11.01.2014

Happy Halloween!

I have seriously neglected this blog the past... 3 months! We've been busy with summer, school starting, activities beginning for the year, and birthdays and holidays! I'll try to catch up with sharing photos (I have some great ones from summer, we'll just look back and remember being warm!), but I'll start with Halloween.

We carved pumpkins a couple nights through the week. Levi helped me with his and the older 3 did theirs all on their own!
all the pumpkins

Ruth & Piper's - a kitty

Zech's - minecraft sword & pickaxe

Levi's - a minion

Isaac's - pirate ship

And of course last night we got everyone dressed up and went 'trick-or-treating' around town.

Ruth was Alice

Zech was bacon!

Isaac was a ghostbuster

Levi was a Sheriff

Piper was a kitty!!


They had a lot of fun, lots of fresh air and walking (everyone slept well!), and got WAY too much candy. A good night, I guess!

7.31.2014

phone pics ~ july

they'll give anyone a license nowadays!


Enjoying our new deck!

At the movies!

Pigtails!!! (but she looks far too old with them!)


Green ring pop = green tongue!

Swinging at the park



We spent Monday-Wednesday camping at William Lake this week. Isaac was at TMBC for the week (we've all ready been planning another camping trip, so he won't miss out on everything!) and Ruth and Zech had basketball camp every day, but it was no trouble to drive them and pick them up. The kids had a good time, even though apparently Levi didn't think that was camping. I'm still not sure exactly what he thinks camping is, but he asked me on Tuesday - "Are you sure this is camping, Mom?" and said he was ready to go home! Even so, we made it through until Wednesday. And he still seemed to have fun.
They, of course, love the beach, playing in the sand and swimming, and there's a wonderful new play structure right at the beach now! So wonderful for the kids!

"cheese"

Ruthie sunbathing

Zech had a little shadow after being away all day

Pick a little rock and put it in a bucket...

Levi does not have a sweet tooth. He tries to convince himself that he does, but he just doesn't. But he can sure roast a mean marshmallow for a s'more for Mommy!

Piper, on the other hand, has quite the sweet tooth. She enjoys marshmallows even while half asleep!
(note to self - don't forget real camera when camping again!)

The older 2 had a really great time this week at their basketball camp. We were able to make it this afternoon to watch their camp-ending-game, and I was so glad we got there! They both learned a lot this week, and they had a lot of fun! They're both talking about maybe playing basketball with the school teams there next there!
Zech (he's the blur. not the still one.)

Ruth (again, the blur. but notice those gymnast's legs!)

7.21.2014

Summer snapshots

The first thing on our "to-do" list this summer was getting the deck redone. The deck was old-ish when we bought the house, and we've been here nearly 8 years, so it was just time to get it done. Josh and Zech worked so hard, starting right away when summer break started, we all helped in some way or another but they did a ton of the work, and now we've got a beautiful deck to enjoy!
(not to mention the mosquitoes... lots of those to enjoy too.)
(unfortunately, the pretty deck makes the house look terribly shabby. next year we hope to paint the house. so ignore that in the photos!)
voila!

Miss Piper tired herself out one day helping, she fell asleep while eating lunch!


We've been enjoying the deck lots; playing, just sitting, having lunch and snacks, and lots of freezies!!
almost all the babies




little girl looking little... and cute


Speaking of little-ness, Piper loves Isaac's toy camper and plays with it as often as she can get in the boys' room - and she has figured out that she can even fit right inside!