Summer

Oh, hi there, blog. 

It's been a while.

We've been:

working

finishing another school year

hiking

running through sprinklers

painting

making ice cream

camping in the backyard

catching snakes

roasting marshmallows

going to the movies

dressing up the cat

playing at the park

and building endless Lego creations.

(It occurs to me that I might post more often if I had a blogger app on my phone. Maybe I should do something about that.) 

a taste of winter

The snowfall this year has been pretty pathetic. I don't think we've had a single measurable storm in town. A few weeks ago we finally got some rain and decided we should head up toward Sunrise to see if it had turned to snow there. It most certainly had. We tried to get to Mt Baldy, but the road is closed during the winter, so we had to find a few other spots where we could let the kids put their snow gloves to use. It was gorgeous! We all played until we were frozen, then cranked up the heater and enjoyed the warm ride home.  

This is Justin's, "seriously??" look. What are the odds that MJ's first snowball would hit him right in the head? She looks pretty pleased with herself though. 

Yep. Tastes like snow.

I can't tell if they're puckering up for a kiss or arguing. [The second one is more likely.]

Stuck! STUUUUCK!

Snowman time!

Same picture, different year

These cousins are the best of friends. 

Britt & Ellee are 6 months apart, and Emelyn & Marnie are 4 months apart. 

Britt (7), Ellee (6), Emelyn (4), and Marnie (3)
December 2012

And December 2013
Britt (8), Ellee (7), Emelyn (5), and Marnie (4)

I think we'll make this picture an annual tradition. It'll be fun to look from year to year and see the differences in their hair and teeth.