Sunday drive

Two happy silly and happy girls ready, PINK headphones and all!

Easter Eggs!

The pictures tell the story....

Joy's of childhood

We had the most wonderful Christmas this year and are truly blessed with wonderful family and friends! Our day was filled with joy, squeals, laughter and love!

The girls with their gift from Santa (Poor sick Presley)

 

Gracin enjoyed reading every tag on every gift and kept saying, "wow another one for ME!"

Even not feeling well, she started to get into un-wrapping, but was way more concerned with bows and removing ALL of them! 

Gracin and her bow and arrow set!

And the after from round one....

 

We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, and we wish you all a Happy New Year! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beauty

When we lived in Utah we were up in the mountains exploring almost weekly. In fact it was one thing we knew we would miss the most when we moved away. It's not that Washington isn't beautiful, there are mountains too but Washington has A LOT of rules on how you may enjoy public lands, but I will leave that story for another day!

 

Well rules have never stopped us, so we went for a ride this weekend! We did legally so don't worry (but we were scoping out where we can take the Rhino). :-)

 

 

The road got a little rough, questionable at times to be 4x4'n in a full size diesel....but nothing the ol' dodge can't handle!
 

 

It's a different kind of beauty in the mountains here, there really is some stunning scenery! And a definite appreciation of loggers!  If I was braver, I would have stepped out on the edge of the landing we were on to show just how steep and high we were.

Too cold for anything else

What else is more appropriate to do when it's too cold to go outside?

 

We were making hot coco, I promise!

 

Milestones

Over the weekend I relentlessly agreed with Brian, it was time to put together the "big girl" bed for Presley. And with every bolt I tightened I felt like he was wrong, she isn't ready. He just kept reminding me when Gracin moved to a bed, granite it was for a safety sake, it was before she was 1. Presley is almost 18 months, and yes that is to early for most kids, but our kids are not most kids. Well, I have to admit he was right. Presley squealed with joy and climbed right in and has slept like a rock for the last 3 nights and naps!

Why is it you can't wait for your first to grow up and reach milestones but your last seems to grow up too fast?

Pun'kins!

Since Brian got to play Mr. Mom last weekend I figured he could go and have boy time this weekend. So he headed off to the snowmobile show to drool over new sleds and goodies. Us girls headed to the PUN'KIN patch!

Once we decided on which one to go to, off we went, thinking it would be the less busy one....boy were we wrong! It was packed! But either way we were gonna have fun and get us some pumpkins. :-) Wagon in tow, we took off on our hike from the parking lot to the field!

Both girls took the opportunity to use the giant pumpkins to take a break!

 

Presley kept trying and trying to pick up pumpkins!

 

Gracin was "Pumpkin Guard" she did not want anyone to take her pumpkins

 

Once we got back home it was time to gut and carve!

As always, if it's ewwy and goowy she is in!

 

Presley on the other hand, not so much....

 

The look on her face was pure "This is YUCKY!!!"

 

She had more fun playing with the table cloth that I had set out and had absolutely no interest what so ever in the inside of a pumpkin!

After we were all done carving, we set them on the porch and lit candles in them. Presley did not notice until after we were all in and she came and got me, pointed outside with a very concerned look on her face and proceeded to tell me "HOT." Not sure how two girls from the same mom and dad are SOOOOO opposite of each other! It is fun to watch though! :-)