SNOW MUCH FUN!!!

We had a great time in Utah. This is the first picture of us Skiing together as a Family. The Boys had a blast tubing at Snow Basin...it was only 7 degrees that day brrrrrrr....but they stayed until the lift closed. Reece had great instructors and was skiing Black Diamonds by the end of the week. Houston can ski anything you put in front of him...we had to climb down the side of the mountain in waist deep powder because we took the wrong path and Houston just skied it. Rick and I so wished we had the opportunity to learn as kids, its harder when you get older because you so do not want to break anything. I love watching the boys have such a great time and we had lots of uninterrupted family time. Looking forward already to the next trip. Leave a comment and let me know what have you been up to???

Tennessee Photos

More TN photos to go with the prior TN post.

When in the woods act like a Bear and charge the camera man (mom) when she takes a picture of your butt while your doing your business...yes, I ran.

Tennessee Road Trip

We took an impromptu trip to Tennessee for spring break. My parents live in Belvidere TN (in between Nashville and Chattanooga) you find this kinda town by accident.( I drove 15 miles one day and saw less than 10 other cars on the road. Gotta love that traffic jam. )

We spent our days hanging out ....bird watching, fishing,riding in the little red wagon and helping with a few odds and ends my parents could not do on their own. My dad broke his hip about three months ago and is still not healed properly...he was always an on the go type of guy so its difficult to see him sidelined. Not sure he will ever be mobile again.

My parents live in a very pretty town with a state park nearby so we were able to take the boys fishing....never get tired of that....and to see some deer up close and personal. I personally thought they looked a little mangy so I do not have photos of any deer. Did see a Ground hog...they are very elusive.

The trees had little buds all over and in a few weeks the spring colors will be beautiful.

Made the trip home a sightseeing one and stopped at Ruby Falls. The boys enjoyed being under ground (260') and the underground waterfall was beautiful. We bought a bag of dirt so the boys could "mine for gems" they are forever putting rocks into their pockets so they enjoyed this.

Love Picasa

Here is my first Picasa collage and it's as easy as everyone says. These are a few shots from Key West and I will be posting more of the summer excitement as I play on Picasa. Have a great one...Go play! PS Just love how the one of me and the boys cuts out my face.

Gotta Love the Keys

Can't seem to slow down long enough to catch up now that we are back. I thought we would have a quiet Summer not much planned but opportunities keep popping up so why not enjoy. We had a wonderful time in the Keys. We rented a house on Summerland Key and the water was perfect the first few days. We spent most days on the boat with a few days in Key West on our bicycles sharing the sights with the boys. Had fun fishing thought the Mahi (Dolphin) were a little elusive. Rick landed a Goliath Grouper, they are protected so we got a few pictures then sent him back to the ocean. We caught another grouper that was legal along with 2 snapper that Houston landed himself. We did some Kayaking and found an entire Lagoon of upside down Jelly fish...Reece had his little net and in the excitement got some Jelly juice on his legs...he had a few welts but we washed him off good and within a few hours he was OK...little secret... urine does help...Reece had to pee so I told him to just go in his swim suit while sitting in the Kayak then I rubbed it on his legs...he was crying before then within 10 minutes he was not complaining any more...thanks Survivor Man. The boys also had a blast just fishing off the sea wall at the house. Those of you who scuba or snorkel know the excitement jumping in to explore clear calm water. I have been diving almost 20 years and I still get a rush when the visibility is great. It's so much fun watching my boys fall in love with the water. Reece is a little fish and took to the ocean like Nemo. Houston is learning how to slow down and look for all the things that inhabit the reef..it's amazing what you will find just looking in one spot for a while. One of the most memorable dives I have experienced was a macro dive at night under a pier in Bonaire. The sea life and colors were amazing I rented a camera and took some great shots. The most amazing thing was how little everything was. I played with a baby puffer fish that was smaller than a dime, found sea horses nestled in coral fans and fed coral heads...if you shine your light briefly plankton swim to the light then you watch the coral heads eat them sounds gory but it is very cool. I also learned how to feed a Tarpon by shining little fish in the dark some of the Tarpon were over 5 feet long. I do love night diving...I figure if something is going to eat me I would rather not see it coming so at night all your attention is on what your are shining right in front of you...it is very relaxing. Have lots of pictures to share but here are a few will post more later.