And that’s a wrap with one of our favorite things to do in Calistoga! Star gazing and satellite chasing.

Kids. School. We escaped the 2nd grade lice outbreak a couple of weeks ago, but the pre-K stomach bug got to us all. Holmes first, then Frank, then Meryl and I went skiing…and the bug caught up with her on the mountain and then me once we got home. I’ve gotta say though, we had a delightful skiing morning before we both went down! We’ll all be back to 100% tomorrow.

Holmes has been enjoying helping out with cooking lately. Here, Frank is teaching him the art of seasoning, “like falling snow.”

Xanna sent the kids reading stands, which Meryl found helpful for practicing her class play lines.

It was a cooold weekend of weather last weekend. Ski lessons were cancelled due to unsafe road conditions, Meryl got to go to her basketball game in town, and Holmes got to gallivant around a bookstore.

Driving the ball to the basket! These girls are having so much fun learning basketball. At this age, kids on each team wear colored wristbands so they know their assigned players to defend on the opposing team.

Post bookstore and basketball lunch!

We all scarfed our cookies down while Holmes found an opportunity to practice his knife skills.

Thank you, Tito, for knowing more than we do!

We ended up staying far past anyone’s bedtime trying to find everything on the bingo card to enter a drawing for an unknown prize…everything including five individually placed tiny rubber chickens.