enjoying the sunshine

This past weekend we went hiking and geocaching in the portland hills....the sun was shining but we still needed jackets kinda cold.....but we still had fun....

Happy Valentines Day

Makenna's

Valentine tulip....Nutmeg our kitty loves to sit in windowsills....

Madi's Valentine tulip....

Makenna ready for church today...

Saturday fun

Yesterday we went geocaching off of Bald Peak Rd....it was alot of fun....

Today Landon and some of the young men from our ward went to Jewell, OR. They were able to ride on a wagon and throw out hay for the Elk.

Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area is managed to provide winter habitat and supplemental feeding for Roosevelt elk. Open pastures border a state highway, offering excellent viewing of up to 200 elk during winter and spring. Landon says that hunters are the ones that fund the reserve the most, I guess they want fat elk.

Quilting Frame

My Christmas Gift....Michael built me an Awesome Oak quilting frame....I love it.....

Snow day

The kids have been wanting snow for 2 weeks now and today they got there wish....the girls built the cutest snowman....

Christmas 2009

Decorating Gingerbread men.....

Opening gifts.....

The girls dipping pretzels....

Landon cutting out some wooden ornaments....

Christmas Eve 2009

Christmas Eve we opened our pj's.....had hot cocoa.....watched the movie Santa Buddies....


Michael and the kitty relaxing.....

Braxton taking a catnap....

A Celebration of Poets

We received the book today that published Landon's poem, very exciting. It is a pretty good sized book and he even gets his own page because he was one of the top poems. Horray for Landon.

This is his poem:

Seasons

An extremely cold winter night

While the crystal snowflakes take flight

Walking to snow drifts all in white

Four changing seasons bring new sights

Hearing birds sing and see them fly

With the other things in the sky

Having fun with friends flying kites

Four changing seasons bring new sights

Another very hot summer day

Possibly seeing a blue jay

Hearing crickets all through the warm night

Four changing seasons bring new sights

Colored leaves falling on the ground

On top of the leaf-covered mound

Owls hooting through the spooky night

Four changing seasons bring new sights

Nutmeg

Nutmegs new favorite place to relax.

Getting our Christmas tree

This past Saturday we went to our favorite place to get a tree, Christmas Mountain in Scappoose Oregon. We have fun there, free hot cocoa and spiced cider, they have the prettiest trees.

Madison

Madison made the cutest Christmas house out of paper.

Thanksgiving

Having some fun playing stick the pilgrim hat on the turkey.