Monthly Archives: March 2025

Birthday Weekend in the Mountains

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Birthday dinner at the Ski Tip Lodge in Keystone

It was so fun to get the family together for a long weekend in the mountains. On Friday evening we drove up to Keystone for my birthday weekend.

Skiing the powder with Marcy

Saturday, it snowed all day and it was a little cold and windy but that meant that Sunday was an epic day. We had 8″ of fresh snow on Saturday and Sunday and warm and sunny. The kids wanted to do their own thing so Marcy and I hit the powder on the Outback. It was fantastic,

Marcy and Anna goofing around outside after dinner

My birthday was today but Anna had cheer so we decided to celebrate on Saturday night. We went to the Ski Tip lodge which we had been to a couple of times before but not for many years. It was delicious.

It was a little windy on our winter hike

Today was my birthday and I took the day off work. Marcy and I decided to go hiking along a popular mountain biking/ATV trail. It is popular with snowmobiles and cross country skiers in winter, but today we were the only people on the trail. I decided to leave our snowshoes in the car because I thought it would be hard packed and we wouldn’t need them. I was wrong.

Olive enjoyed the deep snow on our hike

We got about 2.5 miles in and the snow was getting deep. It was windblown and we were postholing up to our waist in some parts. So, we decided to turn home and made a mental note to bring the snowshoes next time.

Celebrating with my birthday pie and one heck of a candle

As I do every year, I chose birthday pie instead of cake. Anna bought a delicious cherry pie and we celebrated in Keystone right before we all drove back home. It was a wonderful long weekend.

Cheerleading, Soccer and Skiing

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Anna (third form left) with some of her cheer team

It has been a while since my last entry and a lot has happened.
Anna’s cheerleading season is in full swing with competitions in Colorado Springs, Palm Springs and Dallas. They haven’t performed as well as they hoped but nothing deters Anna’s dedication and enthusiasm for the sport.

Competing in Colorado Springs

Anna has quit her lifeguarding jobs and now has just one job, coaching little kids at her cheer gym. She loves it.

Running back to the hotel in the rain in Dallas

Jude has had soccer tournaments in Austin and Las Vegas for a new team. He is one of the best players on the team but the standard is not quite as strong as his high school team.
Jude still enjoys his refereeing and he picking up games most weekends now. He is very happy with the money he is earning, just today he earned over $200 for refereeing three games.

First hike of the year with Olive in Apex Park (it was a muddy mess)

He has also joined the school track team and their season is just getting under way now.
Jude and I have been skiing a couple of times and had a fantastic powder day in Keystone a couple of weeks ago.

Powder day at Keystone