boys to men.

a couple of weeks ago michael turned 35! yes...daddy turned 35, oliver!!! =)

 sleepy birthday face...

getting ready to snowboard for the day to celebrate!

okay, dad, i'm ready to go too...

michael christened the mountain on his birthday, & thankfully, DID come back in one piece. him & paul spent the day out on snowmass mountain. the girls {sonya} & i, along with the little man, joined them up on the mountain for some lunch. unfortunately, i forgot my camera in the car. sometimes it's hard to remember everything...the baby, the diaper bag, the purse, the sippy, the paci...etc. so forgive me. it was a gorgeous day for riding {i mean, i'm no snow bunny, but it looked great!}. we were able to enjoy our lunch out on the deck patio, so there ya go! i love that you can enjoy the outdoors & not have to freeze your butt off here =) after the guys returned from their last run down, we mingled over at paul & sonya's for a birthday dinner & cake! german chocolate...one of mikey's faves. thanks to sonya for baking...but there were some candles missing ;)

all michael wanted for his birthday was a fishtank & fish {for oliver} =)

so we ventured to petco & found a tank.

and, i swear, we followed all the recommendations for setting it up. we used distilled water and let it filter for 2 days. then, mike & oliver returned to the store to choose fish. and...all the goldfish were sick {not sure how or how they know this} so they were being treated. they must have caught what's been going around. they couldn't get goldfish for another week or so, so they decided on five little tetra. very colorful fish!

but, sadly, despite our efforts of correctly introducing them to their new home, within the first 5 hours of being released...they were all floating. dead. ummmm...so we failed our first pet mission. they returned all five little dead guys to the store & had the water tested by the petco pros. nothing was wrong...so we're really not sure what the heck could have happened. so, now we're a little skeptical on what to choose. oliver, however, just enjoys the tank bubbling away with only plants in it, so i suppose we can wait until the goldfish have overcome their symptoms ;)

then the next weekend, was paul's birthday. so...once again, the guys set out to snowmass mountain for the day. no fresh powder, however, so it was a bit slick. i heard some pretty hilarious stories once they returned. although, physically unharmed, they did came back with some bruised egos, from being heckled by the younger skiiers when they not so gracefully attempted some jumps. haha. again, after their day on the mountain, we joined a crew over at paul & sonya's for some gumbo & refreshments.

okay...so we seriously  need steph's {dillon} cake skills around this area. remember the story i told over oliver's birthday cake & how it turned out completely NOT what i had ordered. well...this was the result of sonya's attempt at the market bakery. a cake with a fisherman & a skiier. she specifically wanted fish & seashells {an ode to their nantucket roots}. and this is what she was greeted with when she picked it up. neither sport of which does paul participate in. we all had a pretty good laugh about it & dug into it anyway =) oliver was a fan, so all turned out just fine.

so that pretty much wraps up our last couple of weekends. it has finally snowed here. and stuck around for longer than a couple of hours. but, the temps have just been too frigid to get oliver out in the snow to explore. if it warms up some, we'll be getting him out for sure! and i must prepare you, bloggies, there will be a lot for me to report on in the next couple of days...some changes coming our way...stay tuned.