Spring Break

My nephews came up to Missoula to spend their spring break with us. We celebrted Julian's 6th birthday and spent our days swimming, biking, hiking, skiing, fishing, and watching movies with popcorn! We had so much fun with the kids and they were so great to have around! I can't believe how fast kids grow up....it really makes you appreciate the time you spend with family!

What's spring break without moss moustaches!

We all hiked up to the "M." It's a long, steep hike and we were really proud that Julian made it up all by himself. Gage ran up most of the way and beat everyone up! This was the only warm, sunny day we had the whole week!

Then we had to hike up to the "L." It snowed on us but noone complained!


Gage is a natural cross-country skiier!



Julian improved every minute he was out there!

It was such a fun week and we miss you boys already! Russ and I are always ready to take on nieces and nephews......so if you need a break, send them our way!!

Back-Country Birthday and BigSky

Russ and I took some time off of working on the house last week. Sukha turned 8 years old and we took her backcountry skiing at Lolo Pass for her birthday! It had snowed 2 feet the night before and although it was heavy snow it we had a great time! We also went to BigSky to go skiing with our practice. They do a ski trip every winter for the doctors. Russ decided to ski instead of snowboard and he even spent a couple of hours nordic skiing with me! We had the chance to skate ski at Lone Mountain Ranch which was amazing! The real treat was the 20 inches of powder that we woke up to on Thursday morning. It was incredible and Russ switched back from skiing to snowboarding and was spraying everyone with a rooster-tail of snow everytime he made a turn! It was the biggest powder day I have ever had and although I didn't look pretty going down the slopes I tried hard and I now understand the happiness of "face shots!" We even spent some time at the lodge's spa and we still smell good from all the lotions we piled on ourselves! It's now back to cheap living and house-remodeling! We love you all and hope everyone is doing well!

Russ and Sukha before heading down the hill.

Backcountry skiing with dad is Sukha's favorite activity!

The day before all the snow at Big Sky!

I was a little nervous at what I was about to ski down....

It may not look like it but there are some amazing "lines" down this mountain!