Showing posts with label skiing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label skiing. Show all posts

Thursday, March 26, 2026

Beginning of March 2026

Isaac and I are signed up for the Goldy Run 10K in April, Kyle is doing the 10 mile. So Isaac and I have ran together a couple times. 



Taking him on this run, down to the sculpture garden. It's one of my favorites when not going around the lakes. Get some hills in and it's a perfect 5K distance 1.5 miles there. 


Last weeks of volleyball. 


Kids were out of school for March 3rd. Winter is nearing an end (but still here) so we utilized our free rental passes to hit the slopes at Hyland hills. 

(Emma not happy about her helmet fit)


After I gave her the hair tie from my head she was better. 


Took a fall and knocked the wind out of himself... and he wanted to stay another couple hours - but had a basketball game later that evening. he learned the hard way how a day of skiing can effect your energy and playing performance. 


We went out to eat Wednesday evening but was running short on time to get the girls to their activities. So I left driving Emma to gymnastics while Kyle and Thomas walked home - taking a shortcut across the lake. 


Mary's last volleyball practice was a fun family vs. players volleyball game. Isaac came, family team won and it was a lot of fun. 

 

The boys won Tuesday night, which meant they had two games on Friday for championship. They won the first and lost the second putting them in 2nd place for the season. They did great! We celebrated with DQ afterwards. 



Mary's volleyball season was wrapped up with 10 hours at the courts on Saturday. 


Isaac and I on another run, with in a mile he was running ahead, longer legs = faster runner. 


Dinner at Yum! with a beautiful rainbow on our way out. This jumper.... The girls ordered some clothes off amazon for our trip, Emma wanted this jumper. After one wash it SHRUNK considerably. Was able to return it and order another.... THEN she got a stain on it in Mexico so I washed it in the hotel room. It was still wet as we were packing up Sunday morning, I asked her to hang it outside to try and dry a bit more before we put it in the suitcase... well Monday night as I was looking for it to continue to work on the stain we realized we never grabbed it from the balcony. OOPS. Thankfully it was only $12 and we ordered another. HA! 




Now that volleyball is over Mary is skating twice a week. It was fun to finally stay and watch her practice. Before this I was running other kids around in this time. (she had a yellow tie around her waist. This means she is the one doing the song at practice. Whoever has the song playing and practicing their routine wears the ribbon so others know to give her the right away. She started private lessons at the beginning of the year)



Mary got a shamrock shake recipe at school so decided to make it for everyone. 


Super bummer news to start our spring break!!!! Sunday's flight got moved to Wednesday. 


Saturday Emma had a fun time bowling with her soccer team. 


And the storm did actually come, 18" of snow. 


Well since we were home... Monday took the girls to open skating. 




Next up, our spring break trip. 
 

Sunday, April 27, 2025

January 2025

 WooHoo! I'm finally blogging in the same year. Just a few months behind I'll get caught up. 

New Year's Day ice fishing


Bowling on January 2nd.



Friday started a 3 week series of lessons for ALL 4 kids. The only open spot was in the evening, not the most ideal time but they got their lessons in and had fun. 


Sunday morning run with Oakley and so many people out on the ice. 


Isaac doing a video assignment for band.


For Christmas we got Oakley a DNA test, the results came in! 
51% Golden Retriever and 43% Australian Shepherd



Isaac had solo fest for band. It was fun to watch him then the judge gave him a mini-lesson with some drumming tips. 



January 11th Saturday Ice skating on Lake of the Isles

 






Followed by tubing with neighbor friends the following day. Getting in ALL the winter activities. 




While we were tubing the dad's of this girl group and the boys were ice fishing



The MOON!



I was a chaperone for Isaac's 7th grade field trip to the Mia (Minneapolis Institute of Art)


Beautiful morning after an indoor swim. Art Shanty's set up on the ice at Lake Harriet.


Friday night ski lessons


Early Saturday morning baseball clinic

Followed by a birthday party with a friend who just moved out of the neighborhood!


We took a trip to the Children's Museum on Jan 20th MLK day, I can't believe how much time the kids spent playing! So we got a membership again. 


Mary started ice skating lessons, she advanced quickly. 



Girls practicing cello


Jan 25th
Getting in some ice skating time on the lake again. Trying to go once a week giving Mary two times a week on the ice to practice. 

I got out too, they have free skates to use in the warming house. 


More ice fishing. 


And snow starting to melt as the winter stays warm.

Isaac had another band concert. 

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