Kimberlie's Recital

Just left of center, working away.

Kimberlie's Recital

Kimberlie had a violin recital today. A little wierd to have one on
Sunday, but seemed a pleasant afternoon.

Temple in Spring

Quick trip on Friday, but way worth it!

Aarrg aarrg aarrg

Powertools! Hoo hah hah!

Spring Breakfast

Enjoying some english muffins this spring break morning with
marionberry jelly (thanks, Grandpa Jerry!).

Kyle turns 3

Family party at McIlquhams for Mr Kyle today! Hooray for ice cream and
cake on 'just-lost-an-hour-of-sleep' day.

Spring!

Hooray for warmer weather! Grandma Dawn gave us this pod a few weeks
ago. Looks like it's doing just fine.

Hannah's New Bike

She saved her money and picked out this one. Can't wait for a family
ride.

Bass Pro

We saw an albino alligator, the world record gar, and loads of stuffed
animals.

Hemingway's - Yum!

With the older three off on campouts/sleepovers we took off for some
seafood. Despite the little ones' reluctance they actually liked
shrimp and crab legs.

Hannah of the West

Howdy, pardner.

Not Sure...

I was afraid to ask what this was all about, but he made us a nice
breakfast...

Hercules Sleepover

One of Ben's favorite weekend pasttimes is to have a kitchen sleepover
with his puppy. After watching the royal treatment Herc receives I
think it must be a favorite of his, too.

Caught on film

The first shave was stumbled upon this month. Not sure there was all
that much to do, but he went at it with gusto!

Jack Frost Worked Overtime

Really foggy and white this morning - wow!

Youth Dinner

The kids had a youth shared dinner tonight at church. A cute idea
where the girls prepare and bring dinner for two, and the boys prepare
and bring dessert for two. Kids set out their food for display without
the opposite gender knowing whos food is from whom. They draw numbers
and get to sequentially select where they sit to have food, hosted by
the person who brought it. Fun!

Sledding - Hooray!

We were dismissed from school two hours early on Friday on account of the 7” of snow coming down about us. Things were slick enough on the roads to give us a great 180 spin on the way home (under control the whole time, of course). The kids really liked that. Pictures from the Carver sledding trip.

Pinewood Derby Time!

Benjamin dreamed up a football themed car for this year’s derby.

He won about half of the races including this one – the closest photo finish of the night. Taking pictures was Nathan’s job.

Ouray is Great

We thought today would be a fun day to visit the 'switzerland of the
west.' The ice climbers were all over the place scrambling up the
frozen waterfalls. Crazy.
We found my favorite rock shop open as well as the candy store and a
beautiful old renoved inn.

Merry Christmas!

My best wish of all for you - jelly donuts in every stocking!

82 Years

Despite the span, these two are enjoying their Christmas pleasures.
Hannah treated us to a reading of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
with Great-Grandma's book.

Christmas Eve

Dinner at Grandma's House...yum!
Here's the prep crew busy at work.

On top of the pass

Roads through Monarch pretty good. Happy Christmas Eve!

Colorado for Christmas

We're enjoying a beautiful white Christmas this week. We're going over
Monarch pass this afternoon and on to Great-Grandma's house. Wish us
luck!

Good Morning from Camden Yards

Not much action today, but unbelievably green. Not sure how 'Babe'
would feel about his statue here, but he was from Baltimore.

Merry Christmas from DC

Here's your national tree at work. Enjoy the holidays!

Talk About A Great Experience!

We stopped off at the capitol friday night to watch congress in
session. We stumbled upon one of the floor legal advisors and he was
nice enough to give us the vip tour! We saw the rotunda, statuary
hall, subway underneath and had an amazing time learning about the
history of this great building. Unbelievable good fortune (or tender
mercies, as you please). We spent the whole evening in there so we had
to go back on saturday to see the rest of the mall.

Hannah is 7

Hannah celebrated her seventh birthday today with lots of pink things,
barbies, strawberries, and princess themed objects. She claims that
she has been waiting all year for this day!

Nathan's First Turkey!

Nathan carved his first turkey today. He liked the power knife better
than a regular one. He says it was 'fun, but hard.' We didn't even
need a bandaid afterwards.

St Louis Fun

We tried out Mimi's Cafe this morning for breakfast. Thanks for the
suggestion, Mema, it was very good!

Happy Halloween

We're off to get sugared up. Keep your porch lights on!

Carvin' Day!

Time to adorn the place like sleepy hollow. Nathan stayed clear this
year claiming the pumpkin guts made him 'oogy.' several others had no
apparent similar concerns.

Nathan Plays Too

Nathan tried out for football this year, also. He has decided to try
out for a whole bunch of sports and see which one he likes the best.

Football Wrapping Up

Ben's first season comes to a close this week. He has really enjoyed
himself and discovered he likes to bowl people over.

What a Nice Picture!

I liked this picture so much, I had to post it, even though it is a
week or so old.

Quacks Me Up

I only thought I had seen it all, and then I stayed at a Peabody
Hotel. Apparently years ago a guy set some ducks loose in the lobby
fountain as a prank. It caught on and now the ducks live there. Every
day they are escorted from their rooftop coop to the fountain via an
elevator and a red carpet. The parade music really puts it over the top.

Pumpkin Time

In between conference sessions we took Tiffanie to see the farm park.
Looks pretty good!

Harvest Home Festival

Each year one of the local churches holds an autumn festival complete
with games, rides, and barbeque. We have attended sporadically for at
least 15 years. The horse picture is one we have repeated with all of
the kids.

More Park Pics

Pumpkin patch is shaping up very well!

Farm Park

We enjoyed some beautiful weather today at the park!

Guess Who's Driving Now?

Here it is - proof that Amber has driven my car (of course I had to
get new front end bearings this week, but she claims to have nothing
to do with that). Nathan is obviously very pleased about the whole
thing.