yesterday we all got back from a 5 day trip to Whistler, BC, Canada. Dad snowboarded and celebrated his birthday; Mom shed the snowboard and skied for the first time in years; Will watched Toy Story early and often, got pulled up and down hills on his sled, learned to throw snowballs at Mom, swam outside in the heated pool, and absolutely, positively refused to get his feet anywhere near a ski boot (even though he showed great interest in watching others and talked at length about riding chair lifts); Max caught up on some reading, continued his drive to walk by age 8 months, rode in a gondola with his brother, and rode around town on his parents backs.