Christmas Eve 2008

Here are some photos from Xmas Eve. The Carroll's arrived into town and we went to a new restaurant in town, The Last Samurai. The kid's love it because of the "show" and the fire on the hibachi grill. We go out for Asian/Sushi pretty often, so they are becoming little pro's with the chopsticks. The night before we took Dekker and Haydenne to Main St. to see Santa. Unfortunately, we missed Santa's arrival via the chairlift down to Main St, but we got to see him and the kids got to tell Santa what they wanted for Christmas. It seems like it hasn't stopped snowing in weeks, so we haven't been able to get the kids on skis for a couple of weeks. Hopefully, this weekend if it's not too busy.

Been a long time

Sorry. It's been a long time since posting. Things are starting to look whiter in PC. I just got off the slopes. It's windy and very cold. We get 4-6 inches every day or two. No one big storm, but a constant stream of little storms. More of the mountain is opening everyday. We have been able to take the kids up the lifts at Park City for the past couple of weekend. Haydenne went up her first chair lift. Dekker had his first Christmas Pagent yesterday. He did GREAT! Colleen and I were so proud of him. He was a Breaker Dancer. If you wondering why a Break Dancer in a Christmas Pagent, forget about it. I'd have to give you the whole story of the Pagent. I think we might have a performer on our hands. He seems to enjoy performing.
I will try and post the video in the next day or so.

Haydenne's first day of skiing!

Today was Haydenne's first day of skiing (and like Dekker's 30th). Haydenne is only 25 months old and she skied for over an hour. We went to Alta and played around on the rope tow for the afternoon. It was a beautiful day. No snow in a while and warm temps, but it was gorgeaous up there. Not sure what's in store for Thanksgiving. Running short of snow and money, so might have to cancel the West Yellowstone Trip. Plus I might have to work.

Update

It's been awhile since the last update. Not too much to report. This time of year is tough. It's dark when I get home, so no hiking, golf, riding, etc.
I've been busy at work getting ready for ski season which starts in Park City at Nov.22. We got 3+ feet of snow last week up high (about a foot at the house). So Snowbird, Alta, Brighton and Solitude have already opened for the season.
Really not much else to say. We are planning on heading up to West Yellowstone for Thanksgiving. Yellowstone is about a 5 hr. drive from PC. I've shown Dekker and Haydenne video's of Old Faithful on YouTube, and they are all excited to go. Dekker is already talking about Christmas. He asks if today is Christmas, every morning. That might get a little irritating if he doesn't get over it. Here are some photos from this week. We woke up Saturday morning with a couple of visitors in the driveway

Just some pretty photo from this morning.

More Halloween

Halloween was a LONG day, but it was alot of fun.
Started the day out like everyone else and got in a 1.5 rollerski with a 3 time Olympian. After the ass kicking, we dropped Dekker off at school and took Haydenne to her gym class. I think I have just as much fun as the kids flopping around in those foam pits. Truth be told, I have to hold back my enthusiasm or I would be flipping all over the place.
After gym, we picked up Dekker, got in a quick lunch and went to the Olympic Park to watch some ski jumping and play on the playground at the base of the jumps. Before you knew it was time to hit Main St. The city closes Old Town off to traffic and the kids go door to door to all the storefronts for trick or treat. The kids have a blast. After trick or treat, we ran home for a quick dinner and then over to the McKone's for a little kid/adult party, or adult/kid party. It was for the adults.
Got home and sacked out.
This morning, woke up and had coffee with 3 moose eating our neighbors bushes and then did another 1.5hr rollerski up Lambs Canyon, hung out with the kids for a few hours and then headed into work for the evening. Tomorrow is Sunday. I'm sure it won't be a day of rest, because they never seem to be. It's suppose to snow/rain tomorrow, so it's off to the ice rink for a short track speed skating workout and then some open skating with the kids. Can you believe I grew up in Trenton and couldn't skate. Little secret I kept to myself all these many years. I can speed skate now (sort of).
Got some good news tonight. I got invited to join the Rossignol Ski Team for this winter. It's for nordic ski racing. Not sure what it all entails, but I'm sure it will be fun.
Oh, almost forgot. I saw the doctor about my knee last week. No problems. I must of hit a nerve. It should come back all by itself. Kind of neat having a childhood idol be your doctor/friend.

Ghosts in the Glenwood Cemetary

We took the kids to the Glenwood Cemetery in Park City on Sunday. This is the old cemetery from back in the mining days. Most of the head stones go back to the mid to late 1800's. Keep neat and creepy place. Each Halloween they have people dress up as the ghosts of some of the notable figures in the cemetery and give some of the history of early Park City days and the hardships they endured.
The kids could care less about hearing about the history, but had fun anyways.

2 Halloween's Down, 1 to Go.

We are done with 2 Halloween Parties for the kids and only have the Main Event on Friday. I had Friday off of work and Dekker didn't have school, so we were able to hang out all day. We hit the gymnasium in the morning and the Park City Mom's Halloween Party in the afternoon.
This morning we had the Halloween Party at the country club for the kid's. They had face painting, balloon animals, and a creepy magician/juggler telling borderline inappropriate jokes. But the kids had a great time.
I'm meeting some friends on Sunday for probably the last big mountain bike ride of the year. On Monday, I have an appointment to see Eric Heiden about my knee. My right knee is numb to the touch, but it doesn't affect me, nor does it hurt. It's really weird. Better get it checked out just in case.

HUGE Weekend!! Birthdays, Golf, Trams, and Elk....

I'm exhausted! It was a fun filled packed weekend. Thursday was Colleen's birthday and Friday was Haydenne's Birthday. I think both girls had a great time on their birthday's. The Carroll's are in town as well to help celebrate. I don't think we could have packed more into a weekend.

On Friday night, I woke up swearing I heard the kid's party favors. I thought maybe one of the kids woke up and was playing in the kitchen, but everyone was asleep. I feel back asleep, but woke up hearing it again. It wasn't a party favor, but was a herd of elk right outside our backyard. I watched them for about 30 minutes. It looked like several dozens cows were behind the house and you could hear the bulls mating calls up on the hillside. It was amazing! I recorded a video with the sounds. You can't see anything, but can hear the elk calls. You can hear the cows and then you hear the big bull elk. Make sure you turn your volume up.

On Saturday, I got up early to get in a rollerski workout. Got back, put on the golf shoes and hit the course with Ed and Colleen. Colleen shot a 44 on the front and finished with a 91. Not too shabby for playing only a couple of times this year. Yours truly stopped keeping score at the 11th hole. Not pretty! After golf, I hopped on the mountain bike for 1.5 hours and Colleen went for a hike, got home and sat down for dinner and the Sox game.
On Sunday, I did another rollerski in the morning, we went to Snowbird to take the kids up the Tram, came home (I went mtn. biking, Colleen went hiking), and then headed up to the Clubhouse for dinner, and watched the Rays beat the Sox.

Snowy Weekend and Dekker's First Movie

Not much happened over the weekend. Saturday snowed all day. I went down to Heber to rollerski for a bit and then we had a party to go to over at the parents of Dekker's friend Jacob. It was a good time. I think the parents had as much fun as the kid's.
Sunday was another snow out with the weather. We cleaned up getting ready for winter. Putting away the summer clothes and organizing all the winter clothing and gear.

I took Dekker to his first movie. We went to go see the new Matchstick Production's ski movie called Claim. We missed Friday's showing where all the skiers in the movie were there to sign posters and autograph's, but it was still a good time. Dekker sat more or less for almost 2 hours watching the movie. They have a raffle before each movie they show in town and we didn't win anything. You have to love what they raffle off. This week was:
1) Ski googles
2) 6 Hand Warmers
3) A large can of cooked chicken
4) A day old loaf of bread

Here is the trailer of the movie we went to see:

Time to ski??

I was able to squeeze in one last mountain bike ride in after work today, but the weather is a changin'. The winds starting howling and the temperatures were dropping fast. The high's are going to be in the low 30's and the low's are going to be in the mid teens (buuuurrrrrr) this weekend with a bunch of snow.
So with the snow coming (again) and the ski season only weeks away, it was time to get the kids hooked up with their skis. The nice thing about having connections in a ski town were a.) the shop was closed and we were the only ones in the shop other than the employees and b.) they were free.
The kids had a great time walking around in their skis. Haydenne is all hooked up. She isn't quite 2 yet, so I guess you could say she started "skiing" when she was 1.

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