Bowling with Syd!

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!

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!

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

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!

Happy Birthday Sydnie!

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

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!