It finally happened...

Being a mom to 4 kids you would think that I have seen it all when it comes to kids and the crazy things they do. There is one thing that I have never experienced before that happened to Abby the other day. We dropped Anna off at preschool and when we got home, Abby went straight upstairs. I had a few phone calls to make and when I was finished I realized Abby was being awful quiet. I went upstairs to find this...


I finally had a kid fall asleep on the floor. At 9:15 in the morning no less...

Saturday Fun

We decided to go for a drive up Guardsman Pass to scout for deer for Chris's hunt coming up next week. Unfortunately it started raining as we were making the drive up the mountain. We changed course and drove down through Deer Valley and decided to see if Olympic Park was open. Unfortunately the alpine slide and zipline were closed due to rain but we sure lucked out on our timing of going to the visitor's center. The Chinese National Aerial Team was practicing in the splash pool at the time and we got to see quite the show of some awesome ski jumping.

This is the scaled down ski jump that they launch off of...


Here is one of their best guys. I was able to take 6 pictures within 2 seconds and then composed them all together to see the whole jump he did...


We watched for quite a while and then decided to go inside the museum since it started raining pretty hard. Here is Alli running the Olympic torch...


Then she passed it off to Justin...


Then the kids decided to take on the 4 man bobsled...


We plan on going back next week when Chris's parents, brother, and Belgian aunt and uncle are here. Hopefully the fun stuff will be open and we can get our thrills in. Someday I plan on spending the money to ride the bobsled too...

Avast me mateys!

Ahoy! Me thinks it be mighty important to inform me lassies 'bout me favorite land lubber holly day.



Would ye like ta join me and unleash yer inner pirate?

Fer yer pirate pleasure...

Me pirate name:
Cheatin' Helga Scarr

Me pirate ship:
The Awful Knave of the Sargasso Sea

Them lovely names were bestowed by the wunders of the internet... Argh!

My new love

Homemade Pesto Pizza! I start with a delicious whole wheat crust, add pesto sauce and pizza cheese, and then I top it with fresh tomatoes and basil from the garden. Finally I add a little extra kick... feta cheese. Pure yumminess!

Finally!

Justin sure loses his teeth slowly! I was the same way though. I remember needing to have a lot of my teeth pulled since they did not want to come out on their own. He finally lost his first "front tooth" (on the top). He has been waiting for it for so long that he wanted me to be sure and take a picture of him missing his front tooth.

New blog...

I started a new blog just for my photography now that I am taking pictures of people besides my own family...

Check it out! (It is not finished yet though!)

meansalot.blogspot.com

Marshmallow Mateys

While I was at the gym the other night, Chris had to make some phone calls to set up appointments. Abby decided that since mom was gone and dad was distracted, she would go into the pantry and have a snack. She only likes the marshmallows in the cereal so she dumped out a good sized pile on the carpet and sorted through them to get her prize. This is how Chris found her once he realized that she was being too quiet...

And I have to give kudos to Chris for figuring out how to take a picture with my camera. It was still set on manual and he took a few pictures fiddling with the settings until he got one to be bright enough.

Abby at Old Town

While Anna was at Dance today, Abby and I took the opportunity to go over and check out the cute little "Heber Old Town". They have some awesome old buildings painted in funky colors. Unfortunately, it is hard to get an 18 month-old's attention when you have a camera in front of your face. I was able to get a few keepers though...






This last one is Abby practicing for America's Next Top Model... these are her "fierce" eyes...

Goodnight, Sleep Tight

Due to the freezing/near freezing temperatures in the wee hours of the morning, I will be tucking my vegetables in with a nice blanket at night in order to hopefully extend our growing season... oh the fun of gardening in the mountains!

My little Anna

Anna has been patiently waiting for her dance clothes/shoes to arrive in the mail. We ordered them 2 weeks ago but it took until today for it to arrive. She was so excited to try them on but not so excited to have me take a picture of her. It is so fun to watch her grow and do things that Alli gets to do. She is in a Creative Movement class and has already begun practicing for the Christmas Recital. I'm eager to see how she acts on stage!