We made it about halfway before the icy roads urged us to turn back. We found a turnoff and headed over to Lake McDonald and checked things out. The friendly snowman with his icicle nose greeted us after we parked.
We had two long and full flights before getting to Whitefish where it had just started snowing. The 4 inches of fresh powder lasted the whole time we were in Montana and more came in spurts to our amazement.
Our hotel room started out with two queen beds, but Kyle worked some magic and we were given a room with a king size bed. We crashed and slept until 9 the next day!
We found a pastry shop and ate some breakfast goodies, and a quiche as well as a raspberry croissant, then headed up the mountain. Our Nissan Rogue with 4 wheel drive handled the road well and we made our way to the ski shop and rented our gear.
The resort was super busy both days we skied thanks to a group of 800 people who were in town skiing with a church group. The busyness made the lift lines long and the slopes a little crowded, but we found some empty runs and managed to take a picture of us completely alone in the amazing wilderness!!
This year, the 6th grade dance looked completely different. There were no dance lessons or choreography, just like dancing and social distancing. Norah was very unhappy when this decision came down the pipes; she has really been disappointed by all the changes COVID has brought to her last year of elementary school. So glad these two best friends were able to get a minute without their masks and pose for a picture before jumping in line.
Norah worked hard on these hand drawn flowers and then somehow convinced Ava to practice her watercolor skills and make these pop even more! What a beautiful valentine, the recipients are actually receiving a work of art AND candy!!
Kyle let me sleep in and took the kids to school after making lunches and convincing most of the kids to make me a birthday card. I enjoyed the extra rest and was able to ease into a quite breakfast before going skiing with Kyle.
It was a half day, so we picked the kids up early and hung out at the house opening gifts and watching a movie. I took the kids to practice in Ogden and chatted on the phone with Amber and Cass the whole time.
Dinner and dessert were amazing, and once Kyle put all the kids to bed, we watched a movie and the highlights of the winning Lakers game. I went to bed a little distressed about how the kids were behaving today. I love birthdays, but I really need to lower my expectations!!
Kyle really nailed dinner and dessert, which was no surprise to anyone, but much appreciated by me. The scallops and asparagus risotto were topped only by the chocolate tres leches cake smothered in caramel mascarpone frosting. So lucky to have stag an amazing under the same roof!
Kyle was able to watch a few of Jack’s games on the big screen of the conference room at the business in Michigan. We all loved watching Jack play and were sad to see him struggle with his junior high team. In spite of such a successful last season, this year the team only won three games and lost 5, including one to a team that never wins.