Sunday, September 1, 2013

LAST DAY of SCHOOL 2012.....

School's Out forrrr the summer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!







Andy...




Andy weighs around 85 pounds. He still wears size 8 pants and some size 10s along with size youth Medium or Large shirts and size 4 shoes. His favorite things to do are play Skylanders on the Wii, Minecraft on the iPod, and any game night game. He also likes to make things out of paper and art type things. He wants a pet rabbit or lizard. He loves meatloaf, corn casserole, taco salad, tomatoes, cold sandwiches and breakfast burritos. His best friends are Devin, Ryan, Blake and Lane. He likes to read Magic Treehouse books with Jack & Annie, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and Star Wars. He can't wait to go camping and wants to learn to waterski this summer. He also wants to visit the outdoor campus, the children's museum and the waterpark. 






Zach...




Zach weighs around 45 pounds, wears size 5 slim and 6 slim pants, size Small and Medium shirts and size 2 shoes. His favoite things to do are play Minecaft on the iPod and Dino apps, play Skylanders and Lego games on the Wii, play out in the sandbox, ride bikes, draw things and pester his brothers. He wants a pet iguana. He loves spaghetti and will also eat taco salad, brats, summer sausage, pizza & breakfast sausage. His buddies are Isaac, "Boxtin", Riggin, and all the 2nd graders. He likes any kind of snake, shark, lizard, gator or dinosaur book. He wants to go fishing, go to the lake, the waterpark, the children's museum, the splash park and on the boat this summer. He is looking foward to using his new sleeping bag in the tent as well.  



Luke...



Luke is around 50 pounds, wears size 5 pants but only if they have elastic and size small and medium shirts and size 13 shoes. His favorite things to do are play outside; ride bikes, play in the sandbox, on the playground stuff, in the water. He also likes Lego Batman, Skylanders, Minecraft, watching Netflix, coloring, playing with action figures and Avengers stuff and having friends over. He also still loves the water. He wants a pet puppy. He likes all sorts of food. We can't keep him full. He loves corn casserole, beef, potatoes, spaghetti, eggs with toast, animal crackers and dessert of any kind. His buddies are Riggin, Griffen & Gabe. He has fun with his cousins Maddie, Megan & Gage when he sees them. He likes Berenstain Bears and Little Critter books and Mrs. Wishy Washy. He wants to go to the children's museum, the waterpark, the splash park and Grandpa Boo's this summer. He can't wait to camp....duh, it's outside. He'd live out there forever if he could.





Jake...




Jake is 1 now!! He weighs 17-18 pounds depending on the day. He has had a rough winter with sickness. He has grown into a fun personality. He wears 3-6 and 6-9 month clothes and size 3 baby shoes. His favorite things are baths, climbing, eating, cuddling  walks & bike rides, iPod apps and his Laugh and Learn toys. He is getting into Mickey Mouse Clubhouse & Jake and the Neverland Pirates. He likes woof woofs and kitties. He eats about anything. He likes pickles, loves macaroni salad & cucumbers. He can out-eat Zach! He poops it all out 6-8 times a day! Besides his brothers and their friends, and his cousins, he likes the twins, William & Scarlet from our daycare who will also go to a new daycare with him in the fall. This summer he is looking forward to lakes and pools, nature to explore while camping, having all his brothers around to spoil him and not so much the long car rides. 


Saturday, August 31, 2013

SNOWMEGGEDON SD 2013

April 7th-10th we got a great spring blizzard....






It started with a forecast that everyone was skeptical about as the past half dozen never amounted or missed us by a ways.....
 
 
























Then there was the calm before the storm in which we took our first family bike ride and enjoyed the warmth on the deck until the air began to feel thick and heavy and the sky became gloomy....














Putting the bikes back up until "Real Spring"












Here it comes.....






  


In the morning of April 7th, it started with freezing rain.....



















Then the flakes began to fly.....


























Jakers Scraping the Window








We made chex mix and soup and watched out the window......



























The forecast was unaltering......

 
























The snow kept coming.....











We awoke at 6am on April 8th to find it White Out.....






































By 10 am we all put on snow gear and went out to scoop and depth check....


 




ICICLES!!!
















































































































































































































It took us hours to make a dent and the snow kept coming.
I finally went in and took a shower. Then I went out in my warm, dry clothes to check on Wayne. Andy had asked to take some pictures with my camera and next thing I know, I was snow bombed!!!!!!!








How RUDE! Personally, I think I was set up!







This is a double exposure taken of Zach looking out the window at me. He only shows up in my reflection. Pretty neat.





The next day it was sunny and of course school was cancelled, so it was time to play.....












































































We made a snow fort....












What's This? Dad doesn't do Snowforts??
Mom Does.





A snowman.....



















Homemade Hot Chocolate......



























The Boys went sledding down the hill out back......





















We made Snow Ice Cream (see the recipe here)....


























Some pictures from the area.....


Gillette...









This same storm caused tornadoes ahead of it....

































Our 1st outing, it looked like it could start up again....








WalMart survived this blizzard thank goodness, if the roof falls in one more time they will condemn it. 

Spearfish High School made a Green Dragon








Some progression pictures.....





























SNOWMEGGEDON SOUTH DAKOTA 2013!!!!