11!

Mitchell enjoyed the "extended version" of birthday celebrations this year.  We started by having a small sledding birthday party for his friends before school got out.  Then we celebrated with Grammy R, then with Grammy B, with the family, and then we finally capped off with a birthday dinner at the restaurant of his choosing.  He chose Dad's restaurant!  Yum!  We all enjoyed a nice dinner, then Dad surprised the kids with S'more Brownies.  Needless to say he scored Cool Dad points for that!
Here are some of the finer points of the celebrations:

The Percy Jackson inspired cake.

Skiing Once, Skiing Twice (Skiing Chicken Soup with Rice)

The kids were gifted their very own skis for Christmas and were itching to try them out. Unfortunately germs and holiday schedules meant some waiting before that could happen. They settled for trying them out on our hill before we went back to school on the 2nd. More germs (and several bowls of chicken soup) later, we were finally able to head out to Caberfae. The kids and I braved a few introductory runs after school Monday, then we wet and had dinner at Daddy's restaurant.