Family Traditions and Skiing - Take 2

We visited Sun Valley a few days before Christmas.  It might be our new pre-Christmas tradition since Sun Valley is so beautiful this time of year with all the lights and snow.  We practiced sitting on the lift chair in the Sun Valley square, skate skied, sledded, and took Lindsey on her first on-snow ski adventure at Galena Lodge.  Who ever thought a parking lot could be this much fun?
 

Snow pups at it again.  Lindsey wasn't sure if she should be standing or sitting on the skis.

First serious sledding session.  Sweet shades.  "More..More"!

Dad I'm good.  I can do this on my own, what are you thinking?

Lindsey and mom

My favorite family photo. 

Beautiful friends, sunny weekend

Long-time friends from Portland, Mark and Carol, made their 2nd annual December visit to Boise to visit us.  We spent a wonderfully sunny morning along the Boise river walking, talking, and laughing.  Thanks for being such beautiful friends in our lives.

Walkabout

 
 

Touchdown!

Dad, I think you are silly.

I love you!

Uncle Mark is awesome, thanks for the cute hat.

Tree Decorating

Its taken me a while to catch up on posting pictures of various holiday activities.  The week after Thanksgiving, Lindsey and I spent an afternoon decorating the Christmas tree.  Initially, I didn't think she was super excited about the tree.  But as the days went by, she become more and more excited about the lights and tree.  Every morning she came down the stairs and stood in front of the tree, point, and say "tree" and "lights".  When we turned on the tree, she would clap in delight and say "ooh".  It is so fun to observe a child seeing new things for the first time and remember to notice the simple pleasures of day-to-day life.


 

 

 

 

 

Skiing - Take 1

Madshus Snowpups are Lindsey's latest piece of new gear.   Her first ski session was in our living room.  Smiles = success!

Sweet sled Dad, thanks!



Need to work on the pizza slice.

Surprise visit to Nana's house

 I had some extra vacation to burn before the end of the year.  My mom hadn't seen Lindsey since October so I thought no better Christmas present for Grandma (AKA Nana) than for Lindsey and I to fly to Eugene and show up in her sewing room while she's wrapping some Christmas presents.  We stayed for 4 days and had a lovely time.  Mom, Gammy, Aunt Vicki and I went to see Fiddler on the Roof while Imants babysat.  We made popcorn balls, played in the "sain" which is our term for Oregon mix of rain and snow.  Lindsey took her first sled ride on an old from my Mother's childhood.  It was a great way to kick off the Christmas holiday!

Lindsey on Uncle J.P,'s rocking horse he received for Christmas when he was Lindsey's age.

 

Lindsey and Nana playing with fancy sunglasses

 

 

Four generations of ladies - Lynette, Lindsey, Gammy Glass, and Mom!

Hmmm...not sure about this Santa hat...who is this Santa guy anyway?

Playing in the snow with Nana and Kriksis

October fun with mirrors, leaves, and Luke

Sweet costume Mom, thanks!

Backyard fun in the leaves and with Luke. 

What sound does a zebra make?

Lindsey was a zebra for Halloween.  We went to HP to trick-or-treat, and then up to the Parker's for a slumber party with Elsinore, Ab, Steve, and Kelli.  I don't think Lindsey understood the trick-or-treat concept but she did understand quite quickly that when you are 16 months old, it perfectly acceptable to pull fist-fulls of candy out of the bowl at once.