Flashback Friday - Sledding

I am tired of the snow so I'm posting a time when I liked the snow. This is at our house in St. Louis I think the first winter we lived there. We moved from Arizona to California then to Missouri so this was the first time I lived somewhere with snow. I'm in the sweet blue coat with the pink pants, red hat and green gloves. Behind me you can see the top of Danny's head in his spiderman hat (it was a full face one .... sweet) and David is on the sled getting ready for the ride of his life I'm sure.

That metal sled had to be as old as my parents but man did it go fast. My parents would tie a rope with one end on the back of the car and the other on the sled then take us around the neighborhood. I'm pretty sure it was dangerous and most of us hit at least one mailbox a year but man did we love it.

A few other things I love about this picture are the truck and camper in the background. We had some good times going on vacation in that camper. Riding up top, looking out the window for miles and miles of highway. Taking naps when we got bored, being able to eat, go to the bathroom and play games all while driving. And the best part is that my parents were both in the cab and didn't have to listen to us. Some days I wish I had that option when driving with my kids. :)

Baby Glen

David and Kami welcomed their sweet baby boy into the family yesterday. Heidi has lots of good pictures on her blog.

It's so fun to have another nephew and I'm so excited that my baby will have a cousin so close in age, I'm sure they'll be the best of friends. Congrats to David and Kami!

Flashback Friday

Since it's June and someday (all too soon) the temperature here will be over 60 degrees. I thought I would do a pool flashback. We lived about 2 miles from Park Charles Pool & Tennis Club and the years my parents joined were the best. We would get on our bikes and ride to the pool. This is a great memory for me and I have even created an interval workout in my spin class of this bike ride. I would ride my sweet banana seat Schwinn bike usually with Heidi on the seat with me and would race Danny. It was always our goal to get all the way up the big hill without having to get off our bikes and walk them. I can remember how great it felt the first time I did it with Heidi on the back! I was so tough. :)


My pool passes from 1980 and 1981 - yes I am a pack rat. I think it's classic that in the one when I am 7 years old I am wearing a bikini and the one I'm 8 in my hair is sticking straight up. What was I thinking leaving the house like that?


Me, Heidi and David at the pool. The best part of this picture is that Steve is in the background (to the left) and you can see 2 red motorcycle helmets next to him. I'm pretty sure neither Steve or George were old enough to ride their motorcycles to the pool. But not all rules applied to us growing up.