Red & Brown on Top

A Little bit of Ruby

2012-01-19T10:35:00.000-08:00

Peeking around the corner looking for Mom. She really does keep track of me.

Loving her bunny from Grandma Green!

How can you resist this face?

It is even cute with a little bit of a runny nose.

And these curls, are amazing!

She is the Best baby, she keeps herself busy and stays out of trouble at least for now.....

Snow Day

2012-01-12T16:59:00.001-08:00

Wyatt wanted to build a snowman,

but the snow was no longer sticking together,

so a football was sufficient.

Sydnie was telling me how cold her face was,

and that she was ready to go in and warm up.

Austyn built her own snowman when the snow was sticking together.

A Snowcapped Ruby. She was happy as could

be in her little suit on my back.

And a snowcapped Mom and Ruby.

We actually spent a good part of the

day out in the snow. We intended to just

go on a walk, then we found our friends

and started sledding, and stayed for a while.

But it was nice to be out of the house

and busy having fun in the snow.

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The Stockings are hung and filled, Santa must have visited......

It looks like he did!

Sydnie was very Exctied to get this
many chapsticks all for her!
And a case to put them in!

Wyatt was super excited to get a nerf vest
for all of his ammo to go into.

Austyn loves art, she asks every year for a
new art kit and every year she gets one.
She really does enjoy it and having a mother
who loves art, it is encouraged in our house.

Ruby June, we found this busy box and
it is very cool! To get the shaped out she
has to open a door on the other side
with a key. She has used it for many
minutes, well as many as a 1 yr old has
attention for.

Merry Christmas!

We had a really great Christmas at our house. Everyone enjoyed what they received. We are so blessed and grateful to have the things that we do. It was a delightful day! There was lots of good food to eat, fun times, and relaxing. We couldn't have asked for a better day.

* Sydnie's favorite part of Christmas was getting stripped tights.

*Austyn's favorite part about Christmas was the food!

*Jordan favorite part about Christmas was seeing the joy on his children's faces,
and his itunes cards.

*Wyatt's favorite part of Christmas was getting his nerf bow and arrow.

*Ruby was happy to see all the commotion and did love her busy box.

*Keighty's favorite part of Christmas was taking a short nap, and seeing the joy on her family's faces.

Ruby is 1 year old!

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Yummy Cake!

Finally her very own phone!

Her sibling helpers

She is our little Ruby Beauty

It's Beggining to look alot like Christmas Break

2011-12-25T20:20:00.001-08:00

The kids are home, Craft time it is. This is what it looked like after only 40 min.

They were making flowers, you can kind of see one in the middle there.

Finished Flowers and a clean table.

The kids made 28 of these little beauties and then we went to a
Christmas party at an Elderly Care Home and the kids
handed them out to all of the Elderly people. They had a great time,
and the Elderly people loved seeing the kids and their creations.

Busy December

2011-12-25T20:08:00.001-08:00

We have been busy, and so busy that I didn't get any pictures to show just how busy. But We had something every weekend in December. It is nice to be busy though. Austyn, Ruby, Jordan and I attended a dance convention in Boston the first weekend. The next weekend we were able to go and see Scrooge preformed by the Woodstock high school. Then Austyn and Sydnie danced beautifully in a recital On December 17. That brings us to Ruby's birthday and Christmas celebrations. In between all of that we all went to work and school. Wyatt also started basketball.

Random Thoughts!

2011-11-02T18:59:00.000-07:00

While I would love to be on here more, I have been busy feeding kids, going to football games, going to dance, trying to keep the house in order, and many other things, so a bit here and there will have to do for now. So here are a few bits of my life:

Toothless Wyatt

The last football game of the year, before playoffs! It was Freezing!

Sleeping Ruby

Look Mom, I am wearing dad's boots!

Sydnie is 5!

2011-11-02T18:34:00.000-07:00

When you do not have five candles, one big candle is the next best thing!

Austyn made her a Popsicle picture frame.

Every little girl needs a tea set.

Park Adventures

2011-08-16T18:51:00.001-07:00

Swinging Sydnie

Flying Austyn

Sitting Wyatt

Dancing Austyn

Chubby Ruby Legs

Sydnie and Ausytn in a swing race

Ruby's first time in a playground swing

Four Swinging kids

June Jam

2011-07-24T17:06:00.001-07:00

It's strawberry picking season!

Here is Sydnie's contribution!

Wyatt doing some heavy lifting.

June Jam, is a book that Wyatt got for his birthday
and he and Austyn loved it. The story is about kids
making strawberry jam for their dad for father's day.
And here is a picture of our strawberry jam.

Wyatt's 7th Birthday!

2011-07-24T16:45:00.000-07:00

Water Baseball!

Presents!

The party guests having pizza!

The Yummy Cake!

New Family Photos!

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the Whole Gang!

Ruby

Sydnie

Wyatt

Austyn

There are many more, but these are some of my favorites.

Birthday Party Fun!

2011-06-05T18:10:00.000-07:00

Austyn's cake with blueberry frosting!

The party craft was decorating boxes for their
cookies to go into to take home with them.

They cut out the cookies and while they were cooking,
the girls went on a scavenger hunt for the toppings.
Then they decorated the cookies.
Here are the finished sugar cookies made by the girls!

The decorating table!
Happy birthday Austyn! She is Nine!

Happy Easter

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Easter Outfits!

Austyn 9 years old

Wyatt 6 yrs old

Sydnie 4 yrs old

Ruby 4 months old

The big kids

It's Sugaring Season In Vermont!

2011-04-10T17:49:00.000-07:00

The Sugar House!
I had the opportunity to go on a class field trip to a sugar house
with Wyatt's first grade class. The process is very cool!
When the sap comes from the tree it looks like
water, and has a very mild sugar taste. By boiling it down,
the water is released, and syrup is left. It takes
about 3-5 gallons of sap to get 1 qt of syrup.

Sap straight from the tree!

Inside the sugar house.

Wyatt is taking a look in the cooker.

A little bit of Ruby

2011-03-20T17:49:00.001-07:00

Mommy Kisses!

Love those Baby Blue Eyes!

Good Bye Snow!

2011-03-20T17:14:00.000-07:00

I love this Picture of Austyn!

Austyn and Sydnie's snow fort!

The Snowman from the last big storm!

Hello Spring! This is how we grill in Vermont!
It was actually 45 degrees that day!

Ruby's Blessing

2011-03-20T16:58:00.001-07:00

Here is our sweet Ruby!

She is lucky enough to have a Great Grandma Ruby,
who happens to be an Amazing crocheter.
Her Great Grandma Green crocheted this
Beautiful blessing dress for our Ruby.
Aren't they both Amazing!

The booties are so sweet!

Ruby June was blessed On February 20, 2011,
in Ascutney , Vermont, By Her Father,
with the help of Grandpa Larson,
Uncle Nate, Uncle Brig and Uncle Mike.

The rest of Feburary

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Wyatt holding hid trophy from Basketball!

Here is his team with their trophy's!

Wyatt was help the record foe scoring the most
points in a game. In some games he was the
only one who scored.

An Action Shot.

Valentine Chickens

2011-02-16T18:30:00.000-08:00

Austyn's Valentine's Day dance

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Happy New Year

2011-01-12T08:09:00.001-08:00

All bundled up for our first walk out in the cold snow together.

A happy big sister.

The Super Cool snow fort that the kids and Jordan made.

Each one in their recliner chairs in the snow fort,
with the supervisor in the background holding the new baby.

Our New Addition!

2011-01-12T07:53:00.001-08:00

On December 22, 2010, Ruby June Larson joined our family.
She weighed in at 8lbs. 5 oz. and was 19 1/2 inches long.

She is our only baby to have dark hair,
but Jordan is a proud Daddy,
because he finally has one on his side.

She has her sisters nose.

A Few Things from Christmas!

2011-01-12T07:24:00.000-08:00

Our Ruby June taking it all in. 3 days old.

Austyn who cannot stand still for a picture,
because a dance move is so much cooler!

Here is Wyatt with most of his gear, old horse,

but new rifle, holster and shot gun, plastic of

course, but now he is a REAL COWBOY!

Sydnie with her twin baby dolls.

Here is our sad looking cookie house.
It was one of the projects that we insisted on doing
even though kids are tired, mom is nine months
pregnant and not feeling good.
So for all of that it doesn't look too bad, considering, right?
The roof actually had Swedish fish on it to look like tiles.

Merry Christmas!

2010-12-15T16:29:00.000-08:00

Instead of sending out Christmas cards we decided to do E-cards. So wishing everyone Happy Holidays, here is our card Enjoy!

Snapdragon Inn's White Christmas

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Weekend in Boston!

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Cool Sculpture at MIT in Boston.

Austyn looking through the 8.

A glimpse into what a dance convention is all about.

Crazy Hair!

Belle, Simon, Willow, Austyn, Ada, Rylee, and Sarah
Or Known as the Mighty Company @ Dancer's Corner!
The performance @ New York City Dance Alliance Convention.

Fall Foliage!

2010-10-18T19:57:00.001-07:00

A little artistic perspective! ^

A Beautiful Grave yard in the middle of town. ^

Do you Believe it, purple leaves! ^

Gorgeous Yellow!___________^

My Little Sydnie helper, reaching for a red leaf. ^

She almost has one! _________^

Taking a rest on the bench. ^

Beautiful Red!______________^

The beauty of trees, especially when the are sporting such great colors. ^

Aren't these Amazing? _________^

Views from inside the Forest.___________^
The View from my back yard! ^

The View from my Living room window! ^

Happy Birthday Sydnie!

2010-10-03T20:46:00.001-07:00

Her big fluffy dancing dress!

What girl doesn't love new cloths?

Wooden paper doll.

Make a Wish!

Sydnie turned Four Years old on September 29, she had
a cousin party that was very simple, and fun.
She just wanted to share cake with her cousins.
We are lucky to have Sydnie in our home,
she keeps us laughing, and always tells us she loves us!
Happy Birthday SYD!

Big Girl Bike ride!

2010-09-19T20:28:00.001-07:00

This was their first ride outside of the driveways!

They had a really great time!

It was a beautiful fall day, and what a better

time for a bike ride on the big girl bikes.

We rode up and down Ascutney St. and

they did a few circles in the Funeral Home

parking lot. You would think they have been

doing it for years. Our Little girls are not

so little anymore.

School Days are here!

2010-09-09T19:39:00.001-07:00

Sydnie on her way into school.

Let's go Mom, I will finish my bagel in the car!

Sydnie had to be in front, while walking the older kids to school.

TWO COOL KIDS!

They are looking good for their first day back.

Flowers

2010-09-09T19:13:00.001-07:00

Some of my Favorite Parts of Summer!

I really Love Flowers, in the garden in a vase,
in a picture, just about anywhere.

So I have pictures of things that I love!

These two little beauties are found on
Mount Graham, near Safford, Arizona.

Traveling West!

2010-07-21T15:11:00.001-07:00

A cool Building in Memphis Tennessee!

A fascinating sculpture at a rest stop in Tennessee.

Somewhere in the Middle of America,

having a pic-nic on the side of a road,

near a graveyard.

Hershey Museum, Hershey, PA.

Bathtubs were used to move Hot melted

Chocolate to the different machines for molding.

Our second day of travel started with

a tour of the Hershey Museum.

It was very cool!

Better Blogging

2010-05-31T21:32:00.000-07:00

So I have bee busy, but that is no excuse! So here I go again with another catch up post. Maybe I will get better this summer. Here is a little of what has been happening. I guess the real test will be how long it takes me to get Wyatt's birthday posted...

This is one of Austyn's Favorite presents.
It is a pop up book about Kit Kitridge an American Girl.

And her cake with the candles.
I love her face in this photo!

The inside of her cake was a rainbow.

Austyn is 8 years old!

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Here is the Birthday Girl in her new Dress!

Right Before she was dunked! Her Brother and Cousins sang
after she got baptized, they did a great job, it was so cute!
High fives went all around after they were done.

Easter!

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Austyn had her Company Concert for Dance
on Easter weekend. They did Peter Pan,
she was a lost boy. It was very well done, from
the costumes all the way down to the dance and
story acted out in dance, it brought a tear to my eyes.
It was really beautiful!

Here they are in their Easter best, a week later!

Thanks to Aunt Chris, the kids were able to color
Easter Eggs while I went to school. They had a great
time, and the eggs look great!

a catch up post on what we have been doing

2010-04-18T17:41:00.000-07:00

While walking Buddy In the Cemetary near our
house, I saw this, and the artist in me was inspired,
so I took a photo, and here it is.

Here is Sydnie after a long day at a Dance Competition!

Just a little stretching!

This is Whole Wheat bread that I served for my
Presentation in My Nutrition class. So I have been
pretty busy, just writing papers and baking for school.

Basketball

2010-02-27T17:44:00.000-08:00

Wyatt's Basketball Team the SUNS

Here they are in Action! They had a great season.
They played great and had a lot of fun!

Here is the Tough Boy with his trophy!
All the kids received a trophy for their participation.
Good Work Wyatt!

Dance, Dance, Dance!

2010-02-12T12:14:00.000-08:00

Austyn's first Dance Competition For the Year!
We went to Concord, Nh for the
National Dance Competition.
Her group was Fantastic!
This Costume is for the dance Girl Shoes.

In the pink bins, are women's high
heel shoes, they used them as a prop.
They actually won an award for the best use of
props, and the ability to do it themselves.

Here are all the girls in their donkey costumes.

Here is Austyn with all her ribbons and plaque
award. The girls get to keep the ribbons,
but the plaque stays at the studio.

The studio recently moved to the next town 15 minutes away, so we have to
drive twice a week, to get Austyn to dance. But that one day of watching her
have so much fun and a really good experience, as well as seeing her amazing
dance skills, It totally makes it worth all the time and energy we put into it.

CheeZ-it's and Pancakes!

2010-01-21T05:19:00.001-08:00

The choice of food when we are not eating with JD is always pancakes for dinner. On this night the kids decided they would do the cooking. Austyn made the mix, and poured it onto the griddle. Then Wyatt came behind and did the flipping of the pancakes.

Sydnie was Quality Control. And it was her idea to add the Cheez-it's to go with the pancakes.

So cheez-it's, pancakes and orange juice for dinner, what kid wouldn't want to have that? Doesn't it make your mouth water just thinking about it? It is funny what kids can come up with when asked to plan a meal.......

Bowling with Syd!

2010-01-14T09:57:00.000-08:00

So here it is the moment you have all been waiting for!
It's a little fuzzy, but not too bad for a first try right?

Family Bowling!

2010-01-10T17:48:00.000-08:00

So this year we decided that we are going to be more adventurous
as a family. So for our first adventure we went bowling. We had a great
time! It took about 2-3 minutes for Syd's ball to actually get all the
way down the lane. So, between the five of us, it took about an hour
to get through one game,but that was enough. Here are some pics of the fun!

Here they are, pumped up and ready to go!

JD, rolling with the Pink Bowling Ball!

The Kids loved the shoes, they wanted to take
them home, so we had to get a picture!

So I have a really great video of Sydnie in action, but Blogger
is taking way to long to upload it, so I will try another day.

New Year cookie houses!

2010-01-07T06:19:00.000-08:00

And so it began, the cookie recipe is really really tasty,
and I have not tried gingerbread, so sugar cookies it is.
Colored frosting and some candy, they are sure to be
masterpieces.

After about an hour of work they are finished!

I love the kids designs, and all the bright colors!

There was not enough room for HO HO HO, so,
we have Ho instead.

While the kids had fun and the houses did taste good
when we ate them a day later, A. informed me that they were
not REAL Ginger bread houses, because we used sugar cookies,
and maybe next time we should get the real recipe. What
can I say?

Christmas 2009

2009-12-25T14:15:00.001-08:00

MY Big present 80 pieces of new silverware!

Jordan unwrapping with the help of the kids.

Austyn and Sydnie helping me unwrap.

Austyn's ballroom dancing dress, made
by her Grammy Larson. It is beautiful,
she put on at 7am and wore it all day!

Wyatt opening his gift from Grammy Larson,
he loved the wallet and has packed the bag
around all day, loaded to the top.

Austyn's new dress.....

Sydnie's new dress, just like Austyn's.

So this is the first year we have stayed
home all day, and had food already
prepared. The kids have had a great
time putting anything they want on
their plates. I have to say, I think
they ate pretty well, and didn't have
too many treats.

Here they are in their Christmas
Eve pj's. Ready for Santa to come.

pumpkin carving!

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Happy Birthday Sydnie!

2009-10-18T13:11:00.001-07:00

So, yes this is a little late, but at least I did get it posted before a whole month has gone by. Her actual birthday was on September 29.
She had been wanting a bike for a really long time, and she loves it!

Happy Third Birthday! Make a wish and blow out the candles!

She had a great day and she is s big girl now, at least she thinks so.
She is our cutie!
Happy Birthday Girl!

Summer Happenings

2009-08-07T13:24:00.000-07:00

So this is what most of May, June, and July looked like. Rain, Rain, Rain and More Rain, with very few if any sunny days.

But this was today! The weather was Perfect, SUNNY 75 degrees, with a slight breeze. We went for a hike in Paradise Park. We had nine kids and one puppy in all, and amazingly they all did really well on the trails. Two were in back packs and one on a leash. It really was a fun day and nice to be outside. Thank Goodness for SUNSHINE days!

Wyatt's birthday!

2009-07-18T06:19:00.001-07:00

Here is Wyatt with all of his gear, He now has all the equipment to play baseball including the bases.

Here is his cake! He loved it.

4th of July Fun!

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Happy Birthday Austyn!

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Austyn's 7th birthday!

Austyn's 7th Birthday!

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Here is a Really cool card, that one of her friends gave her.

Happy Easter!

2009-04-17T12:31:00.000-07:00

Yes it is a little late, but here are a few pictures of our Easter.

Birthday gifts for under $5.00

2009-03-27T09:17:00.000-07:00

The little make-up bag was made with material I already had. It is just a simple rectangle with a zipper and some embellishments. We added some shiny lip gloss and a few clips to complete the present.

The next two gifts are a notebook covered with scrap book paper and then a matching pencil case with colored pencils. The rectangle pencil case I found for 50 cents and added some paper trim. And the round case is a Crystal light container, that I added paper to as well.

Busy, Busy, Busy.....

2009-03-21T17:43:00.000-07:00

So this week I have been really busy. Here are a few of the things that have had me tied up. I made a cake for the relief society Birthday Celebration, then I made a purse for my daughter's friends Birthday party, and started a re-upholstery project, for the Snapdragon Inn.

Ahh the little pleasures of life....

2009-02-23T05:44:00.000-08:00

Hot Chocolate and pancakes for dinner. It was snowing all day and we had a big lunch, a little late, because we had church in the morning. So something warm and easy was needed. Yum!

Beautiful Day!

2009-02-08T13:53:00.000-08:00

So we actually got up to 40 degrees today, the snow was melting, the sky was blue and the sun was out. Austyn and I just couldn't resist it, we had to get out and slash in some puddles. So we walked Buddy, our 6 month old Golden Retriever to Grandma's house, and Jd and the other kids drove the truck. It is probably a 1/2 mile or so to her house. It was so nice to out and not freezing. We had a great walk and had some cake when we got there, yum. Jd walked Buddy home. I can almost see the light at the end of the winter tunnel in New England. I am trying not to get my hopes up though because it is only February and we still have at least March to get through, before it is really nice out.

SNOW DAY!

2009-01-28T06:42:00.000-08:00

There is no school today, because we are expected to get up to 18 inches of snow today. So all the kids are home, but Jordan's parents moved here and they are taking a day with each of the family's to have their kids, and today is our day. So I will finally be able to finish my book, and do some projects, yay! Thank goodness for Grandparents! And the snow is great too, especially since it has to be at least 30 degrees to snow, which means we are out of the single didgets.

The Begining!

2009-01-24T10:59:00.000-08:00

So we have been going to start a Blog for a while, but just too lazy I guess. But the Husband and baby are sleeping, and the older kids are entertaining themselves upstairs, so I thought what a better time than the present. It is a cold day in Vermont, so we are staying inside. But the Sun is high in the sky, YAY!