Flat Stanley

We had the chance to do a Flat Stanley project for our nephew's kindergarten class. It was fun to take pictures with Flat Stanley at some of our favorite places in Missoula.

 Flat Stanley attending a concert of The Whizpops!, our favorite children's band in Missoula;   check our their music on iTunes or listen at http://www.thewhizpops.com/music/.

Flat Stanley with a kayak in front of Strong Water Kayak shop.

 

Flat Stanley at the "Grizz" statue on the University of Montana's campus.

Flat Stanley at the University of Montana.

Flat Stanley riding the carousel.  J actually grabbed the golden ring during this ride; so, Flat Stanley won a "free ride." We love this carousel; it is so beautifully crafted and really fast.

Family Pictures!

Leaves

These are for you mom :)

Preschool Apple Orchard

S and a couple of preschool friends at the apple orchard.

Aunt Carol's Visit

Grandma and Aunt Carol came for a visit and we did fun and exciting things everyday! Here are a few pictures from when I remembered my camera. We miss you Grandma and Carol. S tells me everyday, "I go Burley. I play treehouse. I see Carol's cat." We can't wait to see you this summer.

J's half-chocolate half-strawberry cake.

Dancing fun.

Iceskating.

Bri showing off his moves.

Pinewood Derby

I am long overdue for some new posts:) Hopefully this week with the kids back in school I can play catch-up. First up J's first pinewood derby...

J and dad had a great time putting this car together!

J designed his car to be a Michigan car.

Such fist pumping celebration can only mean one thing--J won the whole thing.

(Maybe we will do better next year.)

And, now for something completely different...

This is the day after the big pinewood derby. Two kids with strep throat and a cancelled birthday party. They had fun together anyway making forts and playing the Wii.

Rolled Sushi

Makizushi is one thing that I can get my entire family to eat! Usually I have to make something different for at least one member of the crew. However, with this meal my kids have a fun time picking out what they want to put in their sushi rolls and in my opinion you can't go wrong with cucumbers and avocado :) Now I just have to learn to like seaweed (I usually roll mine in a lettuce leaf).

Uncle Bill

We had a great visit with Uncle Bill before he heads to Berlin, Germany for the next two years! The kids had a ball playing with him--from the blocks to the Wii, Uncle Bill was the coolest.

I can't wait to get a picture like this when Bill gets back to see how much J grows.

The best pizza place in Michigan! Yum.

Pa and Ki Cont.

We had a great time iceskating.

Nicki hadn't seen the stadium, so we stopped for a quick picture.

Plus a day-trip to Frankenmuth without the kids.

Ohio

We spent some time in Ohio visiting Kirtland and the waterparks of Sandusky this Christmas Break.

Squinting into the sun, but our best group shot.

Kirtland Temple

J was freezing in the pool, but it was the only slides that S was tall enough to ride.

Snow and Moving

We've had some fun snow lately. S loves being pulled around in the sled and J and his friend were having fun doing it one afternoon, I love it when they play together.

One of the difficult parts of living in Northwood is when your friends move away. We will miss you C and I!

Christmas sweater

I really enjoy seeing pictures of my boys at the same age side by side. I like seeing the similarities and differences in their looks since I get to experience the similarities and differences in their personalities daily. Here's a Christmas photo of both boys at 3 1/2.

Fall Photos

We are having a great fall here in Michigan!

Char's wedding

We recently returned from Idaho where we were able to attend my sister Char's beautiful wedding!

Char and her new husband Mike and all of my siblings! (Sorry, we are all looking at a different camera, but it's the best I have.)

Carol and Josh

Char and Mike with Seth

Burley fun on the tramp. Josh had a blast swinging from the treehouse.