Super Saturday

Family Night at BYU--only $1 for these dynamite seats (and Ty was free!) Oh, and kids actually loved the game--totally looks like torture in these pictures, I know.

Snowmobiling with the Hendersons

Did I mention I love 3rd year?

Bowling

When your schedule is crammed with core credits, you need at least one breather class. I guess that is why Rob and I both took bowling in college. I never went bowling growing up since the alleys were full of smoke and "those type" of people. Regardless, my first-time score was a humiliating 52 (I'll never forget it). Well, we took the boys and they both topped me! Horray! Sometimes it barely made it to the pins, but it was darling to watch how hard they concentrated.

Hardware Ranch

It's about 40 minutes up some canyon, and yes, it was freezing, but the kids loved it! Each winter hundreds of elk come down from the mountains to eat at the ranch. We took the sleigh ride out to the field and just watched, surrounded by hundreds of elk. It was great! Again, Robbie wouldn't go anywhere without his helmet.

A Tribute

To Rob:

We love you for a million reasons, but here's just a few...

You are an amazing daddy

An all-star athlete



A hard worker and handyman



A passionate outdoorsman



And just plain gorgeous


Happy Birthday, Babe. We love you!

Hitting the Slopes

The highlight: The ski lift and new ski helmet (which, by the way, he never takes off).

It started as a fight. Rob carried Robbie down the lift--the result was a tantrum (after all, can't he ski by himself already?). The lift made Robbie forget he was ever mad, but once at the top, all forgiveness was forgotten. Robbie wanted to zoom down the hill with out anyone holding him or telling him what to do. "But how are you going to stop at the bottom?" Rob asked. It didn't really matter. Dad was totally ruining Robbie's Big-Boy-Skier fantasy. If we asked him to put his tips together, he's parallel and we'd have to sprint to catch him. After enough falls, he was done. We went home and bought an Edgie Wedgie (the little thing that keeps the tips together). Maybe next time, he'll be able to slow down. As for Ty, he probably had more fun. He was at home eating popsicles with Grandpa Haas.

Tubing at Soldier Hollow

My mom has been dying to tube here for years, so we finally upped and decided to go. What a great decision! When I took Robbie to pick a tube, he said, "I want to go by myself!" I was shocked, but glad it was "his" idea since we weren't allowed to share tubes. I went down first and was FLYING!!! How in the world was Robbie going to brave this all alone! My dad sent him down. I couldnt' tell what he was thinking, but he wasn't crying--that I knew. When I got to him finally, he said, "I want to go again! Lots of times!!!" My mom went back to get him a two-hour pass. He's a brave little one.

The Luge

Rob and my brother, Johnny, spent a few hours one day creating this amazing luge. Not only did we have steps from two sides going up the incline, but the sides were perfectly sloped so we zoomed fast and forward. Though they created a bank (that eventually turned left for another ride) Rob still got going fast enough that he flew into the street. All the kids and families in the neighborhood came by. At one point, we looked out our window to see quite a system going. Kids went down at the top, and an adult in a golf cart waited at the bottom to bring them back up the hill.

Robbie and our amazing snowman

Isn't this such a manly picture? White T in the snow, lifting huge "boulders" --what a man!

Robbie at the top of the luge. Who needs to wait for a sled?

The bottom

Mommy & Ty. What a blast!