Mt. High

Sunday was snowboarding day!! We were on top on things and left the house by 7am. No lie! With the kids and everything. I packed their clothes and put them in the car in their PJs and robes. We picked up Sherri and headed on over to drop the kids at Becky's place. Traffic was light but gusty winds hit us on the 15. Yikes. We arrived at Mt. High east where Hector managed to score a primo parking spot in the second row in front of the lodge. He has awesome parking karma.

We got Sherri strapped in and she began to slide around, getting the feel of the snowboard before we got on the lift. The only snag is that her binding buckles would not cooperate and we could not get them undone. Sherri cut her thumb and we broke some nails. Hector took the board to look at it while she used mine for a bit. He sorta fixed it but they would act up so we just worked around it.

By the end of the day, Sherri was mastering her turns and coming down the hill with only a few falls. She was so excited that she wanted to keep going when I was ready to quit at 3:30pm. I had some hot chocolate because the winds were blowing and the sun was going down.

Overall, Sherri did really well for her very first time and we will try to find another day to go before the season ends.

more socks

I don't think I posted the other pair of sock that I finished the other week but here they are. They came out a bit small so I had Tyler try them on and they fit perfectly! He said he really liked the socks but I don't think they are practical for him. The yarn I used is hand wash only which will not work at all for him. I will find a washable yarn that will be more kid friendly and colorful for the future. The good news that the socks also fit my mom so she gets these pretty autumn, rust socks.

These are the fabulous sock yarns that Hector picked up for me at Lake Tahoe. I can't wait to get started on these. I started the Ditto yarn and am barely knitting the cuffs. The darker colors are better for winter or guys but I'm curious to see how the self striping comes out.

These next 2 yarns are the same brand which is a little pricey than what I'm used to. $17.20 a ball which will be enough for a pair for socks. More self striping yarn so they are on my list for future projects.

Because I knit 2 socks at the same time I have to divide the yarn into 2 balls (one for each sock). To wind the yarn I bought a yarn ball winder from Joanns.com which arrived yesterday. It was a snap although the yarn was tangled up which took me more time to untangle than to wind it up.

Here is the Kings hat that I knit for Josh.

Braided Hat

I'm getting all my blogging done today since I found some free time... I finished an adorable cable hat in a dusty rose color which is destined for my mom. I had to add the pompom tonight but it is too cute.

This one came out great considering I didn't use a cable needle. I've used cable needles before but they are too long or just get in the way (tangled) so I saw links on how to get around that. Lo, and behold it worked perfectly for me. Yay! Here is the link for the pattern.

Burritos, Tortas and Tacos

Hector decided to take pictures of some of the food they sampled in Tahoe. Normally I wouldn't post these because I didn't eat the food myself but it does look tasty.

It's funny how that we (at least Hector and I) remember all the places we travelled to by the memorable food we ate there. Bouillabaisse, pizza and profiteroles in Nice and dooner kabob (sp) in Berlin. I would travel back there again just for that specific item.

So it was funny that Hector was talking to his bro C about his upcoming visit with us next week and C requested that I make a rib roast in my handy dandy George Foreman rotisserie Jr. Hmm, that got me thinking of when the last time I made a rib roast. I don't think that I made one since his last visit which was at Christmas. Well, I had to put a stop to that and went to the store to pick one up. I made bleu cheese mashed potatoes, mushrooms and vegetables to go along with it and it was a masterpiece!!

So C, here is a picture of my roast and dinner from last night which you will enjoy next week!! :)

Time Out

After a few weeks of dreary and rainy weather, we had a nice warm spell yesterday so we packed up the bike, trailer and inline skates along with Sherri and Amber and headed to the beach. What a gorgeous day! We started at the end of Torrance beach and rode up to the pier. Yikes, it was struggle for me who hasn't exercised for like forever but I finally made it to the pier where I had a nice cold rootbeer. Hector rode the bike and towed the 2 kids who sang songs all the way. Hector said he got many comments on the way, praising his daddy time with the kids. It was nice for Sherri and me to relax and skate while not having to worry or chase after them. The skate back to the car was much easier and I had a really good time. Hector was exhausted after his bike ride plus he was pulling 90 lbs. more. It was fun to enjoy the sunshine and ocean so we'll definitely do this again soon!

Tahoe Trip part 2

T after the collision with a 'crazy' skier who ruined his vacation. It wasn't a total loss, I heard that T was attracting a lot of female attention in the bar. :) The rest of the dudes...

Hector's Tahoe Trip Part 1

I finally uploaded the pictures that Hector took on his trip. Here is the mangled car from the accident where the guys stopped to help. They were able to pull the 2 people out who appeared to be okay. Here is their cabin for the week.

Here is the group photo before T's accident.