ANDERSONS

2012-02-15T16:21:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentine's Day!

Nothing like a candle lit dinner... and popcorn shrimp! It might as well have been Christmas.

2012-02-06T10:35:00.000-08:00

Down to 4!

That's right, about 4 weeks to go! I am feeling good and looking forward to baby girl. Hoping baby doesn't grow too much bigger as my ribs are starting to take a real beating... but i guess i can take one for the team:)

2012-02-06T10:30:00.000-08:00

SNOW!

We finally got a decent snowfall and the kids loved it! All the kids in our town home complex went out for several days after school and built snowmen and forts. Jace and Hyrum were mostly busy making a snow tunnel. Nice fresh air for the kids and and a little breathing room for mom.

2012-02-06T10:22:00.000-08:00

2012-01-16T20:23:00.000-08:00

For Christmas the kids got boxing gloves and a hunting video game. They can't wait for Dad to get home and play.

2012-01-16T20:17:00.000-08:00

2012-01-16T20:07:00.000-08:00

This pic is for you Mom and Dad Here I am in all my pregnancy glory. I have been feeling great and am beginning the countdown till baby comes. About 10 weeks to go.

2012-01-16T19:57:00.000-08:00

This is our attempt to take family pictures after church on Christmas day. We tried a lot of different poses and all were awkward. These were the best of the group. We are not sure where Jace gets his forced smile look from but rest assured we are going to work on that. It is always entertaining for me to watch Joe set up the camera stand, push the button and race over to make it into the picture. I think all the kids were kicked at one point or another by him leaping over them to sit down.

2012-01-16T19:47:00.000-08:00

We had a wonderful Christmas, and really enjoyed having it on Sunday this year. We were able to enjoy what Santa had brought, get ready for church and after church open presents. Jace and Hyrum got scooters, and crazy enough Idaho has had a very light snowfall this year. They immediately went out into the brisk weather to try them out.

2012-01-16T19:41:00.000-08:00

Christmas Morning! Here the kids are waiting at the top of the stairs. It was a pleasant surprise that they did not wake up any earlier then normal... we were very grateful and only a little bleary eyed.

2012-01-16T19:31:00.000-08:00

CHRISTMAS EVE

On Christmas Eve morning we took the kids for a little swim at the clubhouse pool. Here are Hylo and Bekah walking home. We had a wonderful seafood lunch with our Anderson family. We exchanged gifts the cousins played and we ate way too much yummy food. We made it home in the evening to enjoy all the holiday traditions. We left oats out for the reindeer, treats and eggnog for Santa, set out stockings, and of course we all opened a present. After some toast and hot chocolate we read the night before Christmas and then ended with the nativity. It was a wonderful night full of excitement and suspense. I love Christmas!!!

2012-01-16T19:23:00.000-08:00

CHRISTMAS!!!

We got an extra bonus this Christmas when we found a beautiful tree in our town home crawl space, left behind by some previous tenant... finders keepers! We loved decorating it. Poor Hyrum was feeling a little sick, he helped put on the star.

2011-12-12T08:51:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving!!

2011-12-12T08:40:00.000-08:00

After we had all stuffed ourselves we relaxed at our house. Since my parents and younger sister Erin weren't with us we took some time to do a little face time on my brother in laws computer. The kids gathered all around and yelled there favorite foods and things they had done that day. It was adorable and chaotic and I am sure my parents loved to see all the grand-kids. We missed them and hope they will be down next year.

2011-12-12T08:28:00.000-08:00

Joe carving the bird. This was a huge turkey, defiantly the biggest I've ever made. Handsome and helpful. :)

Of course what is Thanksgiving without a little pie. I was so full by that point that I only had a small sliver. It was delicious and worth all the pregnancy heartburn that followed.

2011-12-12T08:20:00.000-08:00

Here are most of the fun cousins eating pizza the night before Thanksgiving.

2011-12-12T08:01:00.000-08:00

* note Hyrum's blanket wrapped around his shoulders... and the animal carcass by me... nothing like an animal carcass to make you feel the Thanksgiving spirit. :)

2011-12-12T07:44:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving!!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year. Five of my six siblings came with there families as well as my Aunt Deena. It was a blast. The cousins ran around, the football was on, and the food was so yummy!
My sister Emily and her husband Matt came a few days before and we had such a fun time with them. We drove out to the middle of nowhere and shot clay pigeons. The guys loved it.

2011-11-17T13:07:00.000-08:00

The kids came home from school one day and made it a personal goal to rake all the leaves in the front yard. It took two blissful hours. They had so much fun raking and jumping in this huge pile.

2011-11-17T13:00:00.000-08:00

Hyrum walked out of kindergarten with this adorable spider hat. I love it!!

2011-11-17T12:55:00.000-08:00

2011-11-17T12:46:00.000-08:00

We had a great Halloween holiday. Hyrum was Davey Crockett, Jace wanted to be a knight, and Bekah was a hula dancer. We had a carnival with some close friends and the kids had a blast. They had doughnuts on a string, decorating pumpkins, a cake walk, ghost bowling, ghost ghost witch, and tons of food. It was really fun to watch the kids in their costumes.

2011-11-17T12:38:00.000-08:00

HAlLOwEEn

2011-11-17T12:33:00.000-08:00

Jace and Hyrum lost teeth on the same day.

2011-11-17T12:24:00.000-08:00

BOWLING
We took the kids bowling a few weeks ago and they loved it. I'm not going to bore you with numbers but I played my best game ever... Joe only won because i was feeling kind that day. :) as a side note, i might have played with the kid bumpers up.

2011-11-17T12:11:00.000-08:00

Behind again...

Does anyone else feel continually behind? It's probably just me. :) As always the excuse is a busy couple of weeks. After a few months of Joe commuting back and forth from Idaho Falls to Rexburg, we decided to make life easier and make the move to Rexburg. Joe and I have moved many times in our 8 years of marriage... this is lucky number 16.... somehow it is a lot of work no matter how many times you do it. This time i had the added pleasure of finding a new school for the boys, mid school year. We had a place all picked out and the packing started, the kids registered and set to start and it fell through the week before we planned to move in. I quickly found a different place and then had to register the kids at a different school. We ended up moving the day before Hyrum's birthday, and two days before Halloween. We are finally in and settled and the kids are adjusting to new teachers and friends. Phew!!!! A little break before it is time to prepare for baby.

2011-11-17T12:03:00.000-08:00

We had an early fall snow storm and the kids spent the day outside making a snow fort. Which allowed me to get a lot of packing out of the way. :)

2011-09-08T10:06:00.000-07:00

Baby Number 4!!!!!!!

That's right friends!! Baby number four is on the way. We could not be more excited. I am about 14 weeks and due on March 9. We waited to tell the kids until after my first doctors appointment so I was able to show them pictures. They were jumping up and down and kept asking to see my stomach. The next Sunday was fast Sunday and in primary they asked if anyone wanted to come up and share something that they knew was true. Jace goes up and says, " I know there is a baby in my moms tummy and I know it is a boy." So much for keeping that secret. We are so happy and looking forward to a new little addition.

2011-09-08T10:03:00.000-07:00

Uncle Scott

My awesome younger brother Scott is going to be living with us for the fall semester of school at BYU-Idaho. We are so excited to have him staying. He makes everything a little happier and a little funnier. He will be taking Joe's Anatomy class this semester and I think it will be fun for them. Here he is with some of the nieces and nephews.

2011-09-08T09:53:00.000-07:00

Back to school

I cannot believe it's time for school. This year Jace starts 1st grade and Hyrum starts kindergarten. They were so excited and eager to set out clothes and get backpacks all packed with school supplies. I walked the kids to school and they both looked so grown up and ready to start. I was holding strong dropping off Jace, but I got emotional watching Hyrum find his seat and put his bag away. I finally had to leave so he wouldn't see me weeping like a baby. I am so proud of these boys! On the way home from dropping the boys off Bekah says, " Now it's just you and me Mom." So cute.

2011-09-08T09:51:00.000-07:00

Camping

2011-09-08T09:41:00.000-07:00

A Little Backyard football

There is nothing like watching Joe and the kids play football in the backyard. They have such a good time. The kids wait for him and when he walks in they run and get the football.

2011-09-08T09:37:00.000-07:00

A little girl time...

Joe took the boys to a baseball game and Bekah and I had time for just the two of us. In true girl form Bekah wanted to watch a Tinkerbell movie and paint our nails. She may look like Dad but she takes after Mom... she chatted my ear off the entire time. It was really fun to be just the two of us.

2011-09-08T09:14:00.000-07:00

Summer...

I can't believe the summer is coming to an end. We have been keeping busy and having a blast.

2011-08-01T20:03:00.000-07:00

When we returned home we had some family time with Joe's side of the family. His sister Eve was in town with her family. Here we are at Mesa falls. It was a beautiful day and a beautiful waterfall.

2011-08-01T19:58:00.000-07:00

We had a fun time watching my beautiful niece Camrie and nephew Carson for a week. The cousins played all week. They were such good kids.

2011-08-01T19:50:00.000-07:00

After our big family week we came home for a little break before heading back to Utah a week later to watch my brothers kids for a week. In that week at home Hyrum decided to cut Bekah's hair all off, especially her bangs. All I can say is it was the ugliest looking mullet of all time, I was not happy and Bekah now has super short hair. Needless to say Hyrum has been banned from Scizzors forever.

2011-08-01T19:42:00.000-07:00

My sister Emily looked amazing! Here are all my siblings and then all my beautiful sisters. This bottom picture is of my amazing parents and all the grandkid's. It's pretty tricky to get a good photo of every kid... hence the reason mine all look bored.

2011-08-01T19:30:00.000-07:00

Here we are at the wedding... the colors were black and lime green. It turned out beautiful!

2011-08-01T15:07:00.000-07:00

We spent a week down in Utah with family. We started the week with my niece Hallie's baptism, then an extended family reunion to celebrate the 4th. The weeks end was by far my favorite though, my sister Emily's beautiful Wedding.

2011-08-01T15:04:00.000-07:00

The kids and I had some time to kill while Joe was at his seminar. We played with the toys in Target for some time.

2011-08-01T14:54:00.000-07:00

Let's play catch up...

I know I am so behind. We have had a busy summer. Here is what has been keeping us so busy.

We took a quick trip back to Oregon for a seminar. It was a blast to take the kids back to the city we spent three years in.

2011-05-31T20:08:00.000-07:00

Today after dinner and baths and stories, I began the nightly ritual of a quick pick-up and sweeping the floors. As I was finishing the kids told me they needed a snack. Like a loving, kind mamma, I made some toast and jam and made them go outside on the back porch to eat it so the floor I had just swept would stay tidy... are you judging me? Anyway when I went out with a washcloth to wash up the sticky fingers the kids were busy having a race from the back fence to the porch. They were having so much fun that I let them play outside in there Pj's and bare feet till they were ready to come in. I love summer evenings and happy kids.

2011-05-31T20:03:00.000-07:00

Also during the big birthday weekend we moved the boys to the downstairs bedroom and gave Bekah her own room. Really this was selfish because if we had one more night with three in one room something was going down, if you know what I mean. Bekah slept till 9 the next morning and came out like this... My little Diva all grown up.

2011-05-31T19:58:00.000-07:00

Check out the butterfly birthday cake... it actually looks kinda like a butterfly right?

2011-05-31T19:44:00.000-07:00

Bekah also got some sunglasses and a Dora book, and of course a birthday is not a birthday without special birthday money from Grandma Hastings, Grandma and Grandpa Clayton and Nana and Papa. Bekah is wealthy for a 3 year old... come to think of it she is wealthier then us. If only my birthday was sooner, rats. Thank you Grandma's and Grandpa's, we sure love you!

2011-05-31T19:34:00.000-07:00

Rebekah turned 3!

That's right my baby turned 3! I almost can't believe it ...except Bekah is sassy and feisty and independent, definatly in the three's. We had a wonderful birthday on Sunday, full of presents and pizza and balloons. Bekah loves Dora right now, you know Do-do-do-do-do-Dora the explorer? yes that crazy life sized doll is in fact a giant Dora. Our friends daughter outgrew the Dora stage and they gave us this Dora as a gift for Bekah. I wish I could have gotten a picture of her eyes when she came out birthday morning and saw her new friend. You can squeeze her hand and she sings and talks. I think those batteries might be running out fast :)

2011-05-31T19:17:00.000-07:00

Out in the garden...

We are lucky to have a rental home with an awesome garden box in the center of the backyard. Now that the weather is finally warm we have been out weeding and planting. The kids loved to help plant the seeds and are excellent at reminded us to water everyday. Hopefully our little seeds grow... fingers crossed!

2011-05-08T17:46:00.000-07:00

Happy Mothers
Day!!!

I love Mothers Day! I was spoiled rotten! Jace woke me up early with some cards he had made at school and had kept hidden. He was practically bursting with excitement for me to open them. It was priceless. Joe made the kids lunch and made us all an amazing dinner, with brownies and chocolate covered strawberries. He was taking forever dipping them, when I went in to investigate I saw some amazing art skills on the strawberries. Hyrum is crying because he is ready to eat the works of art, and forced picture taking is really "hurting his feelings"

2011-05-08T17:24:00.000-07:00

We have church at 9 so we had the kids put Easter baskets in the basement and we waited to see what the bunny brought till after church. I know what you're saying... "you mean horrible mom! how could you make your kids wait that long!" After having a vision of church pants full of melted m&m's and sweaty sticky palms all over my skirt I decided it was a smart move. The kids were excited all through church and have never been so fast at washing hands and hanging up church clothes. * you might notice the white spots on the stairs... that's because the bunny leaves footprints all over where he hopped. The kids love it. He hopped on all the furniture and through the kitchen to get down the stairs. Tricky rabbit!

2011-05-08T17:11:00.000-07:00

2011-05-08T17:03:00.000-07:00

Who doesn't love conference weekend? Treats, pj's, coloring, and of course talks inspired from above. What's not to love?

2011-04-17T19:45:00.000-07:00

Bekah was really excited about the empty space left behind. She kept pointing and saying , "Jace, its gone!' and then laughing.

2011-04-17T19:24:00.000-07:00

Jace has had a loose tooth for the last several days, and Hyrum and Bekah have been helping out with ideas for getting it out. Today as we were finishing scriptures, Jace was busy wiggling away. With a little coaxing from Mom and Dad, and with Hyrum''s reassurance of the tooth fairy money, Jace let me "Help" and out it popped. Might I add that Joe tried to get it out with pliers and a washcloth and was not successful. I yanked it out. He says he is too kind to do that... it's true... Joe is the kind one... and I am the one that gets it done. No pain, no gain. :) Of course everyone wants a picture on such an exciting day.

2011-04-17T19:14:00.000-07:00

Nothing like family night treat... you gotta love all the dye they put into walmart cookies. Blue fingers+blue teeth+blue tongue= happy boys. We love these kids, we can't believe how big they are getting... when did that happen?

2011-03-30T14:20:00.000-07:00

The other day we were at the dinner table talking about going on a mission. One of our many exciting discussions on the subject. I was explaining how Daddy and all our uncles and our Grandpa's have gone on missions to different places, and some have learned new languages. To help illustrate how Daddy can speak two languages I said, " Hyrum what language do we speak?" and he looked up from his pudding and with a knowing smile said, " Mom we speak normal". We laughed so hard. What an innocent answer.

2011-03-30T14:14:00.000-07:00

The kids woke up early the other morning and immediately went downstairs to play and dress up. We woke up to them dressed like this. They all have pj's on under there dress-up's. We love our little pretenders.

2011-01-30T17:16:00.000-08:00

a quick pic before church...

2011-01-30T16:10:00.000-08:00

Rebekah and her many costumes...

Rebekah loves to wear dress-ups all the time! her outfit is not complete without some dress-up theme. Her favorite is a too small pink tutu that grandma gave her. Its too small to pull up all the way but she wears it halfway and it makes her feel "beautiful". She also has green frog slippers and a Davey Crockett vest and hat that she is pretty attached to.

2011-01-13T14:21:00.000-08:00

Notice the princess shoes... we had to pry them off her feet for bedtime.

2011-01-13T14:05:00.000-08:00

Christmas Morning. Bekah loved her little kitchen set and the boys got some transformers and new blankets. It was a light Christmas, but a sweet one. Hello morning hair. Bekah must get her morning fro from mama.

2011-01-13T14:02:00.000-08:00

2011-01-13T13:31:00.000-08:00

We spent the Christmas holidays with Joe's parents. It was fun to spend some time with Nana and Papa. We took the kids sledding and made roasted marshmallow's in papa's fireplace.

2011-01-13T13:05:00.000-08:00

Our ferry docked in Bellingham on Friday morning. We had scheduled to pick up our trailer in Seattle that morning, so we drove an hour to Seattle. We were a little frustrated when we got there and the dock yard was closed for the Thanksgiving weekend. We called all the people we had used to arrange the transport of the trailer and they all said it must have been a communication error and there was nothing they could do... we could pick up the trailer on Monday morning. So we spent the weekend in Seattle. The kids loved the swimming pool and we had pizza and PB &J. We also attended sacrament meeting in our jeans and sweatshirts.

2011-01-13T12:57:00.000-08:00

On one of our stops we ran off the ferry in the pouring rain, across the docks to a small grocery store. We bought some sugar cookies with frosting and sprinkles for the kids to frost on Thanksgiving Day. It was a little tight, but they loved it.

2011-01-13T12:37:00.000-08:00

We saw some beautiful snowy landscapes during our 14 hours of driving to Haines.

2011-01-13T12:33:00.000-08:00

2011-01-13T10:06:00.000-08:00

Moving Back Down...

Our time in Alaska has been a once in a life time experience. We loved living by Mom and Dad and Erin and loved the beautiful Alaska scene. After lots of prayer and thought, we have decided to move to Idaho Falls. Its a long story but we feel truly blessed to have had the experience to live in Eagle River. We made wonderful friends and have many memories. We had originally planned to drive through Canada again like we did on the move up, but after some unexpected trouble with the trailor we decided to ship the trailor by barge and take the ferry. The ferry did not have an opening for two weeks, so we spent some time with Mom and Dad and then drove to Haines Alaska, where the ferry loaded. We spent 3 days and 4 nights on the ferry in a little cabin. It was a neat experience. The ferry had a little theater that played movies and we walked around the deck and played in the tiny cabin. We also had some stop overs in Juno, and Sitka. We got off and walked around the town and got ice cream.

2011-01-13T09:54:00.000-08:00

Here we are on the ferry Thanksgiving day. The kids loved the bunk beds in the small cabin. They sat and played up there with little toys and coloring books. The picture is taken from the top of the other bunk bed.

2010-07-21T15:23:00.001-07:00

An Alaska Summer...
Here are a few pictures of what we have been up to.

2010-07-21T13:10:00.000-07:00

All the little dots of color behind us are people dipnetting. What a neat experience!

2010-07-21T12:50:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we went dipnetting on the Kenai. It was a crazy sight to see. Thousands of people standing in a line in the ocean with huge nets held out to catch salmon. When they catch one they bring it in and bonk it on the head with a wooden club. Then right there on the beach they gut and clean the fish. The bones and head are thrown on the beach and swarms of seagulls eat them. My Dad and my brother and sister, Scott, and Erin caught 47 in all. Joe and I can't dipnet untill we become an official Alaska resident, after one year. Joe was on the beach with a table cleaning and cutting fish. The kids and I just watched in awe. The boys even took part in clubbing the fish. It was spectacle watching all the people and all the fish caught.

Some people also caught flounder or small halibut while dipnetting. Sadly this little baby halibut was left on the beach. Bekah was fascinated with this little guy.

2010-07-21T12:35:00.000-07:00

The training wheels are off. Jace took to two wheels immediately.

Grandma and Grandpa took us to the beach in Homer. The tide was out and the kids found all sorts of treasures.

2010-07-21T12:26:00.000-07:00

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Camping at Ninilchek, and having a great time.

2010-07-21T11:55:00.000-07:00

Here we are after a weekend in Ninilchek, fishing for king salmon with my parents. We traveled to homer for church on Sunday. Check out this view of Homer.
Here is Joe about halfway up.
Joe and I went on a night hike to half mile peak, a few blocks up from my parents house. It's more then half a mile, trust me, it takes you straight up to the mountains behind my parents house. It is so amazing to have such beautiful views and outdoor activities literally right outside your front door.

2010-07-21T11:38:00.000-07:00

Jace had his 6th birthday on the 22nd of June. He had his first real birthday party, and of course it was a spiderman theme. We played musical chairs, hot potato, balloon volleyball, hide and seek, simon says, and follow the leader. Then the kids had macaroni and cheese and chicken nuggets and decorated cupcakes. I was exhausted by the end. Jace loved it. The mommy in the pic is a friend Katherine.

Our house is on the end of our street. We have neighbors on our right, but on the left is a slight dropoff into the forest. This lush patch of grass is one of Bekah's favorite places to sit. Sometimes she is so deep I can only see her red hat. Behind us is also forest. The kids love to play in there and find sticks and treasures.

2010-07-21T11:25:00.000-07:00

We hiked Thunderbird Falls several weeks ago. It is a Beautiful hike ending, of course, with a beautiful look at the waterfall. Of Course the boys and I went a little closer for a pic. This interesting tree was along the way, and since we have some expert climbers in the family, naturally they climbed up. In case your wondering... no this is not our dog... kodiak us my parents dog. The kids love him.

2010-07-21T10:39:00.000-07:00

Daddy took the boys fishing early before work one day. A small pond is across the street and in the forest from our home. No luck with fish... but they did see a family of beavers hard at work.

On the side of our house the boys searched the forest and made this tepee. Many an hour was spent outside collecting materials.

2010-05-16T19:45:00.000-07:00

wow.. what a close up!

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2010-05-16T19:42:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures of us... we love you all

2010-05-16T19:23:00.001-07:00

There are no excuses... here is a much needed update.

Joe and I are still here in beautiful Alaska, Joe working as an associate chiropractor. The weather has turned warm and the daylight is crazy! It now stays light till midnight, and then the light returns around 5:30 am. I have not minded the extra sunshine... though a certain bird loves to perch outside our bedroom window and chirp all night... i need a slingshot or something.

Jace just lost his first tooth and the bottom one to the left is hanging on by a toothy thread. Its all I can do to not yank it out for him. I now understand my Dads "help" with my loose teeth growing up. He will be starting kindergarten this year. In Alaska that means full day school. I think he is more ready then i am.

Hyrum is growing so big! He is 4 and off in his own little world. He loves to pretend and plays by himself a lot, mumbling about something he is pretending. usually it involves a superhero. He often spaces out while we are talking to him and then makes a random statement like, " are all pirates bad?" or " I love pudding."Enough said.

Bekah turns two on the 29th of May. She is talking all the time, either repeating what we said or asking for something... usually food. Each morning when we go in her room she says the cutest "good morning". Joe is in the palm of her little hand. She has a lot of emotion and drama in her and has a literal melt down when she is denied something. Her hair is finally coming in and just long enough to put into pig tails. When she throws a fit and her hair is done she screams and yanks out her hair ties and throws them on the floor. It would be more hilarious if some precious hair didn't always come out with the ties.

2010-05-16T19:11:00.000-07:00

2009-12-31T15:52:00.000-08:00

Last night dinner seemed a little quieter then usual. It took us a minute to realize Bekah was out like a light. This picture does not show it well but there is some of her dinner stuck to her neck... saving it for a midnight snack I guess.

2009-12-31T14:37:00.000-08:00

HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!!!

The kids spent every second of Christmas day playing with new toys. Bekah loved her new baby doll and bottle. She sat on the couch and fed her baby for over an hour! It was precious.

2009-12-29T20:40:00.000-08:00

We had a wonderful Christmas!
Brand new pj's for all three. Bekah loves jammies. She calls them her "happies". Hyrum, however, would rather sleep naked. We often go in at night to find him in just underwear. What is it about boys stripping down?

The boys gave us a full hour of blissful quiet while they played in the living room with new tractors. I love the hats!

2009-12-29T19:51:00.000-08:00

2009-12-02T00:49:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone.... we are well, we are safe, we are happy. Living in Alaska is far from everyone... but we love you all and I promise to try harder to keep in touch and keep up the blogging.

2009-12-02T00:43:00.000-08:00

Jace is getting so big! He came up with the idea of building a fishing rod out of knex. I found him sitting on the stairs fishing one snowy afternoon. I guess living in Alaska, it's probably a good time to start learning the art of fishing.

2009-12-02T00:30:00.000-08:00

The kids love being by Grandma and Grandpa. Bekah finally feels comfortable enough to show off her pearly whites. What a cheesy smile!!

2009-12-02T00:23:00.000-08:00

Grandpa took us out on his beautiful sailboat before the weather turned cold. We sailed around big lake. The kids loved the boat, especially seeing the huge salmon on the bottom of the lake.

2009-12-02T00:14:00.000-08:00

Jace uses his hands to make his own sunglasses when he thinks it is too bright to watch a movie in the car... maybe I should just break down and buy him some.

2009-12-02T00:07:00.000-08:00

A great fact about Canada: Almost every hotel we stayed in had a water slide.... Canada has the right idea. After driving all day in the car, having a nice hotel with a water slide was a little slice of heaven for everyone.

Here is Daddy and the kids having a blast breaking the rules and making trains on the slide. We were the only ones in the pool... it was so fun, one of our favorite parts of the trip.

2009-12-01T23:55:00.000-08:00

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Waiting...

2009-12-01T22:44:00.000-08:00

Here we are at summit lake in British Columbia. The weather turned from autumn colors to snow storm. Apparently the buffalo and caribou like the cold weather because we didn't see any animals until summit lake, during the snow storm. It was beautiful!

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