SnowWest Snowmobile Show

This year we decided to take the kiddos and head to the snowmobile show in West Yellowstone for the weekend. Dave and Raylene headed up with us and we made it a nice little vacation. The kids had a great time seeing the bears and wolves and took full advantage of the swimming pool in the hotel. We wandered around to see all the snowmobiles and the vintage sleds were pretty cool. We watched the snowmobile races for a little bit but the kids were getting tired of walking so we didn't stay long. We wandered through town, did a little shopping and just enjoyed getting away. I think Dylan's favorite part was the motorcycle freestyling in the middle of town for about an hour...he thought it was the coolest and was so disappointed when it was over. All in all we had a great time...maybe we should make this our yearly trip. :)

Locks of Love

Lindsey's hair has been long since she finally had hair. She never really had short hair. She lovingly refers to it as her "princess hair." But the princess hair is hard to manage sometimes...it gets snarly, she hates getting it combed out, it seems like there is always something sticky in it and it just was time for a change. So I tried to convince Lindsey to cut it short (like in Tangled at the end) but she wanted nothing to do with it. We even went on lock of love's website to show her what she could do for a little girl who had no hair. Nope. Princess hair was staying as far as she was concerned. Well...then mom stepped in. I told her we were going to see Kristy to get her hair cut...she was thinking trimmed...I was thinking cut. Guess who won. :) She looks absolutely adorable and she gets compliments from everyone...but she was pretty ticked at me for the rest of the week. All in all, we cut off about 10.5 inches and will be sending it to locks of love. One day I'm sure she'll forgive me...but for now, her face says it all. :)



Family Dinner

We decided to invite Brad, Amy, Natalie and Kate Grigch over for dinner and to play. We fired up the barbecue and Amy brought some most delicious salad and dip and chips. The kids absolutely love to play with Natalie and Kate so they were stoked that they came to play at our house. They played dress up and Dylan was their prince, they built towers with blocks and played dolls. They even had their very own kids table for dinner...they were on top of the world. We all had a great time, I think maybe we should make this a regular habit. :)

One Year Older & Wiser Too...

The big 31...and I hope I've learned a few things over this past year as well. I think I have. :) We kept it low key for my birthday this year. My favorite dinner of chicken & noodles at Dave and Raylene's and some cake and ice cream too. Birthday wishes from family and friends made the day a little sweeter. Here's to another year...

Love At First Sight

While wondering the toy aisles in Walmart...Lindsey came across a giant Sulley the monster from Monsters Inc. She was in love with it and wanted it right then and there. I convinced her to wait and see what she got for Valentine's Day with the plan to come back and get it later. So we took a picture to tide her over. But when I went back to pick up Sulley...they were all gone. Valentine's Day came and went and my little baby girl was heart broken. The search was on...and it continued for about 3 weeks when finally (on a whim) when I was wandering through Walmart while Lindsey was at dance class I decided to check (again). And lo and behold...Sulley had returned! I snatched him up and went to pick up Lindsey. As soon as she got in the car, she saw the fur and freaked! It was one of the best surprises ever...she was so excited!!! Lesson learned...don't wait, just get it then. :) Welcome to the family Sulley!

Brother + Sister = Best Friend

Dylan and Lindsey may fight a lot...but I know they love each other. And the majority of the time, they play so well together...I can tell they are best friends. Dylan is so concerned with Lindsey being happy and Lindsey tries so hard to help him learn words and reading. They love to play trucks together, they love to sing to the Fresh Beat Band Together, they love to laugh to Pocoyo together...they have so much fun together, it makes my heart happy. They always have some little game that they've made up to play together. I hope they'll always be this close. I do love my baby girl and my bubby!

Mini-Me

I don't care what everyone else says...these kiddos look like their dad. Dylan especially. So when Ryan and Dylan both put their hats on...it's even more obvious. Now they're ready to go outside for some fun. I love these boys so much!