Spring time around the house

Spring time around the house brings out the flowers. This year we got hanging baskets to go up on the deck so we could see the flowers better, as well as not feed the bunnies and deer so much. Last year the flowers lasted about 1 week before they were all eaten. This year (the ones on the deck anyways) are blooming and lasting a whole lot longer. With all the rain we've had lately too, they are really growing well.

Mothers Day 2010

How much do the kids love Mommy?  SOOOOOOOOOO much!!  They loved making cinnamon rolls in bed for her and getting to help her around the house.  These are some of the best pictures we've taken of our favorite Mommy and my beautiful wife.  We love her so much and are so blessed to have her!

Michaels first time skiing

Michael really wanted to get into snowboarding this winter, and we tried to go a few times on the local sledding hill, but the snow on the hill gets so packed down from all the sleders that it's too hard to snowboard on.  So uncle Kris got him a pass to go to the local ski hill for Christmas and we finally were able to go on Feb 13th.  I hadn't been skiing in 20 years and it was Michaels first time.  We were both planning on snowboarding but as the day drew nearer I kept hearing stories about how "it's so much harder than skiing", "wear a helmut", "you spend all your time falling", so at the end we both decided to try skiing the first time.  Needless to say all the new snowboarders on the hill kept doing all the things I listed above.  Michael did great, and my knees held out for about 4 hours then I started filming him.  Other than Daddy wiping out on the bunny magic carpet lift, and causing the ski lift to stop when we got on and off, it was pretty hazard free.

Michaels Cub Scout Blue and Gold

At the end of Jan Michael had his blue and gold ceremony for Cub Scouts which celebrates the 100th birthday of scouting in America.  Since Candice is the Cub Scout leader she gets to plan and MC the event.  I brought the new camcorder along and filmed some clips from the event - Mommy getting ready, Rachel helping set up, Michael and Megan playing with the decorations, Michael running the flag ceremony, Candice MCing, and Michael putting away the troop flag.  Michael looks so cute in his uniform also.

Grandpa's visit

I've been blogging all out of order here recently, but wanted to get one of our family pictures online with Grandpa during his visit over Christmas. He was up for about 2 weeks over the holiday, when it was nice and cold.

Candice's first 5k

I've previously posted the pictures from this but was able to upload a "highlite reel" video of her crossing the finish line.  She was happy at the end because she beat my first time running the 5k.  (That's why she's laughing and pointing at me!)

Megans first loose tooth

I actually thought this day would never come.  And I thought it would be alot worse when it happened; more yelling and screaming anyway.  Other kids in Megan's class have lost 4-8 teeth already and Megan was still waiting.  On the 17th of Jan Megan said she had a loose tooth, and it was really loose.  I thought it would come out that day.  She was excited to have me wiggle it, and even try to pull it out once, until she found out that "really hurt" and then didn't want me to try again.  4 days later it was hanging there, really, so I tugged it when I was flossing her teeth and she did the rest!