Easter videos

Steve's failed landing.

Aaron's sweet jump! The kid has no fear. We would go down this path over and over so the kids could practice their jumps. Aaron's goal, I think, was to crash cooler each time.

Carly's Olympic bound! She likes speed.

Steve and Sydney - just too cute not to include. Sydney's 2 1/2 and working on the balance thing.

Everyone snaking down the mountain. As you can hear - not Aaron's favorite thing to do.

Easter Ski Trip

So, its been a bit since I posted last.... Man, Easter sure was early this year. We had planned a spring ski trip with Steve, Susan and kids over a long Easter weekend. We went to their favorite stomping ground, Schweitzer Ski Resort, near Sandpoint, Idaho. We skiied Saturday, Monday and Tuesday. I discovered that 2 days of skiing is enough for my out of shape body, but the kids and Paul could have kept on going for days more! There are more pictures coming from Steve and Susan and from our big camera, but here are some that we took with Paul's camera:

At the base of the mountain. This place was beautiful. We were blessed with beautiful weather for all our skiing days.

Brianna and Aaron on the lift. Not sure why Aaron does that cheesy grin thing. It kinda bugs!

Kenzie and Rachel heading up the lift from the easy hill.

Amy and Aaron on their way up too!

Ok, our condo was the top middle unit in this complex. The one with where the peak is in the middle. That peak was to the loft where a couple of the kids slept. Steve and Susan were on the same floor at the end - the unit on the top all the way to the right.

This is a view from that loft looking out at our amazing view! The lake you see in the distance is Lake Pend Orielle in Sandpoint, Idaho.

Paul, Brianna, Aaron, Alise, Steve, Sydney, Kailey, Rachel, Susan, Carly, Amy and Kenzie from the top. That's Lake Pend Orielle in the background. This picture is more for the view. Breathtaking, huh?

Just our family in the same spot without the goggles.

The Abominable Snowmoms (Susan and Amy) - the wind was blowing and we didn't wanna be cold! Moms are cranky when they're cold!

More pics and video will be coming. Just wanted to get these up while I had a moment.

Climbing Fools

This weekend found Paul, Brianna, Carly and Aaron going to Vertical World with Landon and Brandon from our ward to climb. Landon had been wanting to take Aaron before he left for his mission. Aaron was thrilled. They also discovered what an amazing climber Carly was! We already knew about Brianna's skills. Here are some pictures from their adventure:

His favorite superhero isn't Spiderman for nothin!

Brianna at the top.

Flexible Carly!Perspective - that's Carly at the top!

Mackenzie stayed home to work on her talk for Sunday. She and I also checked out a great scrapbooking clearance sale, went to the new Fred Meyer, in Snohomish, for the first time, then went to Target for a bit. It was an eventful Saturday.

Updated Look

How do you like this look? My sister, Becca, turned me on to this website: http://www.cutestblogontheblock.blogspot.com/ that had some cute templates. I like this one...

Here's a picture from Carly's 11th birthday on the 4th - all she wanted were legos - that's just what she got!:

This past weekend, Carly had a party/sleepover with friends:

That's it for now. Later...

That video...

OK, here is another attempt at that video I mentioned below. It's of Paul biffing it at Whistler.

I'm really gonna give this a try!

My sister, Becca has inspired me to finally do something with this blog. My friend Jeannie, made me start one last summer, and here it is March! Sorry Jeannie!

Life at the Leavens home seems to move along at lightning speed. Brianna is a Junior in high school. What that really means - is I am the mother of a Junior in high school. Just let that sink in for a moment. Mackenzie is in the 8th grade and doing well. She keeps all of us in stitches with her sense of humor! Carly is back at school full-time and doing rather well. We're grateful for that! It's actually Carly's 11th birthday today! Aaron is still enjoying school, although he may very well deny it if asked. He'll be 8 in April and is excited about getting baptised.

I'm getting my schedule back to "NORMAL." I've added working out back in to my life too. I joined CURVES and do that 3 days a week and try to get on the treadmill the other three. Still haven't lost a pound, but am feeling better and have a bit more energy. Besides shuttling kids around, I'm still finding time to scrapbook. It's my one sanity outlet!

Paul just got home on Saturday from a 3 day trip to Whistler to ski with his brother, Steve. He now needs to visit the chiropractor after a couple of the falls he took! He has the video to prove it! Work is keeping him busier and more stressed than he likes.

Now I'm going to try and get a few pics loaded on this...

Paul on top of the world in Whistler, B.C.

Paul and Steve at Whistler. This statue is found all over the mountain in preparation for the 2010 Olympics being held there.

In February, we went to some friend's, the Lavering's, cabin up Stevens Pass, by Lake Wenatchee. There was well over 5-6 feet of snow. Had to dig our way in to the cabin. This is a picture of us coming back from church on Sunday. Most of us stayed single file. Try doing this is heels!

Above are numerous pictures of our kids in the snow during this trip to the mountains. Right above are Paul and I on the left, Kevin and Natalie in the middle and Matt and Mary on the right. It was a great weekend full of relaxing, games and LOTS of food!