Polar Vortex Outing

In midst of a Polar Vortex you must stay inside... but we were going crazy in the house. We braved the temperatures to hit up Altitude trampoline gym.

Midwest Mardi Gras Madness

A short trip to Dyer Indiana for a meet at the Midwest Elite Gym. Brooke placed 3rd in Trampoline and 8th in Double Mini. She was not as pleased today as she generally is at a meet, but Brooke has become a strong competitor and handles every single outcome really well. She was still all smiles after the meet. Perhaps the short drive had something to do with it ;)

1/27 midwest training & ice

A Rainbow of Flavors

Brooke is basically a vanilla kid, Ryan only likes lemon and raspberry sorbetto, but Luke is ... different. Luke will try any ice cream flavor, which is awesome. He will also mix any ice cream flavor. I believe here he has both pumpkin pie ice cream and blue moon. There is nothing at all that tells him two flavors would not complement one another. He always asks for many flavors (we had to limit him to three now) and they're all over the map. He will be our official ice cream connoisseur when he grows up.

Kids at Work

One of the best things about the kids getting older is that they have the ability to become more independent and can manage more tasks autonomously. Today, Ryan shoveled the stairs and sidewalk ... while we stayed inside warm and cozy. This is definitely how I like my shoveling done!