Simon's first photo shoot

Our friend Tara came over this weekend to take some pics of Simon.  Here's a preview.

Not late, but felt like it...

So, this afternoon we finally welcomed our 3rd son, Simon, into the world.  He was born at 3:15 and weighed 6lbs 12oz.  Highlights from the birthing process (aside from Simon's arrival) was Tracy stopping pushing at one point and saying "Can't you just suck it out now?"  A couple of more of these and I may not feel any stress.
His brothers were ecstatic to meet him and very upset that he was staying in the hospital tonight.  We'll see if that lasts when they are not allowed to make as much noise as they are used to at home!
Thanks for all the well wishes everyone.

Baby Update!

Still nothing.

Saturdays are back

It is bitter sweet that I report that now that both Dom and Liam are done their ski lessons, we now have our full Saturdays back.  Thankfully we were able to finish off yesterday with nice weather (the last couple of weeks have been bitter cold and windy) and good snow.  Everyone had a good day skiing, including Liam and Tracy (don't worry, she stayed on the easy chair!).  Some quick videos below of Liam doing his thing.

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We all had a great year skiing, and for those of you looking for spring skiing, Castle should be good until May if the weather stays good...loads of snow there!  We also added some more pics to our Winter Activities album.

As for the rest of us, Tracy is still pregnant and aside from not being able to put socks on easily, she's feeling well.  I'm still going, went for some testing the other day (body fat %, power & strength, and V02 max) and had some interesting insight into how I'm training and how I can train more effectively.

What we've been doing

When someone asks, "What have you been up to?" it's really hard to think of a good answer.  So here is what we have been up to.

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More pics on the side!

*Update* the picture widget on the side seems to just be throwing up random images.  Click on the "Older Pics" link and then look for the "Winter Activities" folder.

Ski Lessons - Day One

So, in the eternal tradition of parents making their children do what they want them to do, both of our children were registered in ski lessons this year.  For Dom this is year two (he did 4 weeks in February last year) and year one for Liam (cross your fingers all).

The weather this morning was less then stellar, with some wind and lots of snow coming down.  The wind died down as we got closer to Castle Mountain, but the snow kept going (a stellar powder day if you could handle the visibility).  Tracy and I left our skis at home as we were unsure how the kids would do today, but got some good news when they told us the "Adventure Club" were 2 hours not just 1 (which mean we'll drop our kids off 15 minutes early and pick them up 15 minutes late next week to get some extra runs in - yes, I'm willing to be THAT parent!).

It started out great, lots of smiles and both boys skied down to the Barney (learner lift); Tracy and I kept checking (from a distance) and it was okay.  Then we ran into some friends, chatted for a bit, and when Tracy went to check to make sure it was 2 hours Liam was having a bit of a break down (inside).  In his defense, it was cold, but I'm not making excuses.  After some cookies, he was back out and along with the instructor, we were able to coax him into two more runs before hot chocolate.

Dom had some good runs, and a couple of warm-up breaks, but still had to call it a little early.  His hands were freezing!  Some lunch and hot chocolate and we were ready to head home.

Both boys are excited for next week, in fact Liam threw a bit of a fit when we returned his rentals.  This may be because he is a product of the "consumer culture" but I'm going to go with he was sad to be leaving the ski hill.  Next week, Tracy and I are going to brave a couple of runs... hopefully we run into friends who might babysit for a run or two!