I can't believe it's already been another year!

LJ loves tractors...so a tractor birthday it was! This was a picture of him from the baby animal fair. It matched the decor.The outdoor cookout and picnic migrated to the playhouse. This is LJ's new little buddy. They are so cute together.
His friend is actually almost a year older..but they play so good together.Jay Jay from Grandma & Grandpa W...We have to watch the video every morning now. He says "I want to watch airpane." Thanks Grandma & Grandpa!Cheese!
And of course a John Deere Electric Tractor!

Thanks Grandma & Grandpa J!He has ridden this every day since. We have to make sure it is charged every night...and the only way to get him off is kicking and screaming.

He usually rides it for 2 hours every day. We have real tractors around our house all the time driving up the road and working in the fields next door and across the street. He thinks he is just one of the farmers.

I looked out my window the other day to find this..I guess since he has mastered the tractor, he now can figure out the four wheeler. He can barely reach the pedal. Does this look funny to anyone else?

Grandpa & Grandma J Visit

Riding with Granpa on the Ranger.

Swinging with Grandma!

Yellowstone!We are so spoiled to get to live this close to Yellowstone!We usually go every year in May!

Black Wolf that we followed for about a mile as he ran along the road....rumor had it that he was being chased by another pack and was wounded.
So Cool!

Spring is....

Mountain walks in the melting snow.

Sliding @ the park.Easter Egg Hunts Baby Animal FairsTime for TractorsTime for Hanging out with friends. And still cold in Idaho......

Birthday Rug

Thanks Mom & Dad! It's Beautiful! Just what we needed in the entry way! Happy Birthday to Me!

Winter Skiing

Wolfe Mountain in UT

H 1's first time for downhill. A big thanks to our friend Cheri who taught H1 everything she knows. I didn't trust myself to go on the lift with H1.But a few quick lessons with Cheri and there was no stopping her. First it was "don't help me daddy."Then it was "Mommy, I can teach you to ski."

I definitely couldn't keep up with the 6 year old doing a wedge straight down the hill. I like doing my nice S curves slow and under control. They were always waiting for me at the bottom. I'm glad Eric has someone who can keep up with him.

H1 also picked up cross-country right away. She could actually keep up. Skiing is not always easy with a 30 lb weight on your back. But H2 and LJ loved it as well. Skiing with Grandma & Granpa @ the Nordic Center.

Trees & Snow

These Pictures are for my mom who wanted to see what our new trees look like.That's because when my parents were here in October, my dad spent an entire day moving dirt to help us build mounds for the trees.(If you notice, there is a four-legged border collie in the bottom of the picture.)These Pictures were taken in November after our first snow.Which reminds me of the "Snow Princess"... Also built after the first snow.

She turned out to be quite the phenomenom.

She eventually bent all the way backwards with her head on the ground, making a tunnel and never breaking apart. She must have had amazing abs.

Here she is in the middle of a blizzard. She looks kind of pictureque.

This is a ground blizzard at Sunset. It was really pretty too.

Fast Forward to January, and this is my house with the trees now.
The trees really help the place look more "finished", although it is far from finished.

We still need a yard and a lot more trees.Here is the house from the back...Those are my ski tracks.

We now have 30 acres of wide open cross-country skiing. Behind our house is a hill that the kids sled on. On this day the girls and I skied out to the hill.

LJ is in the backpackAnd of course we took our new 3-legged dog along.

I have to say that losing a leg has not slowed this border-collie down.

(She ran out in front of the bus.)

Hattie trying out my skis.