The house is empty

My two grandsons and their parents just left. The house is neat and clean, the boot room nearly empty. It is very sad. They were wonderful guests and took very good care of their grandparents. I miss them. The boys have really become great snowboarders, especially considering how seldom they get to come up. This is a picture of Jon from several years ago standing with his uncle. This year his uncle lent Jon his snowboard and boots!

Jason started skiing when he was 4 - under duress since there were no snowboard lessons until he was 5. He always knew he could do it. No fears just impatience sometimes to get moving. By the time he was 7, it was up the lift as fast as possible -- "alone thank you". This year he and his brother were up on the blue slopes.