Eat, Sleep, Poop, Repeat!!!! Elias is 2 weeks old

I can't believe we have had this kid for two weeks.  

He has been so much fun even though he doesn't do much 

more than eat, sleep, and poop.

Elias and mom chillin out.

Ready for a nap!

He loved his first sponge bath.

Ready to go to Grandma's House.

Introducing Elias Tapeats Newton...

Born march 14th 2009

6 lbs 11 oz . . . . 19 1/2 inches

Dad and Mom couldn't be more proud!!

Not slowing down

Sorry we haven't blogged in a long time.  The snow has been falling like crazy and we have been taking advantage of it while we can.

Leigh can hardly fit into her ski coat any more.

This is a picture of Leigh at 8 months prego.

We have had 

over 6 feet of snow in the last 

two weeks at Sundance.

(I won't mention the rain we have had since)

The skiing has been fantastic.

Here is Leigh and little newty getting some deep pow.

More great power!!!!!

I am so proud of Leigh, She hasn't slowed down one minute being pregnant.  She has skied almost every day we go to Sundance and is having a blast.  I sometimes wonder were the time has gone.  I will try and get some more prego pictures of Leigh on here soon. (I'd better hurry because we only have a couple weeks to go!!!)

Where is the Snow?

According to the farmers almanac winter will be much colder and drier than normal, on average, with snowfall above normal in the north and below normal in the south.

The national weather service has been predicting snow for weeks... so where is it?

It is times like these that call for desperate measures... everyone needs to participate in a snow ritual in hopes of bringing snow to Utah.

Here are some snow rituals that I have heard of :

-The easiest one is to simply pray for snow.

-Wear your pajamas to bed inside out- this confuses the snow gods into thinking that they need to blanket us with snow.

-Put a spoon under your pillow?

-Sacrifice a pair of old skis to a great big fire.

-Flush ice cubes down the toilet apparently it helps bring in a cold front.

Do any of you have snow rituals? We need all the help we can get.

The Winds of Change

Sometimes change is a breath of fresh air...I think thats partly why I love Utah so much, our seasons always change... 

   

This morning we woke up to SNOW!!! The first valley snow of the season what a treat.

Yesterday was such an exciting day, watching a new President become elected is truly a remarkable experience. We really are blessed to live in a country that allows us so much freedom and opportunity.  I was impressed by Mccain's speech, he seemed sincere and demonstrated the importance of support for our next President.  I felt Obama was also gracious and exceptional in his speech.  I am always amazed at the genuineness in character you see at the end of an election and wonder why the campaigns have to get so messy.

At a little over 20 weeks we went in for an ultrasound and unfortunately for my 3 year old niece Lucy we are not having baby chicks we are having a baby BOY!! Well I guess somethings never change...sorry Nancy maybe someday you'll get a little princess...Paul...Tiff???  

Ode to Neil Young

Last weekend was the 22nd annual bridge benefit concert...we made the journey out to San Francisco to experience another great show. The line for this years concert was Band of Horses, Cat Powers, Death Cab for Cutie, Wilco, Sarah Mclachlan, Smashing pumpkins, Josh Groban, Norah Jones, Jack Johnson, and one of the greatest rockers of all time Neil Young. It really is a fun show to go to because of the nature of the show, with it being a benefit concert for the bridge school (a school for kids with severe speech and physical impairment) the artists seem to have a fresh and fun energy that you don't usually get to see when they are on tour, and everything is acoustic. Pretty much all the performances were strong but by far the best performers were Band of Horses, Wilco, Jack Johnson, and Neil Young.  Check out some of the highlights from the show and make plans to come with us next year.

Sometimes the stars align and you get to experience Perfection

Like 16 days of  total bliss in the bottom of the Grand Canyon...and making it through Hance...thanx MP 

Any meal at Grandma Nancy's house and especially Thanksgiving Dinner...yummm
The rare occasion of hearing my Dad or Ben sing and sometimes hearing them sing together
Catching the fall colors at their peak and having a nice weekend escape.
Waking up to mornings like this...and even more perfect mornings like this when I get to ski with Greg...hooray for snow!!