Fall hikes

This weekend we had beautiful weather, so the girls and I decided to take max out for a stroll. Rather than mountain trails, we decided to stick to the pavement...

 ... and check out the McPolin farm, which earlier in the season looks more like this.

C found a feather

And everyone enjoyed the best part - tailgating with granola bars and water bottles after the stroll :o)

September Art

In video form.

C:

M:

And the best for last:

Happy 5777

Happy new year everyone! And welcome to 5777.

We rang in the new year with snow here in the mountains, and have been waiting for the cold front to leave ever since.  The holiday this year was unequivocally as success. Not because my challah turned out (which it totally did)...

...but because we had family to ring it in with. This the first year where I was able to go to temple as a full member and have friends to say hi to there which was awesome, but the fact that I was able to go with Nana and Saba made the whole thing doubly special. 

And we built trains:

Something better to look at than lunch boxes

Sorry folks, I know the last post has been up for a long time. While we had an awesome weekend, I ran right from it to a work trip in Kansas City and just got home late last night.

And if we're being honest, this post is going to be up for a while. Nana and Saba head into town tomorrow (YAY) and so while we'll be taking lots of pictures I doubt I'll be doing much posting while they're out here.

So to replace the lunch boxes from the last post and tie you over until I post again, I give you a couple of the awesome pictures Jean took at the awesome party Nancy hosted for c last Sunday (thank you to both Nancy and Jean!).

Serious Lunchers

One of the things c wanted most for her birthday was a new bigger lunch box. Apparently she'd had enough of bessy...

... and the small size box we packed in her every day.

So, we upgraded! Moving from the PlanetBox Shuttle (the small one) up to the Rover.

Which will allow me to at least once a year pack a pintest worth lunch!

Nothing like spoiling your girl on her birthday :o)

Big 5!

Holy moly c is five. Which seems impossible because this was yesterday right?

Sept 2011

And if that one wasn't yesterday than this one must have been.

Sept 2012

No? This one?

Sept 2013

This one?

Almost Sept 2014

This one?

Sept 2015

Fine then. You win time. Keep marching on.

And you know what? It actually is fine. Because C - you are a amazing little girl who is so ready to be five. You are learning to write and recognize letters to start to read. You are making friends and learning to be a great playmate for m. You are always up for exploring trails and now learning to rock climb. You are my temple buddy and always up for ice cream afterwards. And you are figuring out this world and the people in it at exactly the right pace for you, which is perfect.

Happy birthday C. May every birthday bring you ice cream with sprinkles so you can experience a taste of the joy that you bring us :o)

Art explained

The barage of art from school continues (which is awesome), but today's had me a bit confused. Both girls came home with paper plates that had been painted with holes cut out.

Turns out they were both crowns...

And lion manes.

The girls explain: