*Winter Happenings*

Winter is here! Whether we like it or not :p I'm not much of a winter person myself, but since it instists on coming as an uninvited guest we may as well make the most of it. In reality it can be a fun and beautiful time of year. (It's just the wimpy ones of us that finds pleasure in complaining about it!)

Because Kevin and Kim came out for Thanksgiving we went skiing the weekend after Thanksgiving. There wasn't a whole lot of snow yet, so only one lift was open, but it was fun!

Somebody was telling me we had just as much snowfall this year as we did total last year. (At least down below the mountains) I'm good with that. If it's going to be cold we should at least get to have some fun with the snow!

JaLynn just started taking piano lessons, so she did a Christmas recital. I thought she did really well for the short time that she's been playing. <3




Kevins cousin came out to Wyoming to work for a couple weeks. She stayed with us on the weekends. It was a lot of fun to have her around! She truly has a servants heart, and did a lot of cooking and dishes and such at our place on her days off.

She is/was such a blessing!


























David's 5th Birthday was in November. We decided to have a little surprise party for him (Before he grows up and decides they're stupid haha)


It is hard to believe is growing up so fast!




The other day Duane told him that if he sat on the girls lap he was a 'baby' and instead of jumping off really quick like we all expected he said "Well if I'm a baby then I get to be like Kandis (His niece) and cry whenever I want! Nahhh!"

Brothers...

Uncle Terry came out awhile back to go horseback riding for a few days. I was able to go along one day. It was TONS of fun to get to go up in the hills. Its probably the only day I'll ever get to go riding in the mountains this year, so I'm glad I *ahem* invited myself to go along with them :D

Both Terry's and Dads horses had more energy than you could shake a stick at! My poor horse thought he was going to die for sure!

(I have since ridden dads black mare and am super impressed with how she can go-go-go ALL DAY LONG! What I wouldn't give to find a horse like that! Along with the fact that she's beautiful heehee)

So, now that the weather is getting colder, and I am pretty much stuck with the reality that -no matter how much I dream about getting to go out again this year- its like so not going to happen. I'll just sit here and look at the five pictures I got and hope and dream for next year...and marvel at how much my dad and Terry look alike :p

Big Brothers

Big brothers are so cool!

David loves trains, and for Christmas last year he got a train track set. His normal track would be a circle or oval, if he can get one of the girls to help him it might be even a little better...If he can get Duane to help him its way cool!

It goes up the mountain, and down a steep hill, around a couple little bends, and then you can even decide whether you want to go around a little loopy or not :p

David can wait to grow up and be just like his big brothers! (While we are hoping he stays right where he is for awhile :p)

Who's Somebody?

Somebody has been messing with the camera!!

After deleting about 50 pictures of the ground (43 to be exact)

I started getting some hints.....

Yep! I think this is pretty good evidence, don't you?

(You can be sure your sins will find you out :p)

May Happenings

Its hard to believe that May is almost over! Its been so busy that we haven't really been able to spend much time enjoying it--or maybe that's because its been to cold and rainy to enjoy it much :)

Joe went to taxidermy school for a couple weeks the end of April and part of May. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of his adventure on my computer, so you'll have to go without looking at the dead animals :D

Moms sister and her family came out for a few days. It was so fun having them around! To bad it rained practically the whole time they were here. We had fun anyway though.

Ever since we were way little its always been sort of a tradition to play games on the trampoline
Playing 'Running waters-Still waters'

Bowling

I have been complaining a lot about the weather. This year it seems like we've had a lot more rain than we normally have, but I actually love it! Gives me energy when it rains. I just don't like the mud!

We did have some nice days though :)

David found the spray paint can and decided to try his hand at repainting Duane's marking on the ground. Obviously he ended up getting himself instead. Hey, have you ever seen orange eyelashes?!?! Its stylish!

Family togetherness <3

Hiking up Heart Mountain with Ben and Alyssa.

You can tell I've done nothing but sit around all winter because I was super sore afterwards! I know, its absolutely ridiculous!

Too bad I didn't end up getting pictures of more. Time flies by so quickly I'm sure that even a year from now I would enjoy looking at some pictures...but, guess that's how it goes.

Now to get out there and enjoy some more of this weather!! :D

Have a Beary Special Spring!

This is wishing you all a 'beary' special spring!

It seems to me that we've had a colder spring than normal, but maybe its just because I'm a whip in the cold and would prefer it be warmer out :)

We've had it nice compared to so many out there. With all the tornadoes and floods I can't imagine all the loss that so many have had to face this year! We certainly have no reason to complain!

I will try to post some more on our happenings later on :-)

Sledding up Northfork

I couldn't resist taking a picture of the sheep on the road while we were at it :) THIS is what happens when Karissa tries to sled :p

Trying to climb over the snowbank by the road...

Creation Museum

We are back from our trip :)

When we were in Kansas we got a call that moms oldest brother was killed in a car accident, so we cancelled about 10 days and headed to Ohio to go to his funeral. While we were there our dear uncle told us about the creation museum not too far from there.

We stopped by on our way down to Alabama and we were not disappointed! Unfortunately I was so engrossed in seeing and reading everything that I didn't take very many pictures, and the ones I took somehow got mixed in with everything else but here are a few :D

Yikes!

Yeehaw!

This is a funny looking bull :)

They had all kinds of scenarios on the history of the world--from creation, to the flood, to the world today. It was really an amazing place!

The scenes of Noah building the ark were my favorite, so naturally I ended up taking more pictures of them than anything else. *smile*

The people would talk to each other. And their hands really moved and looked like they were working...

It told of the history of the church also, and how through the ages man has tried to destroy Gods word--whether it was through deceptive concepts, (evolution) violence, passivness, or other means.

It also had two imax theaters that explained how and why the stars are proof of evolution being impossible. Along with so much more I can't even begin to tell all that they showed!

It was truly an amazing place, and I would DEFINITELY recommend that whoever can should go!