Sledding Fun

Wyatt ready to go play in the snow.

Andrew and Mylie making snow angels.

Mat had to work on Saturday so me and the kids got on our snow gear and went sledding. In Leadville they have a big free public sledding hill that the kids have been dying to try out. It was awesome. It was quite a hike up but way worth it. They even let me go a couple of times!

Wyatt didn't really want to sled so him and I played in the snow.

That is Mylie in the middle of the picture.

This is the view from the top of the hill.

Here are some fun videos of the kids sledding outside our apartment.

Moving to Leadville

Mat got a job doing the HR and recruiting work at a mine that is reopening in Leadville, CO. They are providing us with a furnished apartment for the first 6 months, so we packed up our clothes, food and toys. We left our condo staged and put it on the market today.

These first two pics are Wyatt trying to help Andi pack some food.

The next two pics are the view from our living room window. Leadville is the highest incorporated city in the US at 10,200 feet. It is about two hours west of Denver, between Vail and Frisco.

It has snowed a little over 200 inches so far this year in Leadville with about 50 inches on the ground right now. It has been cold but sunny so far. Andrew and Mylie went sledding for the last three days in a row. They love it here. The jury is still out for Andi. Mat could live here forever.

Mylie to the Nutcracker

The Great Redistributor

This is why we call Wyatt the Great Redistributor and why we can't fold laundry when he is awake.

Cartoon about Mylie

Grandma sent a letter to Mylie with this comic included. It describes Mylie. I think the creator of the comic spies on our family for material.

Foot Surgery

Andi went to a foot doctor about 10 years ago who explained that her foot pain was due to a mutated foot bone causing a bunion. He said that although it was painful, it wasn't the right time to fix it.

We hit our deductible this year and finally decided to fix it. Here is the before picture (the blue line is the doctors guide line).



Here is the 3 day after picture.





On the 3 day visit she got her permanent cast that she wore for 2 weeks. She let everyone sign it. She let me draw a (classy) halloween picture on it.



Here is a picture of her foot after she got her permanent cast off after two weeks.



Here are the x-rays of the foot after the surgery.




It has been one month today and Andi is walking around the house without crutches and can even put a little weight on her toe. She is really itching to get back to the gym. On the right is a little poll to see who can guess the total cost so far for this procedure (we already met our deductible, so it only cost us $25 for a shower bag for her cast).

Halloween

We had a great Halloween. Andrew was a zombie, Mylie was Jessie from Toy Story and Wyatt was Superman. They had a great time trick or treating with their cousins. Now of course we have too much candy!!