Monday, April 13, 2009

The beach fort

Bye! Bye! Post. Check out the grass thatching happening here! Those boys really worked hard on this thing! It made for a very fun place to play in the sand away from the waves.
Grandpa with the axe chopping down the view blocking post. We all had a turn whacking at it!

Full view of fort before we removed the tall post that was interupting the view from the beach house. The pit in front was originaly about 6 feet deep!!! When asked why the young man simply replied, "I like to dig." I am not sure who filled it back in, but the next morning it was only half as deep. Then my kids got it filled in quite a bit more with all their running around the sides. We put the tall post across the pit for a bridge and, Violet (2) could climb on it from inside.


Inside seating.



Inside the boys drug or carried logs for sitting.





Sunday, April 12, 2009

Spring Break - 2009- Surfside Washington

Bekah "fishing" Erin out of the pit.

Owen grooving on the sand.


Erin found a feather mom!


Violet and the marshmallow gun.



Grandma and TJ standing in the fort the neighbor boys built.





"No, mom I didn't take your camera and use it without asking..."

Camera fun while mom is at school volunteering.

The bridge over hot lava the kids made and just had to capture on film.


Self photo by Erin.

Block train by TJ and photo by TJ also.


Hey Bekah take a picture of my butt! Hahahahahaha!





Saturday, April 11, 2009

The duck pond.

Our neighborhood ducks.

Owen picking up some fallen bread to re-throw for the ducks.


TJ getting ready to charge the ducks, Owen eyeing the bread crumbs.



Owen feeding the ducks.




Seriously I could just kiss that kids face off! He is so deliciouse!
He absolutely LOVED feeding the ducks!





New Sunday Dresses


We went to Joann's fabric store and Violet got to pick out her own fabrics for mom to make her some new Sunday dresses as she had only one that fit! These are 2 of the 4 that I made for her.

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Kids and boxes....why do we buy toys again?

Violet jumping in the box.
Bekah's turn in the box.

Ok Owen I want my turn back now you get out.



Look at me I am so cute in the box!


Violet can I have a turn in the box again please?




Tuesday, January 20, 2009

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.