Week 4

I have begun to really enjoy thinking of what to post each day. The different events of the day, challenges, memories, which one to choose, etc. It's also fun to see which pictures strike a chord with each individual.


So here we go...


Last Monday we finally got some much needed snow! It was a small amount, But while running errands I snapped a pic. (I know it's SUPER close up, but I couldn't figure out how to make it smaller... so there it is. LOL)



Since they got the keyboard, they have been practicing and challenging each other daily. They all love it thank goodness. :-) Here's Cai Lynn practicing before going to "Activity Days" at church.



Doing my weekly "Ruby grooming session". :-) She's so patient, and sweet. She's used to it by now.


The boys playing chess... on a Thursday evening.



Friday night was the Pinewood Derby. (More pictures to follow on that.)


Saturday was a long day of work, Michael at church basketball, picking Jared up from his friends, Cai Lynn working on her primary talk and lots of etc. There is nothing like a good book in the bath to end the week.


As usual we stopped to talk to everybody after church. Cai Lynn and I were a bit later than the boys and when we got into the car we caught Jared in her booster seat. HMMMMMMM


Have a great week everybody!

Another week at a glance...

So another week down on the Project 366... This week was very weird weather wise and we had yet another major fire in the area.

The first picture for the week I added one of my favorite sunset pictures. It looks like a volcano. I was on a walk and spotted this on my way home. I absolutely LOVE it!


Very early in the morning on my way to work and as I'm driving the kids to school we had an AMAZING cloud show! The kids were spotting all sorts of objects, creatures and people in the clouds. It took twice as long because I kept having to stop to take pictures. This one reminded me of George Washington. Can you see him?



Ok this next series tells it all! Duchess the cat STILL has not made friends with Duncan the now 9 month old puppy. He still doesn't know he can squash her, and is terrified of her. Michael was trying to take a picture of Cai Lynn and I with the dogs and cat... there were at least a dozen pictures taken... you can see how well it went here with these few.


This is the "best" one we got. Ruby looks scared, Duchess looks annoyed and Duncan is in avoidance mode.


Duchess was growling here...


She had enough!




As I mentioned earlier, we had another major fire. This time in South Reno... Washoe Valley. It was a TERRIBLE fire! All caused by neglect with ashes from a burn barrel. 29 homes destroyed, countless animals lost and families displaced. Thankfully many MANY homes and businesses were saved! The fire came within less than 100 feet from Galena High School and got very close to a major mall. We desperately need some moisture!!!!!


I did not take these two fire pictures. I got them from a local news station.



These clouds are promising a bit of moisture. We'll take ANYTHING right about now!



Michael posing with Duchess at the end of the day.


We DID get a small amount of ground covering. It was gone and melted by the rain just hours later, but boy did we need it! Jared is getting ready for a badge event.


This afternoon when we returned from church, we made sandwiches and then fruit or veggies of their choice. Of course nobody had the same choice. :-)

Have a wonderful week everybody!!!!!!!

Another Week....

Another week down of adding pictures! It's getting much easier to remember and a lot more fun adding them as well. So here's this last week at a glance...



Ruby all finished with her bath... she wasn't too excited to pause and wait for me to take the picture, but I just couldn't resist! SO cute!!!!


Duncan was NOT happy about his bath, but he's a good sport about it. He has such a thick coat it takes SOOOOOO long, so he waits patiently... almost.


Michael had a powerpoint presentation in Spanish class on Buenos Aires. Duchess of course at his side, faithfully.


Duncan happily relaxing on Jared as we watch the movie. They're great buddies!



The kids like making Duncan do tricks. He's so eager and get's so excited!.... (maybe it's because of the treat???)


And finally today... All ready for church. I can't believe how quickly they're growing!


Thanks for looking! As I said before, this picture a day is a lot of fun! Much more fun than I thought... :-)

The week at a glance

I am doing a "Project 366" on Facebook and figured I should put up the pictures on here too. (I can go into more details on here.)

Here are some pictures from the week...


The kids were still down with my family and I came home earlier because I had to work. Duchess is usually attached to the kids' feet, and she was missing them. She wouldn't move from me and sat by my side the entire night, even while on the computer.


New Year? Clean kitchen! I took my stove apart, re-did the foil etc and scrubbed until it shined.


I just wanted to take a picture of the view from my front yard. The weather has been unseasonably warm lately and the skies were crystal clear!


This is one of the bunnies that invades my front lawn every day, happily killing the grass. :-/ I am not zoomed in here. I can just get close enough and then they dart away. The kids have tried to chase them away every chance they get, but the bunnies don't seem to mind the flailing arms and screaming kids... they just come back.


This was a U-Swirl night! MMMMMMMM


Every year I do a photo album from the previous year, and I do a photo calendar. They both came this day! They are so much fun to look at!


We watched "Star Wars" the night before. This is what I woke up to as I got ready for work. :-)


Our little Duncan is now 8 months old and he is SO cute! He gives "hugs" and "kisses". Sometimes it's hard to remember he's just a baby... he's so big!


Last night we all met at my mom's for dinner. Jessica and the girls weren't able to come over Christmas Day, so we came over to my house before dessert and I gave them their presents a couple of weeks later. :-)


A friend of mine did a "project 365" last year and I decided to follow in her footsteps and try it myself. I hope I can keep up this momentum. :-) I'm off to a good start. :-)

Just Hanging Around

In the evening we loved to hang out together by the campfire and just goof around a bit. My kids' favorite thing to do is to hang out by the fire pit.

Emma and Cai Lynn taking the dogs across the street to see the goats


One of my favorite memories is to go see the neighbor's goats and horses. Now it's her turn to carry on the tradition.


The Aerobee (however you spell it) comes out once again. It is SO cool to watch fly across the sky.


A couple of goofy brothers... My Uncle Dennis and Uncle Ed






The tickle torture doesn't work on me as well as it does Michael. :-)


Ohhhh the fire pit....



Jared was playing "Angry Birds" and apparently couldn't look up long enough to take the picture.


On the phone...


It is so weird how the times are changing. My wonderful Grandmother passed away this year and it's only a matter of time that things change for good. So many wonderful and amazing memories were spent in that house, around the campfire, on the deck. I remember when each of us brought our babies to the house for the first time. So many cousins, so much family, so many memories.... We tried to soak every bit of it up as much as we could.