The Hazard Chronicles

It feels like it has been a really busy week. I don't know if that's just me, or if everyone is feeling it. And not busy in a bad way either. Just...a lot of moving parts. 

Just to recap- the week started off with a super bowl party (that was in the last post), Lindsey had two days of Irish dancing in preparation for an upcoming competition, Addy and Evelyn had two days of a Jazz festival on the NIC campus, and two nights of basketball games (pep band) on both Friday and Saturday, Jackson had his last day of driver's training and is now a terror on the road, Rachel and I had church things on three different days, my car was in for minor repairs so we were constantly swapping with each other to keep things moving, Rach drove down to Ellensburg for a job, I have put inordinate amounts of time in on a presentation that I am giving next week, Maren had a birthday party, we all went up as a family to watch SkiJor in Wallace, and we skied three days on some of the best snow we've had all year. Um...what else? Oh yeah- our van also died and we bought a new car.

So, yeah. I guess it was a pretty full week.

Here are some photos:

Let's start with this one because it really was a joy filled night. Valentine's day. Lightly falling snow. Night skiing. I mean, could you ask for anything better?

Yes. It does get better. Because at the same time, there was a saxophone player up in the lodge playing sultry tunes while we watched the snow gently fall outside the big picture windows. Rach and I escaped for an hour for a little Valentine's day lodge date and the whole evening was just very, very lovely.

This one and the next one are pictures that Ev captured to show the vibe of the night. So good!

This is from Maren's birthday party (She's 14, btw). They went to a tea place and were treated to a very fancy lunch. After that, they went home and had a sleepover.

This was actually a very fun afternoon- even more than I thought it would be. Wallace holds the "Extreme SkiJor" every year, but we have always been out of town so have never actually seen it. Even though there was a slight drizzle, the atmosphere was super festive as pro skiers got towed by tracked ATVs into a terrain park that was build right on the main street of the town. Wallace is cool that way.

This is our new car. It's another Sienna- Surprise! Ok- not really a surprise. This is our 4th Sienna, and we personally put about 200,000 miles on each and every one of them. It seems like we are always getting new cars, but then we look at what we put them through and it kinda makes sense.

This is Maren eating a potato that just happened to be in the bag of apples that we brought skiing with us. Very random. (She microwaved it and bought some chili to put on it. Not a bad idea...We'll have to keep this in mind for future ski lunches). Besides the Valentine's day night ski, we got out a couple of times to enjoy the best snow that has fallen all year.

This. Is. Terrifying.

Have a good week!