Snow Buddies

On the Saturday of President's Day Weekend, the boys and I took a little adventure trip! One of my co-workers invited us up to her her cabin to enjoy the last of the snow before it was gone.  Josh had chores to do, so the boys and I took off to the Blues.

The weather was fantastic - the snow was starting to melt so everything compacted wonderfully.  It did make for some wet kids so it was a good thing we brought lots of snow gear to trade off.

Other than a few frustrations, they did great going down the hills and bringing their own sleds back up.

Boone learned how to use tools to make perfect snowballs!

And Brody learned to throw them with vengeance!

I even took a few trips down the hill with them too!

When the boys learned how to ride the Flexible Flyers, they were hooked!  I've gotta do some shopping for these things, they are awesome! 

Thanks to Nancy and Joseph for the great day of play and the yummy lunch that went with it!

New Post

Because my family is harassing me that there is nothing new on my blog!  I suppose that could be because there is so much new going on around here.  We decided to put the house up for sale in February which required a lot of time and effort to clean it up and out!  It is so spacious and uncluttered in here, it almost makes me think we might be able to stay (just kidding)!

We are also trying to sell our older 5th Wheel and bought a newer (used) 5th Wheel toy hauler.  This has meant lots of phone calls and moving things around.  The larger 5th Wheel will be a better situation for us since it is likely that we'll be technically homeless for awhile after we sell this house.  

In the process of planning to build - this week alone we met with a lender, a pole building designer, and an architect.  All this and we've had sick a childcare provider (so glad our Angie is feeling better, she had it pretty bad) sick husband, sick daycare kiddos, sick grandparents and currently sick my kiddos which of course means I am fighting a bit of a bug as well.  

We managed a quick trip to Portland for a bit of fun and wonderful and much overdue visit with the Watsons.  The kids and Josh enjoyed their night out at "Walking with Dinosaurs" too.  All in all, life is great but very busy.  Hope we are all feeling better soon!

Boys Will Be Boys

 We were coming out of Barnes and Noble through a parking garage filled with cars at Lloyd Center in Portland.  As we cross the traffic lane to the parked cars, we step up on a curb and Boone freezes.  "Oh my gosh, that is so cool!"  "Wow Mom, look at it!"  

Of all the cars in the whole garage, this is what makes him take notice. 

His Great Uncle Davey would be proud!

Martha's Muffins

This recipe is almost the same as in the cookbook.  My recipe has only 1 cup of sugar and no nutmeg although I might have to keep that in mind. I bake it in my Pampered Chef Stoneware muffin pan and they are perfect!  A little crispy on the outside and fluffy inside.

January Random

 Click to enlarge layouts

Seem to be blogging much less but I like that I am making actual layouts and still capturing memories.  This digital stuff is so much quicker!  Not quite as satisfying as crafting with your hands though.  The ten things template was a quick way to get down everything  I am thinking about our current crazy project.

I did finish something with my hands and my sewing machine without help!  Well, my mom tried to email me directions but I didn't follow them very well.  I am still really happy with the way it turned out.  Hope I can find more of this fabric since I'll have more windows in our next house.