Swim While You Can...

'cause it's gonna get cold!

That was the goal for our first day in Scottsdale. One would usually count on Arizona for some nice warm weather year round, however we just so happened to arrive in AZ on the eve of a record breaking cold front...boo!

So the day before the freeze we managed to get into the pool for a very quick dip. Well, actually Grandpa and Sam were the brave ones while Cole, Oma and Mommy opted to stay warm on the sidelines! It was a good thing Sam had fun because that was our last time in the pool and we packed away our bathing suits and put on the sweaters for the rest of our trip!

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Sun River and Portland for Mid Winter Break

Drew had a conference in Sun River OR this past winter and we made the call to tag along for a little vacation. Things were slightly dampened by the fact that it appears Cole has developed car sickness since the summer. Ugh. The drive was so long! However, it was worth it in the end and we had a wonderful time relaxing in an amazing little chalet, enjoying the snow, sitting in the hot tub, sledding and skating! Couldn't have asked for more fun! A stop at our favorite in Mt. Hood - El burro loco! A glass of wine after our 6 hour road trip turned into 10 hours due to car sickness! Right before our Owl Walk. We were told we could walk into the wood and hear the owls. What a bust! 3 cold and tired kids in the dark woods and no owls! It's now a running joke in our home as the tour guide kept 'hooting' trying to draw the owl's attention. If we want someone's attention in the house we often hoot at each other now...

Thanksgiving

We have so much to be thankful for! We daily feel so grateful for all of the blessings in our life but it is nice to have a day to get together with family and reflect and relax. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend in Long Island, NY with Drew's 'east coast' family. Sam enjoyed his second road trip out to Long Island and did fabulous! He got to see a lot of family again and finally get to meet his Great Granny! Sam got some early Christmas gifts this year and had a lot more enthusiasm unwrapping them than we expected!

Reflections

North shore School District hosted an art walk this year to highlight student work. The theme was Imagine and students were tasked with creating some sort of 'art' that reflected the theme. Sam came home one day and told us that he had submitted something. What came as even more as a surprise was when we were contacted to say his piece was a qualifier to represent the school in the district art walk. Sam was pretty thrilled with it and with his ribbon and didn't mind at all that his piece didn't move on to the next round of judging. His best bud Owen had his work submitted as well and they enjoyed hanging out at the art show.

A Day in the Life...

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