New Year

Only 2 schools this year! 2 years ago it was 4 (preschool,  Elementary,  MS & HS) & last year 3. Blake started High School and Miles's last year of Elementary,  which is all so crazy. 4 kids in 5 sports this Fall. Couple weeks ago had 12 athletic activities, but last week only 5. Tennis, soccer x 2, flag football & football. Campbell driving has made a huge difference.  

President's Day Weekend

Stayed at Giants Ridge for a night. Finn puked again like last year but this time at least we got skiing in before spent night so didn't ruin the trip. Last time we stayed at hotel then wete gonna ski the next day but he puked so we went home. Blake and Campbell would do that when little when we had get aways, thinking it's the pool/chlorine?

Finn & Miles skiied for the first time ever, did great with lessons. After his lesson he exclaimed: I'm a skiier! Campbell wanted to nordic so worked good to take turns sitting with Finn as he didn't want to ski all that much. She even took him out on the bunny hill for me so I could ski. She nordic skiied up and skiied down with him. She is beyond helpful. 

Rewinding on the weekend a bit, Campbell had a Speech Meet in Forest Lake on Saturday, so she left Saturday at 5 am. Gabe coached Miles's last 2 games in Cromwell so Blake & I watched then headed south to pick up Campbell.  We got to watch her get an Honors Final ribbon. Then dropped her off at Rachel's to get dressed for the Sweetheart Dance and dropped Blake off at Milo's. Back to get Campbell & friends to dinner (met Heidi & Kristin while waited) then to the dance. I stayed with Jeff & Anglea. Met Mandy for breakfast, went to pick up Blake & Campbell then met Alex for lunch. Picked up Michelle and Nathan and we all drove North together as Matt & Vincent weren't done with their basketball games until late. We packed alot in a short time!

Left out house at 7:30 am to make it to Giants Ridge for Finn's lesson. Got to ski a little with the Krebs before they had to jead home. Couldn't find Blake all afternoon,  turns out he was taking jumps at the terrain park and on black diamond moguls. Not exactly taking it very careful like the doctor told him with his wrist. 

Boys had so much fun and wanted to ski again so we did a night ski the following Saturday evening. Finn went to stay with Nana & Papa. Campbell got a ride home from Speech. Gabe, Miles, Blake & I hit the slopes from 4-8 for only $30 each for lift + rental. Such a great deal! Plenty of skiing for us. 

The next day Gabe, Campbell & I went nordic skiing at Snowflake.  Sun felt warm, Spring is coming! 

Speech & Orchestra Concert

Campbell has so much going on...Ski Sections Wednesday, Speech Meet Saturday, Orchestra concert Sunday & Math League meet Monday. (Miles sprained ankle on Friday.)

Campbell made Finals for the first time on Saturday at the Heartbreaker Tournament in Hibbing & got a 4th in Extemporaneous Reading and 1st place in Informative for her speech on potatoes. Those are long days, the bus left at 6:15am and returned at 5pm. 

Ski Sections

Campbell & Paisley missed the finals by 6 seconds so we all said our goodbye, Campbell ate a big miffin from Grammy & we headed home. I got a call from Campbell saying they were in the finals, she didn't know how but they were skiing in 10 minutes.  Got the grandparents to turn around and we all made it to watch the bonis race. They got last in the heat, but that got them a ton of points so the team ended up 3rd overall! 

Conference Champs

Lake Superior Conference Champions at Snowflake meet! By only 2 points! 

Campbell loves ski and what a nice bunch of girls. It was brutally cold, -6 air temp and -26 wind chill. At least I could cover my hives on my face and not look too weird. 

(Ellie, Campbell, Della, Rachel, Lizzie & Paisley)

February

We are all so sad and shocked about Loulou dying. What a terrible accident. That dog sure was a character (he would alert Sharon whenever shr got a text message, teased John, loved to chew in Campbell's hair) and was so crazy about Campbell. When we stopped to visit on the way back from Ely ski meet on Sharon's birthday, his tail was wagging so fast that you could barely see it.

Then Strep....Finn was sick and couldn't swallow his spit but then got better, then the next week I go so sick and couldn't swallow either. Turns out it was Strep. Then Miles same. Then I got horrible rash/itchy hives all over my body and even my face, so miserable.

Then at Blake's last game of the season he was guarding a kid who pushed him and he fell backwards & hurt his wrist. The Athletic Trainer said we better go get an xray. Sure enough, buckle fracture (Salter-Harris type I physeal fracture of distal end of left radius) and maybe brusing of the growth plate. Splint and followup with Ped Ortho in a week or 2. They said it should heal pretty quick, but think our President's Ski weekend at Giant's Ridge is out for the 2nd year in a row. Last year Finn puked so we had to go home. Would've been a fun game to play in, they beat Cloquet 50-25, only their 2nd win of the season. 

Well, it's only a week into February, so we have hit our quota. On to better things.

Update: 1 week after Blake's fractured wrist, Miles sprained his ankle by stepping in teammates ankle at practice.   

Finn's First Lost Tooth

The tooth was so loose it was crooked last night and Finn was very upset about it and worried it would bleed. Tonight after coming home from a basketball game he was eating celery and carrots, then was brushing his teeth and said "I think I lost my tooth!" Sure enough,  no tooth. Maybe he ate it. He's excited!