Home and away

Our week was consumed by trying to get a washer and dryer installed in the basement. Our washer broke 2 weeks ago and we were finally supposed to get new appliances Wednesday. They dropped them off but couldn't remove either old appliance because the water turn off was corroded shut and there was no gas shut off for the dryer. Thankfully our neighbor is a saint and his Dad is a plumber so they came in Thursday to replace the water shut offs and the dryer hook up person got a heads up we needed a new shut off so did that for us. I completely missed the washer install and haul away Friday because they were 40 minutes early but thank goodness for remote control over everything these days. I just opened the garage door for them and prayed they were stand up guys. They were in and out of there by the time I got home 2 minutes before my initial window started. Long story but man getting anything done in the house is a pain.

Friday evening we went over to Steph and Tim's to drop the kids off for the night.


Then the "kids" did an escape room and went out to dinner to celebrate Rob and me turning 40. Gulp. I still have a month of 39 left so I'll enjoy that.


After dinner Rob and I headed to Wayzata where my parents got us a hotel for the night! We watched an awful movie, drank a bottle of champagne, slept in, ate an enormous breakfast and stopped for some of the best pastries in the Cities before going home. If you live here and haven't been to Bellecour, go. A cup of coffee and a croissant can't be beat.



We got home to find our kids doing their usual. Marlo being so engaged and present, Kasper so engaged in faraway Nintendo realms.





Rob took the kids to burn off some steam by running a few "errands". Looks like a Dad and kids' fantasy to-do list, doesn't it?








Today we laid very low because Rob and I were not feeling our best. It snowed a ton last night so the kids had fun sledding with the neighbors to get some fresh air. Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Ski weekend

We had a quiet week then on Thursday headed North for our annual ski weekend with the Snows. This is the second year we stayed closer to home and it works really well.

Friday we rented a couple snowmobiles to cruise around with.










We finished out the day with some swimming and pasta. 2 skinny boys unwound for bed with screen time.


Yesterday we went skiing! The kids are getting SO GOOD at skiing and really love it.



No one got a picture of it but Marlo and I spent the day together doing run after run after run with the slope rope. She really got the hang of it and could do entire runs without falling. You an see us getting set at the beginning of this video. My calves have never been worked more than snowplowing with all my might for an entire day. The main point of this video is Kasper's skiing ability. Skiing is his jam.




We planned on a leisurely morning with breakfast and packing up but Kasper felt bad all morning then threw up while getting ready for breakfast. We sent the Snows off to breakfast, packed as quick as we could and headed home.


Kasper made it home without puking again but the afternoon was rough for the poor guy. It was nice to be home, at least.

He started to feel slightly better in the evening.


It was a busy weekend but always so much fun! Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Oops!

Sorry I missed a week last week! We didn't take any pictures that week so I didn't bother. My bad!

We barely took any pictures this week either but here we go.

We had the normal work/school/tae kwon do grind. I did get a glimpse of how long Marlo's hair really is.


Which led me to digging up photos of me the day I got my first haircut at 7.

She's got me on length but my hair was thicker.

Rob took the kids skiing today which looked like a whole range of emotions honestly.




Just like riding a bike for Kappy who skiied all day by himself and had blast. Like not knowing how to ride a bike for Marlo. Watch until the end.



She got there eventually.





And that's a wrap! Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Chill

This was a pretty chill week. We got back on schedule and went back to school which went pretty well! The kids did a good job of waking up and I suppose Rob and I did a passable job.

We had school and tae kwon do. Rob and Marlo went out to get doughnuts yesterday.


The rest of the weekend was very lazy! Kasper borrowed a video game from his Aunt and Uncle that he was OBSESSED with playing. He got more screen time than usual but it was cold, we had no plans and it's fun to play a new game you love.


Marlo went to a birthday party yesterday at a martial arts studio and had a great time. They gave each kid a belt so she felt good about that.


Nothing much other than that! It was a quiet week! Nothing wrong with that! Hope everyone had a great week!