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Monarch Mountain Ski Trip

The family traveled to Monarch Mountain Ski Resort on February 22.  This was Chris and Carrie’s first time skiing and the first time back on the slopes for Dave and Carol in 18 years.  We had an instructor guide us in the morning and returned to the slopes on our …

Bella Update

The entire family visited Fox Run Park on July 29th and Bella went for her first swim in one of the large ponds.  She took to the water right away and had a great time.  Here is a short video and a couple of pics from the day. On August …

School Programs

Chris and Carrie performed in separate school programs over the past few months.  The fifth grade class performed the educational musical Dig It in February.  In April, the choir performed their musical Possibilities!  You can play the videos below by clicking the small triangle in the lower left of each clip (If the video …

Brindabella Stickybeak

We are excited to announce the arrival of our new puppy!  She is officially called Brindabella Stickybeak although we simply call her Bella.  Her formal name comes from two Australian references.  Brindabella is a mountain range near our old home in Canberra and Stickybeak is the Aussie slang for someone …

Carrie’s Marathon

Carrie decided to participate in a before-school running club this semester.  Twice a week she, and about a hundred classmates, would run between one and two miles around the school athletic field.  Each time she finished a lap, her gym teacher would hand her a popsicle stick to keep track of her progress   As she …