3-7

My handsome boys took me out for dinner for my birthday. (How appropriate it was on 3-7!)
We went to 41 South, which I have now named the best restaurant in Sandpoint! It was so delicious! Sea bass for me and Steak Oscar for Ryan (who shared quite generously with me). The boys behaved themselves well (a special thanks to Nintendo DS!), and it was a very nice evening and birthday celebration.

3-6

These are some cell phone shots of Ben and I up for afternoon/evening skiing. This was my first time wearing my new helmet... my head felt kind of large, but it was warm! We hurried to try to take a run over on the back side but when we got there it was closed!!! We were a little bummed about that, but it was such a gorgeous day that we got over it quickly. We took two runs down the Great Divide since Ben liked it so well the first time. Then we skiied Midway a few times as well. We ended up having dinner on the mountain and watching the Extreme Air Show--- which was AMAZING! I'm so glad we saw it, we will definitely catch it next year -hopefully with Sam and Ryan!

3-5

Another Friday night: AWANA and date night! This is our other favorite place to go: Thai food.
Every time we go, I look over the entire menu, thinking that I might try something new. But, I never do... I stick with my favorite, Pad Thai with Chicken. (So does Ryan!) Although, I did branch out and try beef this last time! It was good, but I know I'll get the chicken next time- nothing really beats that.
Anyhow, this was the best shot I could get outside within the constraints of the darness of the hour and the street lamps. Maybe someday I'll get brave and take a pic inside- its a rather small (but interesting) place.

3-4

Toby loves to put his face in a blanket like this, push it till its snug, and then snort. Its the weirdest and funniest thing we've ever seen a dog do! He will also sometimes get a squeaky toy wrapped up in the whole thing so he can squeak while he's at it. Crazy pup!

3-3

Can you guess what's missing and why the long face? Well, we lost Ben's retainer last night at a school pizza party! He put it in a napkin (that I should have then put in my pocket or purse) and then threw it away after the meal. We went back the next day and had to dig through the dumpster full of the previous day's trash, lunch trash, and school-wide pizza party. We did not find it. We will have to go back to the orthodontist for new impressions and a new retainer. Big, depressing, digging-thru-the-garbage lesson learned.

3-2

Pajama Day!
Today, in celebration of Dr. Suess's Birthday and Read-Across-America Day (week?), the school had Pajama Day. The boys really love 'dressing up' for this day. Although they didn't understand why I insisted they wear fresh, clean pajamas to school instead of the ones they had slept in!
I love the look of Sam's crusty boots with his PJ/robe combo... quite the fashion statement!

3-1

Toby is now wireless-ly fenced in! After seeing how much he loves to run way out in our back yard, and then into neighboring back yards, we wanted to find a quick solution to keeping him where he belongs! Ryan placed flags for the boundaries, and Toby wears that collar that will give him an audio signal first and then a shock second if he crosses the boundary. Our smart puppy was leary of the sound and then got one (low level) shock and then knew to stay away from the flagged boundary! So far, so good.