The kids woke us up at 6:30 this morning to point out that it was snowing. As ready as I am for the warm temperatures to return, the snowfall this morning was beautiful, so I couldn’t resist grabbing the camera and taking a bunch of shots.
The rain and cold temps are on their way back to the NW, so we thought we’d take advantage of the last of the decent weather and go to Beaver Lake Park with the kids.
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Tubing in the morning at Snoqualmie Pass and by late afternoon, the temps were in the upper 70s, so the kids naturally demanded that we turn on the sprinkler.
Ian lost his first tooth yesterday. In true Ian form, he actually lost his lost tooth as well. He brought it down to show us; I was outside on the hammock enjoying the sun, and we asked him to put it in a box for the tooth fairy. He decided to put it on a plate instead and bring it back outside to show us. Somewhere along the way, the tooth fell and it is now officially MIA.
Here are a few shots of the kids playing outside.
Cole wanted the sprinkler placed inside the teepee.
If you look closely, you can see Ian’s missing tooth (bottom center of his mouth).
Nathan and Cole looking for bugs.
The weekend so far has been amazing. Today, temps are in the 70s and there isn’t a cloud in the sky. We got an early start today and drove to the pass one last time for a little ‘tubing’. I took some video and will try and upload some of the footage later this weekend.
Last night, we fired up the green egg and grilled a couple steaks. While I was at it, I shot a bunch of pictures. Here’s my favorite of Cole washing his hands for dinner with ‘Cookie Gramma’.
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Here are some shots of Ian at T-ball practice at Cascade Ridge this evening.
It’s still early in the season 
Nathan enjoying the view
Here’s a short video Erin took during Cole’s birthday party at Chuck E Cheese’s.
Can’t believe our little guy is four years old today! Cole had a busy day, with Erin making an appearance at Cole’s school followed by a small party with his friends and family at Chuck E Cheese. Here are a couple of shots from this past weekend that I couldn’t resist posting. Here he is passed out on Erin’s lap, holding a handful of chocolate in his right hand.
The next few were taken at Cole’s pre-school today, where he was treated like a king on his special day.
Future scientist?
Cole with his head in the stars and the world in his hands 
The picture above is Cole with his friends Ethan and Danny.
Score!!!
Here’s a video of Cole’s first attempt at Skiing. We’re looking forward to enrolling him in the ski school next year; think we’re better off with the professionals handling this
The boys finished up their skiing lessons yesterday at the pass. The conditions were phenomenal with more than a foot of fresh powder waiting for us. As you can see from the picture below however, it looks like we brought the mountain weather home with us.
Nathan has already missed a couple of weeks of baseball, due to our Saturday ski outings, but he’s excited to join his old team mates (this is the 3rd year he’s played with the same kids) and usher in the spring time weather with a little baseball.
Ian is also doing incredibly well with his skiing. Both he and Nathan have been skiing black diamond runs for the past three weeks. Erin and I are looking forward to enrolling Cole along side the other two next year and planning a ski vacation at Whistler.
Ian’s decided to give t-ball a try this year, so it’s going to be a busy spring time
(Ian playing with his Star Wars guys)
And then there’s Cole. I can’t believe that he’s going to be turning 4 years old on Tuesday! Cole started swimming lessons a couple of weeks ago and I’m told that he’s wasting no time picking up where he left off last year.
A couple of weeks ago, we brought Cole skiing and I took him on the chair lift a few times. He had a great time and was completely wiped out by days end. He actually passed out on Erin’s lap at the bottom of the slopes as we were waiting for Nathan and Ian to finish their lessons. If you ask him about it, he’ll proudly tell you that he did four face plants. He must have picked that up from Nathan, who continues to think it’s cool to crash 
BTW, we did capture some video from Cole and the other boys skiing. I’ll try and post it soon, once I figure out the best way to make it available on the site without lag, crashes and other bad side effects.
One last picture that I took this morning out of the back window this morning. I thought it was supposed to be spring time?
He’s still got the cheeks doesn’t he?
