Curls

When at Cole's she put Carly's hair in little twists on her head. When they were taken out her hair was so pretty in soft waves.



Abe has such cute little curls. Scott wants his hair cut, but then he will loose all those adorable curls. So Cole just can't come to cutting his hair yet. I told him I wanted to get a picture of him so he took this pose all by himself. He was so cute.

Catching up Sort of

Guess it has been a while since I posted. A lot has been going on around here and it has kept me very busy sort of. I went to Boise to be with Cole and the kids. That was fun. Went to Braydens Kindergarten Graduation. He was so cute. My grandchildren are growing up way to fast. Abe isn't even two yet and he is trying to potty train himself. It is so funny. Curt and I went to Salt Lake for a few days for our 30th wedding anniversery. We had a wonderful time and didn't want to come back. But then reality set in and home we came. I still can't believe that it has been thirty years. Sure doesn't seem that long so I guess that is a good sign that things are still going good.

Beautiful Fall

I took these pictures this fall and forgot about
them. I went around my yard and got some
of the colors of our fall. I wasn't going to take
pictures of my purple cornflower, but I liked
the way you could still see just a touch of purple
with the brown.

Winter's Here

I haven't been able to take very many
pictures since it has gotten cold and so
snowy. I put this bagel out the first part
of November. I was a little discouraged
because no birds came to eat from it. Then
I was looking out the window and saw this
sparrow. I was so happy finally a bird came.

As I kept watching I saw the red finch in

the tree. It was so pretty.

This little chickadee came a little later. It was

so cute.

Then as the time went by I was able to get

this picture with the finches and the little

chickadee together. They were so

beautiful and interesting to watch.

While I was watching the little birds there

was a commotion over in my neighbors trees.

I couldn't see them very good so I got out

the binoculars and couldn't believe it when

it was robins. There they were in the tree

during one of our biggest snow storm. Does

this mean spring is here or are they just

lost and crazy. I looked up in my bird book

to see more about them and they actually

can winter here. And I thought they only

came here in the spring. Silly me.

Fun with the grandkids

Being a grandma is such a fun stage in life. The
little grandkids are great. Sometimes they are
a challenge, but always sweet. The house and
my nerves take a hit, but the rewards way out
measure the setbacks.

What a mess! My bamboo pot is Isaac's favorite

place to play. He just loves dirt. Playing in it

and eating it. Silly boy.

Cole came early for Christmas and the kids

thought helping clean the kitchen looked like

tons of fun.

Just before Thanksgiving I rode over to Boise

with one of my friends. Cole was coming home

for the holiday so I had a ride home. I love this

picture. Little Abe is right there doing every

thing Brayden and Carly are doing. He is so

cute and doesn't let anything get by him.

Here Carly and Brayden were play fighting and

Abe was right there to get into the action. The

kids are so fun to watch.

Update

This summer was a very busy one and it went so fast it seemed like it was over before it really got started. This picture is one I took while I was at Wood Badge in Island Park. I really liked this little area.



This is Isaac. He is growing so fast. He is a cute and happy little boy. He loves being out side any time he can get out there. Ususally it is with the help of the dog door.



Here is Katelyn. She is a very good little girl. She is very happy and loves you to just be with her. She loves to talk and to discover new things. One of the very favorite things she loves to do is pick strawberries. Now that it is colder and the berries are gone she still goes out to see if there are any there.

Big Sandbox

Curt and I made a sandbox awhile back. The kids have really liked playing in it. The only problem is that by the time all the kids get in the sandbox there isn't any sand left to play with. So I decided that the box needed to be bigger. Curt was excited because he got to do all the digging. I did help, but he does a lot better digging than I do. So then of course we needed more sand to go into the box. Brian and Kristy were here living with us for a few weeks so the kids came out with us and played on the big sand mountain while we got sand.
It was a very windy day so I am surprised that the sand stayed in the truck.



here is Isaac. He mainly just tried to keep the sand out of his face. But he did have fun and really likes the sandbox. It is the first place he goes when he gets outside to play.




Katelyn was helping with the sand. The only problems was she was putting it out while Curt put it in. It was a good thing his shovel was bigger than her hands.




Abby even had a fun time. She would come and sit right where we were digging and the sand would slide down and she would end up in the hole. She never could figure out what had happened.

Now we just have to get enough sand to fill up the big whole in the backyard.

Riding Fun

This Summer Curt and I went to Utah for a little vacation. We went biking and 4 wheeling with Chuck and Machel. My sister and husband. Here I am getting ready to go for the day.



Along the trail there was this field of blue flowers everywhere. They were so pretty.



This was the coolest looking blossom. It is some type of thistle. I was so fascinated by it.



As we were getting done riding this is part of the scenery as we were going down the mountain. The colors were so pretty and it looked so serene.



While we were there we took some fun pic's. Here is one of me and my sister. We had so much fun and I really like being with her.

I'm still Alive!

Well it has been way to long since I have posted anything. Life has not been as easy going lately as before. In July I tried to cut my big toe off and that is not very advisable. That really did me in for awhile. Then I did a few scouting camps, one with Curt that was really fun. After that I had children come visit and then Brian and Kristy came to live here until they found a place to land. So I have been just trying to maintain and now sink. Which I must of done because I am posting this now. I have taken several thousands of pictures and will try to find some to share later. But I did take this yesterday of Abby for my photography class I am taking.


Here she was upset with me because she wanted to get down and I said no she had to stay and let me take more pictures.







Here she couldn't believe I was really taking pictures of her in the sweater my neighbor gave me for her. It wasn't her idea of fun. But she is so cute.

Shopping

Aren't these the cutest toes ever. Baby toes are so sweet. Abe always crosses his ankles when he is just hanging out.



Carly and Brayden thought it was great walking through the tires when we were at Costco. So yes of course I had to get pictures



In the parking lot at Costco

silly kids

Scott was getting ready to go to a weekend with the National Guard and Brayden put on his vest and hat. He was so cute and thought he was so cool. A little scarry for me. Hope he never has to fit into these for real.



Here is Carly just after she had to have her front tooth pulled. She did so good. I went to Boise because she said she would be able to have it pulled if I was there to be with her. She was a little scared, but did wonderful. Sad she has to go through so much and not very old.



Here is little Abe just being cute. And I don't feel I am partial.

Complex and Simple

Haven't a clue what this flower is, but I really liked it. It was at the zoo in Boise.



A picture Curt took and I liked it so I thought I would share it.

Spring Flowers

I just love spring and summer when all the flowers are blooming and the trees have blossoms. These two pictures of tulips are my later ones. It's great because the pink come out with the daffodils, then when the are gone my yellow/pink and purple ones come out.





Who just doesn't love apple blossoms? Their soft delicate petals and soothing sweet fragrance as you walk by the tree. And when you start to see the blossoms you know that the birds are back and I could just spend all day watching both.



This is my flowering plum tree. The blossoms are so little and delicate that at first you can't really tell that they are there. Then as more come out and they start to cluster the tree is a mass of little pink flowers. I open my front windows and the fragrance drifts in and you feel like you are being taken on soft billowy clouds.

Where is time going?

Well I was amazed that it had been so long since I had posted anything. Things around here have been a little crazy. Can't even say why, but the days are going so fast I fell of the merry go round and still can't catch up. Spent a week in Boise and loved it. I was going to post some of the cute pictures I took, but got told very firmly that was not allowed by Nicole because she wanted to post stuff on her blog. Well there is one hitch to her plans, I have all the pictures. But I am trying a new thing in my old ways, I decided I needed to be nicer and try to be a better mom, so I am going to send her the pictures and let her post them. But here is fair warning, if she misses some of the photo's I really like they are just some how appearing on my blog. Can't wait till July, everyone has said they are coming home. Yea, fireworks, cookouts, sand mountian and if it warms up ever water fun. We will even get to have a birthday party because Carly will be turning 4 in July. I love it!!!

Amazing feathers

I was looking out the window and a bird was in the tree that I don't remember seeing before. I was so fascinated by it. I looked it up and found that he was called a western tanager. Since I saw this one there have been several more. They love this apple tree and the plum tree out front. The colors are so bright and very eye catching.



This one is a little hard to see, but I was amazed at how much red was on his head. I don't get a lot done with these little birds around because I spend to much time watching and snapping photos.



At first I thought this again was a new bird, but come to find out it is the female western tanager. She looks a little smaller than she really is because her tail is hidden in the leaves of the tree.



I really liked the way this tanager picture came out. He looks a little wild because the wind was really blowing and it was pretty chilly that day, so he is all fluffed out trying to stay warm.