Wenachtee

We took a weekend adventure to Wenachtee to ski at Mission Ridge.

Walla Walla Point Park had the best play ground and views.

Pybus Market, was the cutest old building with modern restaurants and shops. 

McGlinns Public House hit the spot for dinner.

Then swimming at the hotel of course.

We had kind of a crazy ski day at Mission Ridge. It was dumping snow/rain/fog. The visibility was really bad and we took a wrond turn down a steep hill. Lets just call it melt down run. It was steep and had rock cliffs on either side. Both Ben and Cate had major meltdowns. Like I'm not sure we'll make it down the mountain meltdowns. Meanwhile Abi skied down and waited patiently at the bottom. We did recover though. We took a little break to recover from the trama and skied the rest of the day and had fun. We were soaked from the rain, so we had to change clothes for the long drive home. We will definitely be back. 

It was an exhausting trip for little.

Papa's Visit and St. Patty's Day

We cute.

So much silliness.

Papa D

Even the snow is tired of the snow. The last dump (hopefully) of snow we got just before St. Patty's Day. Our driveway burm is taller than Cate's waist. 

Vegas Baby

Getting caught up on blogger, finally, yay! We celebrating me not turning 40 yet by going to Vegas. 38 ain't so bad so far. The amount of fun we had is directly proportional to amount of selfies with our mouths open, so basically we had a lot of fun. Annie and Gavin are the bestest!

The best birthday beverage there is.

Gavin's fancy lugage. We fancy.

Missing Dogger

It's been a month and I still miss this old girl. My routine is easier, I don't have to constantly step over a dog, life is a little bit easier but not better. I've learned we are super messy eaters and our house is quiet and empty when the kids are gone. I hope her sweet doggy soul is running around crazy and eating whatever she wants. Miss you dogger you were so loved.

Skiing Awesomeness

My awesome IT guy, my husband, figured out blogger for me! Yay. We hit the slopes 10 times this winter! Our season passes were totally worth it. The kids made huge leaps in skill level and Cate is a free bird. She can ski any green, and some blues. Abi can do challenging blues that are almost black diamonds with Dad and is so fast I can't keep up. Ben is somewhere between the two and gains confidence and skill every time. Pizza with a side of fries is Abi's skiing motto, Ben is "can I get a slow down" getting on the lift, Cate's is Costco pizza. This season has been challenging. It takes mental toughness to deal with all the meltdowns, and there was always meltdowns. My boot hurts, I'm hungry, I have to pee, I can't get my gear on, I cant carry my skis, tears and crashes, arguing about what run to do, where to sit in the car, snacks, you name it we survived it. And it was beyond worth it! I wouldn't change a thing or the quality time we spent together learning and challenging ourselves.