I see grass!

You don't know how much just seeing that brown old grass in my yard has lifted my spirits! I know we are in for a few more storms, but spring is on the way! Camping, fishing, softball, camping, swimming, bike rides, camping, barbeques, did I mention camping? David and I can get back to arguing over who gets to mow the lawn, I get to plant the garden, see if my new blackberries are going to grow, clean out all the road muck from the cars in the garage, man, I just can't wait. And if by mentioning this, it storms us all in, it is not my fault! Put on your capri's and go to town anyway!

Happy Birthday Chase!

Chase turned 7 yesterday! We took him and 3 friends to Green Canyon on Friday, and then we were going to have a big family dinner on Sunday, but David got sick, so I took the kids and my parents and we went to Leo's. It was way fun. Here he is with his Indiana Jones cake.

"Romantical Dinner"

We had our Valentine's dinner at home with the kids this year, complete with candlelight and flowers. The menu was steak, pasta, salad, and strawberry shortcake for dessert. The kids thought it was cool, and Hannah named it the romantical dinner. She wouldn't let us talk about anything silly like usual, we had to talk about nice things. It was hilarious.

Privacy?

I was cold and decided to take my book and have a bath. David was on the computer, the kids were watching a movie, so I made my move. I turned the water off, reached for my book, and heard tap, tap, tap. "Momma, are you in there?"
"Yes, Chase."
"Can I come in?"
"I'm in the tub."
"I don't care, I want to talk."
"No, I'm taking a break, okay?"
"Momma!"
"Yes, Ryan?"
"Read my Thomas book!"
"Not right now. I'm in the tub."
"You get out!"
"Here, Momma, can you read this from there?" Chase slides a book under the door.
"Chase, where is Daddy?"
"He's on the computer."
"Why don't you ask him to talk or read to you?"
"Because I want you to."
"Momma! Come out! Read Thomas!"
I got a ten minute bath, just enough to warm up. Ain't it fun being a mom?

Sledding

Here we are at the Ucon pit sledding. My dad always takes the kids, and I miss out, so I went this time. I forgot how much I love to sled!

Clogging

I have been taking clogging lessons from Kasandra since September. Who knew this old lady had it in her? She just talked us into going to a competition in Pocatello in March. So, practice, practice, practice. We are doing a disco one to Stayin' Alive. Very fun. We will also do Absolutely Everybody from our Christmas recital, so at least we already know that one really well and could score some points.

Third January in a row...

For the last three January's David has ended up with an extremely painful injury. 2 Years ago it was a broken toe, last year it was a broken nose, and this year... Tadah!

He has 6 stitches in his left hand. I think it is because he knows that our insurance is starting a new year and we have all those pesky deductibles to get out of the way. ;)