just getting through janvier

the very cool fully constructed bloco dragon

facing my worst nightmare. power outage. 3:16am manual pumping out the sump pump.  r totally woke up and we were on top of it. thanks to E for waking to let us know he couldn't see anything.

he wants to be an artist when he grows up.

his favorite green pants bite the dust.

a day at the children's museum as an only child experiences it.

cookie treat afterwards.  holiday. no school.  field trip with mom.

taking advantage of something a city offers:  Seattle children's film festival. so neat.

play date at the park on a warm January afternoon.

moss growing between the entry stones.  this doesn't happen in other parts of the country.

but then it was over

E was awesome on the road trip.  legos, stickers, go fish, and jack and annie books (magic tree house).  then Dora when it was dark.  we were asleep by 9 on new years eve, but awakened at midnight by the fireworks.  welcome home.

through artist eyes

videos courtesy R.

  how great the ending - little A at the player piano.

one more.

cabin continued

1,2,3,4,5 of them with Padre

across a crowded room.  i think he enjoys the big group.

hoorah, the party really starts when Grandma arrives.  thanks to Uncle D. for driving her safely.

games of course.

snowshoeing and sledding.

Uncle C sharing his talents.  we love him!!!

festivities relocation

snow!  packing up our goods leaving the valley.  

 

upon arrival in the mountains, we all enjoyed some outside time shoveling and cleaning parking spots and road with the snowblower.

plenty to cook and eat with 2 full refrigerators.

caught grandpa dancing again!  here with Aunt R. and those cool pants!

mothers and daughters.  dads outside sledding.  the temperatures were negative teens when we left.

chillens mostly stayed inside.  all are growing and getting bigger. so much fun!

vacation Sunday

Grandpa and Grandma with grandchildren

visiting was the name of the game that day.  We went to see old friends R & J.  then we visited with 94 (or was the final count 102?) of our AWESOME FAMILY.

relaxing on the next day

surprisingly this picture relaxes me.  it was sunny and bright, though not warm.  this is our friend R's front yard. wow.  we were having fun and doing good things with family!

visited Aunt L and Grandmother.  the sandwich preparation has to be just so, but it look to be worth it.  some butter spread and mayo on toast, then add peeled cucumber on one and peeled tomatoes on the other.

Aunt C took us to the new aquarium for a fun afternoon.  we started off warming up in the South American rainforest exhibit.  we saw frogs and toucans and climbed across the rope bridge.

river otters, sharks, and sharp teeth

R spent the day at Brighton with the B crew.

Grandma got us tickets to see the Savior of the World performance on a night that our cousin A was on stage.  so cool.