Milestone Alert!

Sonja lost her first tooth on Valentine's Day! She got a visit from the Ms.Toothfairy that night and still has the prettiest smile ever.

Happy Valentine's Day

This year, we let Sonja pick out her own Valentine gift, and she chose LEGGOS! Big girl Leggos, as she calls them. She and daddy already built a pretty sweet little ice cream shop.

We put together her box with Grandma and Grandpa last weekend, and yesterday afternoon the three of us formed a little assembly line and whipped out these Valentine treats for her friends at school.

Unfortunately, I'll be spending V-day in class until late tonight, but Angel is going to help Sonja make some Valentine brownies tonight, and I'll be anxiously waiting to partake as soon as I can get home.

Happy Valentine's Day to all our family and friends!

A Day on the Slopes

Tenille recently reminded me that she’s been wanting me to go skiing with her for years, and I just couldn’t let another year come and go without making it happen. Thanks to my Deer Valley hook-up (thank you, Chris) I was able to score 2 passes for her birthday. As I hadn’t skied a day in my life, I had no idea what to expect. Thankfully, my mom and dad gave Angel and I two season passes to Park City Mountain Resort, so I was able to get some practice in before our big day. Turns out, I have a considerable fear of careening down a steep hill and not being able to stop, which would surely result in either severe injury or sudden death. It took some tears and a lot of patience, but Angel was able to give me quite the first lesson and I felt somewhat confident that I wouldn’t completely spoil my day with Tenille. 

Melanie, who is quite the skilled skier, joined us and I have to say, it was a day to remember. We couldn’t have asked for better weather, and we had the best time laughing, catching up and enjoying some BFF-QT. The fear was definitely still there, but it got milder and milder as the day went on and by the end I was feeling like I had a decent handle on the whole skiing, and more importantly, stopping thing. But the day wasn’t about my being able to ski, or even about me overcoming my crazy anxieties. It was about sharing an experience with my friend that meant a lot to her, and it was so great. Happy Birthday, Tenille!