Here's Ben saying "hellllllloooooo" to someone hiking on the trail behind the house. He's such a crack-up.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Cabin Trip II
Here's Hayden & Jacqi. What an adorable grin - makes me laugh. He had a 'tickle bug' under his arm. The only antedote for tickle bugs is a good tickling.
"Sara, say cheese!"
It's hard to tell - but that's Anja, Natalie and Robin.
"Sara, say CHEESE!"
"Darin, you need a helmet."
Sara getting ready to go build a snow fort.
Mitchie snowboarding courtesy of DK.
They don't drink, really. REALLY, they don't drink. And from the shot below, it's probably best they don't. 
Payton and Shane sharing a sled. Shane looks so much like Mikey.
What up Mitchie?
Here's Jeff and Anja, with Anja singing in Espanol. 
Here's Darin giving the snowmobile safety speech to Mitchie and Mattie before the three of them head out. But what I find most interesting about this photo is the car prowling going down on the right. Who's the car prowler, you ask? It's Robin! So BUSTED! 
"Sara, say cheese!"It's hard to tell - but that's Anja, Natalie and Robin."Sara, say CHEESE!""Darin, you need a helmet."Sara getting ready to go build a snow fort.Mitchie snowboarding courtesy of DK.They don't drink, really. REALLY, they don't drink. And from the shot below, it's probably best they don't. Payton and Shane sharing a sled. Shane looks so much like Mikey.What up Mitchie?Here's Jeff and Anja, with Anja singing in Espanol. Here's Darin giving the snowmobile safety speech to Mitchie and Mattie before the three of them head out. But what I find most interesting about this photo is the car prowling going down on the right. Who's the car prowler, you ask? It's Robin! So BUSTED!
Merry Christmas & Happy Birthday Quilt
I really find quilting to be quite relaxing. I just kind of zone out, get in a groove, and cut, sew and iron fabric. One word of caution though - I have found that too much red wine can cause seriously crooked blocks. So, it's best to groove a bit, but not too much.
After the top and borders are finished, and the quilting is done, it's time for the binding. I really don't like binding. Drives me nuts - even more than usual. So - my awesome quilting sister, Nicke, took over to bind my most recent quilt by HAND. She's such a domestic diva. The results are fantastic. She added the thin, red border in the shot below..JPG)
The quilt is Jacqi's Christmas present from Darin and I (and Ben and Jake, of course). And now, the quilt is also Jacqi's Happy Birthday present from Nicke, Spencer, and Sara. Nicke's shipping it to Jacqi today, so she will have it by her birthday (this Friday). I happen to think it's very cool that the quilt was passed between two sisters, and I think Jacqi will love it. 
Here's the finished quilt photo complete with Spencer's socks (see bottom of quilt). Now that I have the quilt/sock picture, it's official, the quilt is finished. Thanks, Nicke (and Spence)!
After the top and borders are finished, and the quilting is done, it's time for the binding. I really don't like binding. Drives me nuts - even more than usual. So - my awesome quilting sister, Nicke, took over to bind my most recent quilt by HAND. She's such a domestic diva. The results are fantastic. She added the thin, red border in the shot below.
The quilt is Jacqi's Christmas present from Darin and I (and Ben and Jake, of course). And now, the quilt is also Jacqi's Happy Birthday present from Nicke, Spencer, and Sara. Nicke's shipping it to Jacqi today, so she will have it by her birthday (this Friday). I happen to think it's very cool that the quilt was passed between two sisters, and I think Jacqi will love it. Here's the finished quilt photo complete with Spencer's socks (see bottom of quilt). Now that I have the quilt/sock picture, it's official, the quilt is finished. Thanks, Nicke (and Spence)! Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Idaho Cabin Trip
Here's my most favorite sister-in-law, Candy - she was in charge of pulling the kids on sleds. She'll be an RN by the end of the month, so not only could she drive the sled, but she was also prepared to provide medical assistance. :) 
She had them three sleds deep. They really had a great time and only took timeouts when the old snowmobile needed a break.
Here's Mitchie - on his snowboard - being pulled behind a snowmobile by Darin.
As it turned out, Robin and Anja were experts at making snow angels. Anja lives in Tennessee, so this was the most snow she'd ever seen. She couldn't get enough.
I was playing the Humble Bumble snow monster, and here she is trying to escape. 
After Anja saw Payton take this spill from the last snow sled, she only wanted to ride on that sled. 
Candy drove much slower with Anja on the back, so she didn't fall off so dramatically, but I think the suspense was enough for her (and us)!
I think it's pretty safe to say that Hayden had a great time in the snow, too. He's already pretty good at making and throwing snowballs. So - even though he's only a little guy - I'll be playing snowball wars with him for only one or two more years. Then the boys can take over. 
Sara loved eating the snow. She must have eaten a couple snowballs worth.
She was pulled on a snow sled by hand, but Spencer did take her on a short ride or two around the meadow.
Here's Matt and Robin enjoying the snow. More photos to come.
She had them three sleds deep. They really had a great time and only took timeouts when the old snowmobile needed a break.Here's Mitchie - on his snowboard - being pulled behind a snowmobile by Darin.As it turned out, Robin and Anja were experts at making snow angels. Anja lives in Tennessee, so this was the most snow she'd ever seen. She couldn't get enough.I was playing the Humble Bumble snow monster, and here she is trying to escape. After Anja saw Payton take this spill from the last snow sled, she only wanted to ride on that sled. Candy drove much slower with Anja on the back, so she didn't fall off so dramatically, but I think the suspense was enough for her (and us)!I think it's pretty safe to say that Hayden had a great time in the snow, too. He's already pretty good at making and throwing snowballs. So - even though he's only a little guy - I'll be playing snowball wars with him for only one or two more years. Then the boys can take over. Sara loved eating the snow. She must have eaten a couple snowballs worth.She was pulled on a snow sled by hand, but Spencer did take her on a short ride or two around the meadow.Here's Matt and Robin enjoying the snow. More photos to come.
BRRRR
It's been a bit snowy and cold recently. Since Jake has such short hair, and not much body fat, when he's cold - he gets wrapped up in his favorite quilt.
He'll stay there until he's so hot that he can't stand it anymore but that often takes awhile. He'll hold out 'til the very last second. 
He's not getting out of the quilt anytime soon tonight. I don't think I could get him off the couch, even if I wanted to.
He'll stay there until he's so hot that he can't stand it anymore but that often takes awhile. He'll hold out 'til the very last second. He's not getting out of the quilt anytime soon tonight. I don't think I could get him off the couch, even if I wanted to.
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