O.K. Christina, thanks for kicking me into gear. I've been a little busy lately, so blogging has taken the back burner. Spring break has been a great break from piano lessons, but what's with all this rain? I can't take it anymore! Please remind me why I live here again! I always knew I was a Hawaiian wahine at heart. Give me the beach and beautiful sun everyday... amen? My little Ryken is getting so big. He copies absolutely everything you say, even little sentences. I told him to do something today and he said no. What a surprise. I repeated my request, he looks at me and says "fine." He then did what he was told. Not bad. I don't even know where he comes up with half this stuff. I'm reading a book called "How to raise your spirited child." It is him to a tee, and has given me lots of helpful pointers. He's listening a lot better, and as long as I give him a warning before ending an activity, he's transitioning from one thing to the next quite well. He's still very spirited, and is so persistent it sometimes drives me crazy. He surprised me today though with his counting. He repeats the alphabet after me, and can count to ten on his own! (still needs help saying seven). Two days ago , I decided to count for him in French. He repeated the numbers and did pretty good. Today I started counting in French and stopped to let him repeat. He continued on his own "quatre, cinq, six." In French! This is someting I've done with him a handful of times! Yes he's one smart cookie, and that's my brag post today. I'm allowed to do that, right?

Pretty good before and after, eh? My freezer had a Tupperware makeover. I loved it so much I decided to start my own Tupperware business! Last week I had 2 parties, and did quite well. It was fun just to get out of the house and show the latest and greatest in Tupperware. They have some amazing sales on right now. If you or anyone you know are interested in getting Tupperware for FREE...ask me how! I also have a great fundraiser program, specifically for schools raising money. 40% of the profit goes straight to the fundraiser! WOW! It's a new and easy way to earn money for your schools. Check it out...Tupperware. You might be surprised at what you find!

Rob's idea of getting Ryken to "help" clean out the diaper genie.

SUNPEAKS PICS!

We went skiing with friends at Sunpeaks, last weekend. Rob's parents own a condo there, so it's a nice inexpensive way for us to get away. My friend Kristy, her husband Jason, and their two kids joined us this year. The first night we were there, Ryken woke up almost every half an hour. Strangely similar to our trip there last year, with Erin and Ryan. With the combination of a cold, possibly a tooth, and being in a different place, Ryken had a hard time getting any sleep. On our second night I loaded him up with gravol, and he slept like... a baby. Ahhh...sleep. The guys went skiing for the first half of the day, then took a turn watching the kids so the girls could go. Kristy and I are about the same level, so it was great skiing together. On one of the runs, we went to the very top of the mountain. We rode that chairlift for probably 40 min, into a cloud of fog. We couldn't see anything around us, and boy was it cold! We finally made it to the top, and skiied as fast as we could just to get back to the condo for a cup of hot chocolate. Rob didn't believe us when we said we went to the very top. Guess we're better than he thought! It was a great trip!