Snowshoe with Karen and Frank

Karen and Frank are visiting at the cabin for the weekend. We had a pajamas-until-noon kind of morning and followed it up with a snowshoe up the ridge over "Chumstick Pass." Parts of this were pretty steep and the March snow was pretty melty. But it was definitely worth it to get out there and take in the view of the valley below.

 Now it is time to prep for spring rafting!!!!

MARCH - Edison: Science Fair and Math Olympiad

Edison had a couple big school moments in early March. He conducted a science project (How does the angle at which a Nerf gun is held affect the distance the projectile travels?) and earned a 4+ on it by being detail oriented and methodical. Woo Hoo

 Edison also participated in the Shoreline Math Olympiad. He had a lot of fun. His team won 3rd place in 5th grade math (even though they're in fourth grade - since they're learning fifth grade math). Not pictured - Eli.

 

Edison also scored 3rd place individually in math amongs all kids competing in 5th grade (again, having to "play up"). It was so awesome to see him in his element. He is receiving the medal from our Superintendent, Rebecca Miner.

 With buddies, Zack and Tomas.

 My Aunt Deborah and Uncle David came to visit while they were in town. It was so lovely to spend the evening with them.

 Reed is continuing to love LFP Montessori. Here he is on a rollerskating field trip with his classmates.

End of Mid-Winter Break, Visiting the Hansons

We drove the six hours from Whistler to the cabin after finishing a full day at Whistler because we just had to keep on skiing! It was fun to spend some more time at the cabin and the kids rocked it on the sledding hill - check out the little video.

 

 

Earlier in the break we shared an amazing lunch (shout out to Kim) with the the Hanson family. Our kids reconnected quickly and it was lovely to catch up.

Whistler for Ski Week Vacation!

We spent an amazing four days up at Whistler for Mid-Winter Break. Eben found a great deal on a condo in the village and we skied open to close four days in a row.

One of our favorite runs was the "Peak to Creek" which started at the top of Whistler Peak and went all the way down to the Creekside village. We did that as our first run two of the days and got to enjoy some freshly groomed corduroy and amazing views on the 5000+ feet of vertical run. Be sure to check out the short video.

 Another favorite run was the Dave Murray downhill that was used in the 2010 Whistler Olympics. This is the starting gate.

The kids had a lot of fun doing jumps in the terrain park. Check out these videos!

We did a lot of hot chocolate breaks in the lodge to stay warm.

We woke up to fresh powder on our final day and it kept snowing all day. The powder was incredible and we enjoyed great runs in the Seventh Heaven area of Blackcomb. It was so quiet and the snow was so soft and fluffy, it was really amazing conditions.

 As you can see, we have the place to ourselves and we all got "fresh tracks" in the powder.

 Happy kids on the drive home.

Superbowl Win! Snowpacalypse 2019

The Patriots brought home a big win in the Super Bowl this year. Though it was a low scoring game, it was still fun to cheer them on and we all got to wear our jerseys proudly to school/work to celebrate.

 

At least, that is what we thought. It started snowing the night of the Super Bowl (Feb 3) and didn't really stop in Seattle. We were out of school Feb 4 / Feb 5 / had a late start & early release Feb 6 / 2 hour late Feb 7 / early dismissal Feb 8. Woah! Here is a photo with Sully & Kellan from the second snow day, when it was still in the "fun" phase.

 We left Seattle on Friday at 11:15 AM (when school got out), stopped to ski at Stevens, and then set up at the cabin indefinitely to wait out snowpacalypse hitting Seattle. Eben did some extra grocery shopping Friday morning and the shelves were getting cleared out, there were long lines, as everyone was trying to get food before being stuck at home again. Here are some pictures from Highway 2 east of Stevens Pass.

 

Eben got to use the snow blower a lot at the cabin. We ended up staying there Friday - Tuesday as school still wasn't open.

 

We had a lovely dinner with Amy, Mike and their kids at their cabin, just a couple miles down River Road from ours.

 Reed and Lucy played a TON of Connect Four.

  We skied five days in a row at Stevens, often meeting up with friends. On Monday we ran into Trent & Rob from Shorecrest. Monday had *the best* powder I have ever experienced - light and fluffy and about 18" deep. It was absolutely incredible! Stevens got over 50" of snow in this storm.

On Tuesday we skied with Cally, Harper and Bryn plus Amy, Jenabel and Jasper. So much fun!

 

 

We came back to Seattle Tuesday afternoon and dug our house out of the snow.  

Reed had school Wednesday and had fun playing in the snow with his classmates. Shoreline District was still closed Wednesday and Thursday and I am now really sick of snow days!