Hello!
Here's a blog update to catch us on the state of things during the last part of 2020 and the first part of 2021!
Jason and I have been so blessed as we have been able to adapt to the remote work and not miss a beat with the businesses we are running and the jobs we are doing. The kids are doing great at St. Paul's which is a private school that has been fully open since mid-August to in person learning. With very few exceptions for remote learning, they have been in the classroom alongside their friends. And most importantly, we have all stayed completely healthy during these crazy times!
The pumpkin pictures below kind of tell a story for how things went down for us towards the end of 2020.... things were a bit simplified and stripped down just like the pumpkins we carved this year vs. 2019's versions. But that's just fine by me, and in a way, it has allowed us to take things a little easier, cook at home more and focus on things that matter to us.
The kids did fall soccer and have really enjoyed hockey this past year. Olivia moved up to the Squirts/10 & Under age group while Quinn is still in the 8U group, however he is good enough that he is practicing and playing lots of games on the 'full ice' with Olivia's team. Last June, hockey camps were one of the first things to open up so we did several indoor camps through the summer and it really helped them build their skills.
Like I said, we have been eating at home more, but still taking the time to support our favorite local restaurants such as Il Centro (AKA The Good Spaghetti Place!), which is a cute little Italian place about a mile from our house. Olivia and I got our toenails done for my birthday and also for her birthday. As much as we can, we're supporting the places that have suffered during the shutdown.
While we haven't traveled much (other than Jason who has been going back and forth to the new car wash build in Colorado Springs most weeks), we did decide to take a quick 4 day trip to Cabo, Mexico over the kid's Fall Break. We stayed at the Rosewood resort there and it was heavenly! We had an ATV adventure on the beach, hung out in the pool, and enjoyed the ocean views... just what we needed to fill up our tanks in advance of the winter spent mostly indoors and whatever imminent stricter Covid restrictions that we will all be facing soon.
With the car wash almost ready to launch (it officially opened December 1st!), we spent the week of Thanksgiving in Cascade, CO with my parents. The plan was to have TG dinner with the Thomas family, but things didn't work out for that to happen as we'd hoped. So at kind of the last minute, Jason and I shouldered the load and pulled together a TG feast for Cunningham's plus my parents that was out of this world good.
As you can see above, the kids pitched in on the decor and had fun finding napkin folding instructions on YouTube. This was one of many really well decorated dinner settings that we were treated to by the kids. The week after Christmas and over New Year's, we also stayed at Burnbrae and hosted some of the managers from the car wash and their families. For that dinner, the kids did animal shaped napkins, and Olivia hid a "joke" inside each napkin that people would go around the table and read. Very fun :)
We skied Vail a few days after Christmas and it was really nuts. Way too crowded, but at least on the last day we had 10"+ of powder. Quinn had a little trouble with it but he eventually got the hang of it! My motto, never ever complain about powder!
After New Year's, we hosted some of the cousins for Quinn's 8th Birthday skating party at the Club.
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| The Fox of Big Horn Condos! |
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| Ski Racers! |
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