undercover operation. Oh well...I ended up riding up the ski lift with him and got to see him ski. It totally made my day!
Carson was still on the beginner slope, but has made great progress. He went from skiing down with an instructor helping him to being able to do a wedge, also know as "pizza slice", by himself.
Friday was the first time I have really skied "powder" and it was pretty cool. To be that high up in the mountains after such a big snowfall was pretty amazing. The snow continued to come down in those big white flakes...it was beautiful!



Both of the boys were very sad to have to turn in their gear...they loved skiing (and the cool boots, skis and helmets they got to wear!)! We are taking a break from the slopes today and taking a snowmobile tour of the Continental Divide. Can't wait!

Spring Break in Colorado

ROOM WITH A VIEW!!!





















I couldn't believe it when we got to our room and realized it had a full view of Jackson and Carson's ski school (above)! It was awesome to be able to have a " birds eye view" of the boys without them even knowing. Jackson eventually saw Josh, but it didn't distract him. After lunch, Jackson got to take his first trip up the mountain...on the ski lift! We could not believe it! I was freaking out...it was snowing like crazy! He made it down safely and both boys are excited for another day of ski school!


CARSON SKIING BY HIMSELF!




















JACKSON (before he headed out to the slopes)

VIDEO OF CARSON'S FIRST TIME TO SKI!

JACKSON'S FIRST TIME ON THE SKI LIFT...

HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY CARSON!!!

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Dinner at Kiku

Tonight we went to dinner at Kiku Japanese Steakhouse in Topeka, in honor of Carson's birthday tomorrow. It was my parents, Josh's parents, Josh's Brother (Ty) and our family. I can't believe Carson is going to be 4 tomorrow! Each day that goes by means that my boys are getting that much older. If only we could stand still in time!

Onion Volcano!

Fire!

...Fire!

Happy Birthday Carson!

They came out with a piece of cheesecake for Carson and sang "Happy Birthday"! It was so funny...they had a gong and during the song it went...

"Happy Birthday to you!" (BONG!!)

"Happy Birthday to you!" (BONG!!)

...and so on!!!

Carson and his "Shirley Temple"

Jackson and "Uncle Bub"

Birthdays Rock!

Carson celebrated his birthday at preschool today. He was so excited to sit in the special birthday chair...not on his mat, he got to sit in the birthday chair! When we arrived at school, his chair was all ready for him, as well as a special birthday visor that he got to decorate with foam stickers. He looked so proud. He also got to bring something very special to school today to share with his classmates...his "Mankie"! (His teacher asked him to bring something that is very dear to him, so considering we couldn't survive without his blanket, "Mankie", that's what he shared.) We just love his preschool! His teachers are so sweet and he loves going there! We're so happy we got to share this special day at school with Carson!

The Birthday Chair!

Decorating his visor!

Hot Wheels Cupcakes!

Carson and Mrs White (w/Mankie)

Cupcake face!

Whirlwind Weekend

We headed off to KC for a long weekend. Josh was taking a class, so we tagged along and enjoyed some of the fun things the city has to offer. The Snowden's were there, so Mandy and I took the kids to Science City, Fritz's train restaurant and then to a park in Leawood. We had 4 kids to just the two of us, but we did great! The kids had a ton of fun and it was fun for Mandy and I to hang out and chat! Oh, we ended the day with the most amazing cookies from Blue Chip Cookie! I think they were the best I've ever had! We headed home Saturday morning (after deciding to stay an extra night) to catch Jackson's last basketball game, then headed BACK to KC on Sunday for a family gathering. We were all exhausted by Sunday evening, but we had a great time!

The kids at Union Station
Sweet Reese...she was such a good little girl all day long! I don't think we heard a peep out of her all day!
Digging for dinosaur bones!
Carson waiting to get his gift at our family gathering. He had to make sure nobody got the gift he wanted!
He got it!:)