The Tooth Fairy Sucks!

Bad, Tooth Fairy! Shame on you!!! Brainiac lost yet ANOTHER tooth this month (number 3!) and you forgot to visit her, not one night, but TWO NIGHTS in a row!!! What's going on? Are there more important kids in your tooth fairy-ing life? Do you not come to visit in our small corner of the Universe? Have we met some mysterious monthly quota? How DARE you break my daughter's heart!

Well, if she was on the fence before about knowing the reality behind the Tooth Fairy, she has surely joined "The Knowing" side now! She approached me this afternoon and said;

The Tooth Fairy forgot to come AGAIN, Mom! Maybe you should write yourself a note or something!

I am simply the WORST mom EVER!!! She told me to just give her the cash now, because she knew I'd forget to do it tonight, too... Needless to say, she made out well. My guilty conscience forced me to fork over some SERIOUS dough!

Thanks, Mom! Maybe we can just skip the whole "under the pillow" thing from now on!

Snow, snow, and MORE snow!

In February, we went on a ski trip with Bikeman's parents and his sister's family. We drove our family out to Crested Butte, Colorado, where we all met up. We had a blast! Here are a few photos... actually, there are many! I had a heck of a time narrowing my 400+ photos down to these ones!!! Enjoy!

We took our time acclimating to the altitude so that our kids wouldn't need oxygen as they all have in the past. (I'm happy to report that we remained FREE from any oxygen tanks or ER visits this trip!!!) One of our stops in Colorado was Fairplay - otherwise known as South Park. (Yes, like the cartoon!) Here Brainiac poses with a sign.

This was a cool little coffee shop in Fairplay... bizarrely named, but cozy and yummy!

Our scenic drive.

We spent the night at Mount Princton, a natural hot springs resort. Here are the boys trekking off to the river to soak in the balmy water.

Even though the air temperature was only about 30 degrees, the water was so incredibly warm that we never got cold!

In Crested Butte, we stayed at a wonderful condo, where we met up with everyone else. This is the great room in our condo.

Bikeman and myself posing for a photo that our daughter took.

Sunrise in the mountains!

A beautiful ranch and a nosey horse...

More snow than we have EVER seen! Many homes were so buried that they tunneled walkways to get to the doors! Insane!

Another view of our condo...

If you look rather closely, you can see Chick Magnet getting some air off this sweet jump!

The men on the chairlift!

Steep enough for ya? This is Bikeman's view before taking off downhill.

Our view at night.

Mellow boy and Chick Magnet taking a bath with their cousin, Princess Pickle Pants.

Chick Magnet on the slopes.

Mellow Boy and Chick Magnet chillin'...

Bikeman on the slopes.

Me, on the slopes.

Brianiac getting some air off a sweet jump...

Another steep and dangerous run for Bikeman.

Chick Magnet warming up by the fire.

All the cousins in Slogars Restaurant, waiting for the best fried chicken known to mankind.

Leaving the restaurant...

Brainiac on the slopes.

Princess Pickle Pants following Mellow boy down the run - INDEPENDENTLY!!!! YEAH, KIDS!

All of us gathered on the slopes for a family photo.

Mellow Boy and Princess Pickle Pants "refueling..."

Cuddling on the slopes...

Our daytime view from the condo.