Ski/Snowboard Lessons

A couple of weeks ago, Daniel and I went skiing with some of his coworkers. It was the first time either of us had been in years, and yes, we do live 20 minutes away from a ski resort. What a shame. Anyhoo...we had so much fun that I decided it was time to sign the kids up for lessons. We are an active family and we love to be outdoors in the summer, but winter comes around and we just don't get out as much as we ought to. You just can't live in Idaho and not learn to enjoy winter. Winter is 9 months long ;)

Mason decided he wanted to snowboard and Savannah wanted to ski. Neither Dan or I had boarded before but Dan decided to rent a board so he could snowboard with Mason and I would ski with Savannah after her lessons.

We all had so much fun! I was slightly worried about Mason because I know snowboarding can be kind of difficult and he tends to get easily discouraged. I stayed with Savannah as she skiied with her instructor and didn't see Mason until after his lesson. He did fantastic! And he loved it!

We spent the rest of the evening there after their lessons ended. Dan and Mason went up and down the mountain all night. Savannah wasn't ready to do the hill without her instructor (although she did go up twice with him) so she and I stayed on the bunny hill where I helped her get used to the tow rope and work on her turns.

The kids fell in love and begged to go back again soon, so we plan to go up again this weekend. It was well worth the cost to put them in lessons rather than trying to teach them ourselves.

And I, for one, am thrilled to have another outdoor activity that we can do together as family.

Aaaaawesome erk- out

You never know what your kids are going to pick up when they are watching you!

It's no secret that we like to live a pretty active lifestyle around here :) This weekend, I wasn't able to make it to the gym, so I got out Jillian Michael's 30 day shred, the hand weights, my pink yoga mat, and got to work. Mason decided to do the workout with me which was fun.

After we finished, my equipment was not yet put away, and Jaxon came downstairs. He laid on his back, picked up the 3 lb hand weights that Mason was using, started to lift them and said, "I erk-out! I erk-out!" It was so cute. And then, as if imitating my complaints as I followed Jillian's commands, Jaxon said, "Oooooouuuuuch!!!! Oooouuuuch!" as he lifted the weights above his head. He did that a few times and then put the weights down and said, 'Awesome erk-out!!!"

Jayden- 7 month pics and stats

Jayden had his 6 months visit a month late :) Here is the rundown.

Jayden weighs 19 lbs 11 oz.
He is 28 3/4 inches long.
His head is 18 1/2 inches

He is in the 61% in weight
He is in the 91% in height (that's a Miller for you)

He had an ear infection, a cold, 2 teeth breaking through and a fever of 101.7 when I took him in. No immunizations for him that day! They called in some antibiotics and I have to take him back in a week to get his shots.

There you have it, Jayden in a nutshell :)

The easiest pop quiz ever

Question #1- Which Miller family member brought home a dog without clearing it with another Miller family member (who will end up being the one that takes care of said dog all the time) beforehand?

Question #2- Which other Miller family member, in typical fashion, just went with it instead of setting a very uncharacteristic boundary?

Question #3- Which family member carries the dog around like a baby, wants to sleep with the dog and won't leave the house without first giving the dog a hug, a kiss, and telling him he is loved? Hint: It's the same family member that wants to take him on a shopping spree.

Question #4- Which Miller family member is currently having a power struggle with the dog because he keeps stealing the dog's toys, and laughing as the dog barks at him. After this, the dog chases this family member around the house for a good 10 minutes or so just barking at him to let him know he's still mad, even though the aforementioned Miller is no longer doing anything (but still finds it funny)? Hint: They also chase each other in circles, over and over again, with one laughing an evil laugh while the other barks up a storm.

Cross your fingers that he is as well behaved as I'm told he is. I swore, never again.....

Sometimes my kids are funny. Sometimes they are just plain weird.

Jaxon wakes up from his nap, and has a poopy diaper.

Savannah: "Mom, can I change Jaxon's diaper?"
Mom: "Sure."
Savannah: " I can't wait to see his poop!"
Mom: "WHAT? You want to see his poop?"
Savannah: "Yeah, it's COOL!"
Mom: "You like to look at poop? Okay. "
Savannah: "Pew! That is stinky. It's exciting but stinky."

How bad does Savannah want a little sister?

This bad.

January