Pinewood Derby

Jarom and dad worked hard on this car together. Turns out he came 3rd in his den! Go Jarom!!

Say It Loud Say It Proud...

Today was a perfect day to catch Tarin in action. Sadly only 2 other cheer partners showed for the game, but it was a good opportunity for her to get more loud and more proud!!

Bashful girl

Yep, that is Ammon in the background...wasn't too happy I was across the way.

Winter Blues

Can you tell that my kids miss summertime?

Stop That Door!

Wanted to post this collection of doorstoppers that we have to place higher up where Ammon can't get to them. He will chew, throw and toss these babies down the air vents. "Curse you air vents"(Rian's words)--cleaned them out yesterday and found close to 20 forks and spoons, many pencils, lots and lots of Qtips, a DS game and many other odd-end thingys.

Drip Drop Drip...

Nothing new here...plenty of rain to go around...

Fun Run

This picture doesn't do justice to the monsterous hills in my neighborhood. Really there are three big rolls here, I'm standing on the biggest one (love that crack in our street). Just wanted everyone to see the lovely run I do twice a week. With the loop and cul-de-sacs two times around, it ends up being over 5 miles. I hate the first round, but by the second time around, I feel I could run a few more!

Toilet Paper Playground

This would be what our, almost, 2 year-old has been up to. Yep, if he's quiet, you need to check all sources of water...kitchen, laundry room, tubs, sinks, water cooler, but most of all... the TOILETS! Oh this boy is getting creative beyond his years! He puts toilet paper in the toilet (he prefers the entire roll) and then reaches in and grabs handfuls and begins his art work on the walls. He really does have a good arm when it comes to throwing. As you can see, his skills are being practiced in so many ways...I am so tired!

Sunday Fire

Our weather has been kind of...COLD! For example this morning it was 12 degrees so school was delayed 2 hours (still patches of ice on the roads from the snow). Yesterday I made a fire after church and this is what I had found a few minutes later...they are SO related to me!

Snow!

It's not much, but enough to cancel school and create a morning of fun for the kids!

Tarin's Tooth

Tarin lost her first tooth! She's been so excited the past couple of weeks that one was loose, so last night her and dad worked on it. Through much coaxing, it came out in a few attempts.

She earned her tooth bag. Tooth fairy was excited to visit this little one.

Katie And Mike

I had the pleasure of taking pictures for Katie and Mike's wedding. Although I was asked the morning of the wedding, I was glad to do it...any opportunity to practice these skills. The challenge in this situation was the lighting and back drop...but I think it still turned out okay. Katie is Trent's cousin, and Trent also had the opportunity to perform the wedding. Congrats to Mike and Katie. Wishing the both of you a wonderful life together.

Rockin' The Horse

Although he is a bit shy to begin with...he rides this thing all the time. Thank you Gma W. He absolutely loves it. Hope you enjoy his smile. BTW I think he's worn out the batteries and it hasn't even been a full day that he's had it...

Cha Cha Cha...

I'm glad to see the kids enjoyed some of their stocking stuffers...

...they are just now starting to sprout.

All snug in their 'greenhouses'.

Merry Christmas

Hoping everyone had a wonderful Christmas and looking forward to the New Year ahead! This past week has been so great. Having Denham and Brenin here with us has created such fun times and memories together. On Christmas Eve we got together opened new PJ's and did a special Nativity program that I use to do growing up. The kids loved dressing up and reenacting the special event of our Saviors birth.

daddy got new pj's too...silly man

Trent was the narrator

The whole cast...even the blur of Ammon


CHRISTMAS MORNING

A big THANK YOU to both grandparents for all the wonderful gifts. The kids have loved every ounce of your kindness.
It was a fun morning that we were able to stretch out for a few hours. All (but Ammon) slept in Rian's room. We made a rule to stay in the room until 7am. Rian was up at 3:30am, but crawled into bed with us...so we were able to maintain the 7am time. Whew! We had a simpler Christmas this year, but still felt the warmth and smiles from our kids.

Raegan loves her dolly house

Rian trying out all of her crafty things...with Ammon's help of course.

Wishing everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Next Round

This round it is Jarom doing basketball and Tarin doing cheerleading. Jarom had his first basketball game of the season on Saturday. He was able to make a basket and help his team. His team is called the Cowboys and wore blue this game...he's the one standing next to the kid in orange.
Tarin had the chance to cheer for Jarom's team. She loves it.