Say CHEESE

Hello! 

For this installment, I decided to include lots of family pictures (even though some of us have been a little camera shy here lately) and let the pictures do most of the talking!

We made it out to Big Sky in March where the powder was deep and our ski instructor, Oliver, took us around the mountain, showing us parts we hadn't explored before. He took the kids on some harder runs while me and Jason hung back. Oliver snapped this photo of us at the beginning of a great ski day!

After 15 months of not seeing a beach, we journeyed to Turks and Caicos in late May after school let out. We actually stayed at the same place where Jason and I took our first trip together when we started dating. It was wonderful and the kids really loved it.

We used ChatGPT to help plan our Turks trip including dinner reservations and excursions which was kind of fun to play around with. We took a ferry to Middle Caicos and hiked around the most beautiful beaches and caves. Very memorable.

I've been trying to take more selfies with the kids to make sure we record all of the ages (including mine!).  Here is one with me and Olivia at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs in April. We had a blast with my sister Molly and my mom to celebrate her 80th birthday.

Here's a selfie with Quinn and me from a few months ago at the top of the Mother's Rest trail in Cascade, CO. He loves to hike and is a really good trail guide!

Some fun photos with Olivia in Turks when she did the hydrofoil. She was a natural at it!

Some other big developments these past few months. April 2025 was the month when both kids got cell phones. And a few months later, they both got some 'wheels', with Olivia getting a scooter and Quinn getting an e-bike. After the scooter was delivered, Jason promptly 'borrowed' it to test it out and has threatened (i.e. joked) about joining a Scooter Gang made up of Olivia's friends dads! 

Summer is about halfway over with more news to follow in the next installment of this blog.

Love always, Claire & Family