Hello!

Jazz fest in New Orleans was alot of fun this year, despite the 6 inches of rain on Saturday...and yes, we did walk home 2 miles in that downpour! Sophia went to sleep while I was carrying her and we were all drenched by the time we got to the hotel. Thank goodness it wasn't cold. She really had a good time with the music and danced her heart out!

After Jazz fest on Monday the weather was great and we got out and explored alittle. The photos are of Sophia at the fountain in Jackson Square and just walking along a sidewalk in the French Quarter.

Now we are home and will enjoy our time together over the next 2 weeks before John leaves. He will go back to Colorado around the 19th or 20th. Sophia and I will sure miss him!

We just returned for Crested Butte where we closed on a 6 plex. It has been a very trying winter getting this deal all together, but it finally happened. We were busy the entire visit, but did manage a bit of fun too. Chris Cappellucci had us over for a belated Easter Brunch....even had an easter basket for Sophia! Sophia loved it at Chris and Steve's...all the attention and a dog too. She loves animals, but calls them all "kitty cat". It is back to work now. Still some good skiing to be had too.

Sorry it has been a couple weeks. We had a good Easter. Veronica and Dag from Tennessee were here for their annual ski trip and Mike, from Aspen, also joined us. I had to work on Easter, but was off the Sat. before and Mon. and Tues. afterwards. Sophia enjoyed her basket and then took a trip up to Alta to watch the skiiers and visit with friends.

It has been a quiet week around here. Just work and a little skiing. It is getting warm now, but we still have about 2-3 feet of snow to melt in the yard. Sophia is into pushing things...and nothing is better than a box filled with toys.

We've mostly stayed around Park City this winter, but we made one trip up to Jackson to visit Lisa and Paul and Chris and Terry. It was a great visit. John got to ski the village with some fresh snow and Sophia and I took a cross country ski with Lisa in Teton Park. Sophia especially enjoyed the plasticware drawer at Chris and Terry's!

We finally had to cut some of that great hair of Sophia's. We hated to do it, but it was always in her face....collecting food. We were afraid she would choke on the barretts because she kept pulling them out and then, of course, they went right to her mouth. I don't love the haircut (it was just bangs), but I guess it will grow out and maybe by then she will leave barretts alone.

March 2, 2008

Well, this is my first try at blogging. I feel like I should go back to January though since my main reason for blogging is to share my family news...esp. Sophia. She turned one on Jan. 19. We didn't do anything too special, just a small cake and one friend over to share the occasion.