50 years young!

Quote from Tom - we need to find some younger friends!  In truth, this guy makes 50 look like the new 20.  He is the first one to sign up to do Epic shit - matter of fact I think he is the creator of that term!  Rebecca did a rather epic job orchestrating a SURPRISE party for him.  Puente, Ben Gawitt to sign countless friends locally and family from CO to NY from school and etc  Rebecca did an AMAZING job coordinating and not saying ANYTHING - until the ride over there - minor slip up but not noticed.  Boy was he surprised.  SHOTSKI from the Moys was EPIC

The ultimate cheers!

it got used all night as you can imagine!

Lots of folks lining up

Who more do you need - how about a beer bong?  I'm sorry, it this a 50th or 21st?  Clearly, we think we are aging backwards =)

Attaboy Chris!!

How blessed to spend the evening celebrating Asa - watching him sing along with Ben and lavish in looking around and being loved by so many!!  Great job Rebecca!

 

He has his license and is getting Braces off!

Right after we came home from Montana, I got to take Nick to get his license - took the whole morning as they were backed up.  Nick was confident and did great on the test.  We got home and he was able to feel the first moments of freedom as we grabbed the truck and headed to school.  

Next monumental activity for this fabulous kid is braces off!  2 years of straightening, widening etc. The most annoying part owas the mouth guard he has to wear for wrestling.

He drove to the appointment BY HIMSELF and let me drive by to catch this selfie!

 

A bench, some snow, some dancing, NIck's wrestling banquet, a basket and a NEW TO US car!

Visions of the swing - in the meantime the birdfeeder

love it when these boys snuggle the girls.

snowfall!

My folks escaped to FL for their anniversary.  They got to check in on their condo and enjoy the warm sun on their skin

I opted out of the Newport basketball tournament with Drew and opted INTO the St. Patty's Day party with Acoustic Marsh pit at Legitimus.

Best dancing partner ever!  photo bomb made me laugh =)

Saturday night we had Nick's wrestling banquet.  Coach Bristol put it on at the Lion club where he is a member.  He cooked and we all brought sides.  Loved the casual closeness of the team.  Love how much nick enjoys the many aspects of this sport - Kudos to him for making states, AND most improved for the team!!

Putting together a basket for a fund raiser and searching for inspiration

Chris finally pulled the trigger, and we bought a fuel-efficient vehicle.  Must Rav4s have 60-year-old women behind the wheel - but this cool one has a darn good looking guy saving money in gas!

Go get them honey!  Great car and fabulous gas milage!

 

Here is our little warrior!  Love watching him on the court - so tenacious!

Our little chatty, curious kid.  I took this photo for Christen Cuniowski who gifted this sweatshirt down to Nick years ago.  Now the final iteration.

Team photo - missing a few kids - almost impossible to get them all all the time.

Photo from the tournament!  great job kiddos

 

Big Ski Montana

Our next adventure you ask?  Big sky Montana!  The Izzo's go every year and adore the chill vibe of the mountain.  This year they let us join them.  Here we are on the first leg of the trip - Chris and I got a surprise upgrade.  First class and perfect to go back to sleep!

View from our condo - Chris had to ask me to stop saying OMG, this place is beautiful!

Love the snow in the air and out the window.

Cocktail hour at moonlight basin!

Next up sunrise and gear up for the mountain - can you tell the hot tub got some use

load'em up and head'em out!

Time to do some powder exploring

I was a bit nervous going into this trip - these guys are adventure seekers and I was a bit nervous there would be times it would be over my head.  Something about this sign epitomizes that.  Yes I made it down, no I didn't do it again.

Yes!  THIS IS SNOW!

This dinner was AMAZING  

beautiful little lighted trees in the parking lot.

We were doing what felt like back country skiing lapping trails that had tons of fresh powder.  This was our meal stop in a yurt far out on the mountain.  It was a welcomed stop and the chili was delicious!

Bathroom stop first

Cheers ya'all!

loved capturing the beauty everywhere.

brought this little puzzle that turned into a fun gathering activity while we listened to Taylor Swift.

cheers to southern comfort and mogul in the snow!

Re-creating a whistler beer drink and loved lapping this trail with Chris.  Move moguls the better!

Bluebird day!!

This place was MADE for skiers and boarders - to the point you could just put your stuff in the hallway!  Unheard of for us!

Life it so very good!  And its my birthday!

A moonshine advertisement!

Ready to gorge ourselves on nachos!

order #1 of 2

Beautiful late-night capture

sadly time to leave - thankful for the adventure with these guys!

 

Drew the trickster

Drew was paparazzied at sundown last year.  Fun photo of him.  Barbara was inspired to paint it!  well done!  Such a talent and such a treasure.