After our paint class, I came home, and Dave had packed up the car as well as got the kids showered and ready to go. They were excited to tell me that had shot baskets, and had some exercise. They were watching the skills competition as part of the All Star NBA weekend. They’d all eaten, so I grabbed some leftover dinner from the night before, and we headed out. The drive was relatively smooth, as the kids fell asleep within a half-hour. I’d warned them about being quiet so Dave could drive, since they were a bit hyper when I got home. Dave wanted to stop for some coffee, so he did on the other side of the bay, and then Peyton woke up. She made a potty stop, and then proceeded to talk and sing for the next 30 minutes. I told Dave he woke up the Kraken. Brandon was completely out, since he hadn’t napped earlier in the day. Peyton finally did go back to sleep (there’s even a picture of her sleeping with her hands over her ears!) When we got to my mom’s, they stayed up for a little bit, but Brandon went to sleep first. Peyton was up until 11 pm before my mom asked her, “Peyton, did you want to go to sleep?” She said, “Okay!” We were so surprised, especially when she was asked the question and not told to go to sleep. I joined her later, while Dave slept with Brandon. On Sunday, we were trying to avoid the crowds, so Dave did some local touristy things, hitting up a winery with Peyton and my mom while I stayed home with Brandon, who was a bit in trouble for talking back. I was exercising while he was writing sentences. Later, they came home, and the kids were switched. It was Peyton’s turn to melt down, and she needed a nap, since she stayed up so late, and then Brandon got to go out and return some birthday duplicates. They came back, and then we ended up at a brewery. Dave got his keys taken away at this point, and my mom ended up playing tour guide again. Dave didn’t mind, but he failed to call “Shotgun” and ended up sitting between the two kids in the back 🙂 We headed home for an early dinner so the kids could get a good night’s rest before the next day’s mountain activities.
We booked Peyton in a ski class for her age group, with a 1:3 ratio, and then Brandon we had to book his snowboarding lessons once we got there. Their class didn’t start until 1:30 pm, so we got up to the mountain by 11:30, got our rentals, and ate lunch outside. It wasn’t bad at all, as it was sunny. After sitting around for what seemed forever, it was finally lesson time! We dropped Brandon off first, and he was in a group with 11 other kids, with one instructor, while Peyton’s ratio was what was advertised. She was very shy while we were still there, so we decided to check out so she wouldn’t see us there. Her class was about 12 as well, but there were more instructors. Half the kids were girls, as she was hoping she wasn’t with all boys. She didn’t really talk to anyone while we were there. The boys were all rowdy, throwing snow balls all over the place. Brandon made friends right away, but that meant he was more distracted, especially since the group was so big. We split our time between the two kids, and finally, they both ended up on the “magic” carpet, and up the same hill. One group went down to the left, the other to the right. So Dave parked himself on Brandon’s side, while I watched Peyton. Peyton saw Brandon, too, while she was on the carpet, and waved to him, shouting, “BRANDON! HI, BRANDON!” Luckily, she remained upright on this particular run, as her first time, she went down, and the instructor had to help her stand up. She falls on solid ground with regular shoes, so it wasn’t a shock to me that she may lose her balance in her boots, carrying her skis. After two hours, we went to get the kids. Both still had smiles on their faces, and they enjoyed their respective lessons. We got their reports, and Peyton was ready for level 2, as well as Brandon. One instructor felt Peyton could have repeated level 1 just to feel more secure, and not struggle in level 2 with those who may be more 2.5, but the other instructor said she had the hang of it. We did see her on the ground a lot, but she always got back up. They had tip trainers on her, and toward the end, she was wedging more on her own. One time, she wedged, but was still going forward. She leaned her head down, and almost folded in half, ended up stopping with her helmet! The instructor had to tell her she’s not supposed to stop with her head! I guess whatever works, but hopefully she learns a more conventional way. Brandon was in the middle of the pack, just needing more practice. He went on the chair lift for the first time, and I had had nightmares about this the prior evening. He wasn’t with an instructor, but with 3 other boys, sitting closest to the right side of the chair, where we had a clear view of him. Once he went past us, I stopped watching. I didn’t want to see him go all the way up, it was too nerve-wracking! They had lowered the safety bar, and we’d reviewed with him how to properly sit on the chair. Dave asked Brandon if he wanted to continue to go up the carpet since they still had some time left on his ticket, about an hour. Much to our surprise, he said he wanted to go back up! We were all happy to hear, and he still went even though he had to go alone. He took a few more runs while we got Peyton’s stuff returned and found a warm place inside. In the two hours that we were watching them, it had gotten pretty cold, as the sun was going down. Peyton enjoyed her hot cocoa, and soon Dave and Brandon joined us. Brandon had one, too, and then we headed back down the mountain. It was only an hour back with traffic, but both kids (and I) passed out. Peyton had a mini nap on the way up, but those lessons really got to them! Both kids got showered up, and we enjoyed dinner. We were considering going back up again the next day, but Dave wanted to just “relax” and not push it.
This morning, we got up, and slowly packed our things. We wanted to go to one of the museums that we’d Groupon’d, but it wasn’t open on Tuesdays. We went to plan B, with another museum that we’d bought discounted tickets. Our drive back was uneventful, but neither kid slept. I was hoping to have Peyton sleep so she could last longer at the museum. We only had one pair of tickets, since Dave had only planned somehow to take Brandon for the Star Wars exhibit, so we made a stop to buy another discounted ticket before heading to the museum. Once we got home, we parked one car, and took another to make the most of our day. We’d unpack later. The kids enjoyed both sides of the exhibit, but they didn’t last too long on any one of the Star Wars exhibits. They did try out most of the experiments, but they didn’t listen to the full details of the costumes and vehicles. Both were mesmerized by bionic body parts! We headed over to the regular side of the museum, and Brandon got to be a “scientist” and transform jellyfish DNA into bacteria, then plate it. It has to incubate for 24 hours, then we can log in and see if he grew anything out. There were step by step instructions, which he was able to follow with help from the other three of us. I’m excited to see how it turns out! Hopefully he has more of Dave’s scientific prowess than mine 🙂 We wrapped up our exhibits since we had a meter to worry about, and then headed in search of a bite to eat. We got in to happy hour at the Square, so we sat outside with some drinks at a “raw” bar. We shared some oysters, and I told him the “last time” I’d had them, I enjoyed it with Tabasco sauce. He asked me, “When’s the last time you had oysters?!” I told him at the last GNO 😉 because he said he didn’t remember me eating oysters with him recently. The kids ate fondue (I think this is their first time) and CA rolls. We also had another roll, and some raw fish tacos, which were yummy. I couldn’t finish my drink, so Dave helped me. We walked around a bit, then we went home to unpack. I unpacked and started some laundry, while the kids and Dave shot some baskets and hit some baseballs. It was at this time we were debating whether to gym or not. Brandon was super excited to go to the club, so he kept asking us if we were going. Dave didn’t want to, and I didn’t want to go unless we were all going together, which was the point of the membership. Finally, we got our acts together, and we headed out. Peyton came in and said, “I did two sports today!” She was carrying her baseball helmet, totally ready for the season to start. We dropped them off at the club, and they happily went. The kids were playing wall ball in there, so both kids jumped right in with some balls of their own. They were happy to be there, so Dave and I headed to the treadmills. Tomorrow is a half-day of work for some interviews, and the kids will be back at their respective schools for “camp” like activities.
Here are the pictures from the weekend, as well as the videos:
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