January's End

Magic Tracks -- one of the kids' favorite Christmas presents, and also Lizzy's... Finally a car the dogs can chase and catch.

Boys Battling. 

 We went to the zoo with our good friends, the Hedgpeths -- Lucy and Matthew. These kids get along so well, and have so much fun giggling and running around. They just need one Luke's age!

 

Won't be much longer until this little guys stops falling asleep on me. Soaking it up while I can :). 

Jan 2018

Discovery Center

We did a quick trip to the Discovery Center of Idaho playing with all their displays. Here's Brad and Jake making an attempt at the table cloth swipe.

The kids and Brad playing with a green screen, and Lucas doing a large scale light bright with water bottles.

 The kids enjoyed the big bubble maker, pulley-chair, and all the other little science experiments. Brad turned out to be a great card thrower, and got about 10 to stick in the dart board! Of course, not during the video...

Jan 4, 2018

We Wish You a Merry Christmas!

In case Christmas went by too fast for you, here's a little bit of Christmas cheer! That we've been listening to over and over and over, every single day.

Jan 3, 2018

Aquarium

Our excursions to the aquarium usually consist of petting the sting-rays and sharks for 90% of the time, and then a quick walk around the rest of the tanks. I decided to splurge and bought the kids some food for the sting-rays (small dead fish cut in half). It took some convincing for them to hold the half-fish, but once they did, they enjoyed the ray sucking it off their hand. 

 This was Jake's favorite shark to pet, "because it just lays there and lets me pet him!" 

 A worker came by and gave the kids some food for the fish to grab out of their hands. After, they decided to trick the fish with no food, and they still got their fingers nibbled a little bit.

And blizzards for all, making it an extremely good day!

                      

Jan 2, 2018

New Years

Emma and Jake stayed awake all the way to midnight for the first time! Wow-za! I was sure watching movies in bed would put them right out, but they made it! Happy New Year!  Bring it on 2018 -- we're ready!

Jan 1, 2018

Scentsy Sledding

Still not much snow, but enough to go to Scentsy's hill for a little family sledding. 

 We all went over and over again. Except Luke. I grabbed him three or four times and forced him to go down with me. I couldn't convince him that it was super fun. Maybe next time. 

I forgot that I'm getting older, and tried repeatedly to go down the hill standing up on the sled. I actually did fairly well towards the end. The next morning was instant regret upon feeling every sore muscle in my body. Ouch. 

Dec 30, 2017

Winter Wonderland

We went to Caldwell to look at their Winter Wonderland light display. It was incredible, beautiful, and freaking freezing, so we didn't last long. 

 The rainbow light tunnel. 

 It appears Lucas is having a meltdown, but I promise, that's his happy "cheese" smile. Yikes!

 Very beautiful, and we'll have to return again next year, on a warmer day :). 

Dec 28, 2017