more snowboarding

When we were in Colorado last week we didn't have a chance to go tubing. I found out that Mountain High had a tubing park so we decided to check it out. Kyle planned on snowboarding after while I took Olivia out shopping and hanging around town.

Thinking it would be warm, we didn't pack many warm clothes. It was freezing! A ton of fog and tiny little bits of snow. Turns out this tubing place was pathetic and we headed over to Mountain High. Kyle went snowboarding while Olivia and I had lunch in the lodge and a 3 hour picnic in the back of Kyle's car. At one point we went up to find Kyle. Olivia was worried he got lost. She told me if he was brave and not scared she would give him her Student of the Week medal (which is a big deal). We were about to give up because we were cold when we saw him. Livi was very proud. 

softball

Kyle recently joined a softball team. His first game he hit the ball, just to the other team. 

He did great at pitching.

Olivia loves to cheer him on.

Each game he's getting better. It takes a while to get used to it. He may try the new leg instead of the running leg this week. He also wants to try different positions to see how well he can move.

colorado

This weekend we went to Colorado to visit Olivia's preschool BFF and her family who had recently moved. Kyle just got the fancy new Genium leg so this was a great chance to test it out.

First things first. Playing in the snow.

Mike and Kyle went snowboarding. Of course Kyle did well thanks to the "downhill skiing" mode on his leg. I am very proud, and impressed, by him. Each time down the mountain he did better and better. 

Of course he was exhausted but loved it.

On our last day we visited Red Rock Amphitheater. 

Walking down the million stairs to the stage wasn't so bad, but walking back up was tough! Kyle kept up and loves that he can now step up stairs like a real person. 

Great trip!

bouncehouse fun

I honestly have no idea how Kyle has so much energy. Everytime Olivia asked Kyle to bounce in the bouncehouse we got for her birthday he said yes.

Kyle loves to test himself and this is a blurry picture of him doing a flip. First time with a fake leg on. 

christmas eve play

Realizing we had nothing to do Christmas Eve morning we met some friends at Burroughs to run around.

We raced, of course Kyle won.

There were some guys throwing the football around and Kyle couldn't resist playing. He made a great catch!

But needs to work on his landing.

sandals

Kyle's new foot has an awesome split toe feature for sandals. Pretty fancy!

Big Sur Weekend!

Morning of the Big Sur 3K.  What a beautiful place!

Big Sur JUST RUN! 3K time!

WE DID IT!!!

Well, actually, Livi stayed in her stroller until the last 50 years or so...

But we ran through the finish line together, which was awesome!

Such an amazing amount of support!  Thanks to everybody for making the trip!

Night before the big race.  What a great group of guys.

Morning of the Big Sur Half Marathon!  What are we thinking?!?!

About 20 minutes before the race... is Larry going to make it on time?

YES!  Larry made it and took a great shot of the group right before the race started.

LET'S DO THIS!

STRONG, SON!

WE DID IT!!!

Well, actually, I ran a little over half of the half marathon.  Not bad for a guy running on a prosthetic I took home a day before leaving for the race.

A group of tired dudes

What a great, unforgettable weekend!  Such an awesome experience to share with everybody!