Snow Day!!

It was nothing like the mess our friends in Portland had to deal with, but we had our own snow day today. Even though it will all be melted by tomorrow afternoon, the kids were more than happy to have an extra day off school. They were out sledding and throwing snowballs pretty much all day.
Even Mia had a good time.

Mr. Tiki is not amused....

Hiking at the Eno River

Emily and Daddy went out for a nice hike last weekend. It was long-sleeve and shorts weather, so not too bad. This trailhead is about 3 miles from our house, making a hike quick and easy. We ended up going about 5 miles, including a new loop that we've never done.

Daddy and Cutler

We're getting tired of watching January football without the Denver Broncos, so we started goofing around with the camera. Clearly, I'm more amused than Cutler.

Adelle the Cheerleader

Adelle decided she wants to be a cheerleader. She cheers for Upward - the same program as Emily's basketball team.

Here is the "low V".


And the "high V"

And this is just Adelle being Adelle....

Blazers @ Bobcats

Emily and I made the 2.5 hour drive down to Charlotte last night to watch our beloved Portland Trailblazers take on the woeful Charlotte Bobcats.............and they lost!!

Emily and Jay (her friend from next door) cheered their heads off, but just couldn't will the Blazers to victory. I was proud of her for being so vocal in the middle of enemy territory. A great Nike friend hooked us up with tickets, so we sat 10 rows from the floor at mid-court. No complaints about that!

Here is our obligatory self-portrait. We love doing this!


Greg!! Gregg!! WE LOVE YOU, GREG!! We don't care if you foul out in the 4th with only 6 points, Greg. We still believe.


An off night for Brandon (especially at the line) but it was still good to see him play.
After the game, a season ticket holder in front of us asked, "I wonder who you were rooting for?" Emily looked him dead in the eye and responded, "Hey, I was born in Portland!" The season ticket holders all around us had a good time watching the kids cheer for the road team.