pinewood derby | 2014.

the pinewood derby went over pretty well this year.  of course, there was a few of those parents who take it very seriously but that just adds to the whole experience. i do consider myself a competitive person so, when they announced there was no winner this year, i was a little disappointed.  apparently, there was some cheating going on.  intentionally, unintentionally, i don't know.  but how could you have a race with no winner?  even if it isn't my kid (which i always hope he wins) but i like to see a winner!  anyway, it is what it is.  jack still had some fun and he had a pretty great cheering section. (namely:  jonah, eden, and ava).  until next year, pinewood derby.

new year's day in the snow.

we had a pretty awesome new year's day.  it was spent sledding, laughing, making snow angels, and being launched cannon ball style into the snow.  we also got an unexpected workout.  hiking back up our sled trails was no easy task.  by the time we reached the top, we were huffing and puffing.  but it didn't stop us from sledding back down again.  and again.  and again.  sledding is fun people but i'm still glad i don't live in the the snow.  it's not fun when you're baby's hands are so frozen because he won't keep his gloves on.  i remember him crying when we were back in the car as they were coming back to feeling.  i felt so bad.  other than that, there were lots of smiles and some good memories made.

new year's eve in durango, colorado.

our new year's eve went a little something like this....

^^^our new year's eve posse on the hunt for some ice cream.^^^  

^^^found the one ice cream shop in the ski village and thankfully it was open because we were having some major sugar cravings.^^^

^^^staring contest.^^^

^^^back in the condo...noise makers in action.^^^

^^^waiting patiently for midnight to come. (why is it so easy to stay up passed midnight on any other night except for new year's eve??)

^^^jack, ava, eden, jonah all set to ring in the new year... at this point i think it was only 10pm.^^^

^^^jonah blowing his horn.^^^

^^^at about 11pm we got tired of waiting and decided to celebrate an hour early. we figured it had to be the new year just a time zone away so why not.^^^

^^^the yawns started rolling in around 11:15.^^^

a few of us did make it to the official new year and poor ava tried so hard to stay awake but she just couldn't.  i did wake her to see the ball drop in new york city and she opened her eyes for about a minute and then was back to sleep.  jonah, however, was completely wired and i don't think he finally wound down and went to bed until after one.  he was a true partier and was digging all the horns and noisy things.  i'm pretty sure the people in the rooms around us were growing annoyed from our crazy two year old but it was new years so, we let him get away with it.  

i know it's now march, but at the time we were very excited for 2014 and even now we have seen a few good things the new year has brought and we can't wait to see what more good things will come.