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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!