Snow Days

TJ really wanted me to carve his face out of the snowman so it would look like him...this was my attempt.

Mom! Mom! Mom! Come look and bring the camera....the 10 commandments! (TJ speaking)

TJ and our snow people. He is standing by "himself", which I had to have Trevor come out nad lift for me as I cannot lift a 100 pound snowball while pregnant. Thanks honey.

TJ's snow bird. This was the beginning of the snowman building adventures he and I had.

TJ proudly standing by our biggest snowman. Which happens to be a snowman of himself.

Mess Maker Mess Maker Make Me a Mess......

Owen loves it when I get the washcloth all wet to clean him off and then toss it over his face. He then pulls if off and swings it around or starts sucking on it!

Look at me I can clean my head!

You know I can't even remember what he ate to make this mess.

This is my kids' favorite treat. A frozen cookie dough ball. I usually make a double batch and only bake a dozen or so, then I scoop the rest on a cookie sheet and put them in the fridge for a few hours then in the freezer for a later date. The kids love eating the frozen dough.

Can you tell what variety of cookie this was?

Violet's Birthday

Enjoying birthday cake! MMMMM chocolate.

Bekah, Violet, TJ

Happy Birthday Violet we love you. Look at Erin gazing up at them so adoringly. How sweet.

Suzie...the hair pretties are here!

The big order board that Trevor has been taking to work for the gals to order from.

Playing with some teal and brown ribbons.

Special order for aunt Naria's baby, Kirsi.

Special order for Bekah's teacher. I loved this one so much I made 15 or 20 more!

Special order for Bekah's teacher. Great for private school kids who have to wear uniforms.

More Camping Adventures

The kids had tons of fun climbing this old tree, especially the boys.
Bekah climbing up the retaining wall. What is it about climbing all over everything but the path? Erin found some HUGE screws sticking up. She tried so hard to get up there.
Violet finally made it up in hte climbing tree. Yeah Violet!
Owen staying nice and warm in the moby wrap. It was so cold this trip. I am glad I packed emergency clothes!

Wildlife and group photo

I (wendy) totally caught this snake all by myself! I was so proud and then of course I had to share it with the group. The kids loved it.
While the rest of us (without the stroller) were upstairs exploring, Trevor and the babies (Owen and Violet) found this nest on the floor in one of the rooms of the fort! What a find! If you look closely you will notice this nest is on the ground.
Here is the mama bird coming in to feed her babies.
Everyone except for Heather , who is taking the photo. Thanks Heather!
Logan, TJ, Nathan, Rachel, Erin, Kymee, Bekah. They so did not want to pose for this shot.

Our family camp out.

TJ and our friend Nathan "sharing" the sand toys that I bought for the little girls.
"Mom, sand doesn't really taste as good as I thought it would."
Erin is out hunting for bears. After our last family camp out we now have to scope out all camping areas to make sure there are no bears. Thanks for the great story daddy!
Violet's favorite place to be while we were at the camp ground! After eating all that sand those diapers were totally a blast to change.
Owen just chillin out with daddy by the fire pit.