Throwing Rocks

Mike and Kari, James, Drew and Elias Nelson payed us a visit this weekend. There was never a dull moment with 7 children in the house. Throwing rocks into the pond was the highlight of the visit. A ride on the excavator came in a close second. Hide-n-seek came in third place. Below is a picture of Lila, Emily, Alaina, Drew, and James counting to 50 as they waited for Ryan to hide.

Spring Concert

Emily participated in her first concert at school. She got to sing 3 songs with her fellow kindergartners. The "Shaky Egg" song was a hit because they each got to shake a plastic egg full of rice. Emily thought it was all pretty fun except for the part where she had to sit on the gym floor while the big kids sang. That was "boring".

Funny Face

As a follow-up to my last post I had to include these pics of Alaina as a baby eating her vegetables. We could always count on her for funny faces.


Now as a 4 year old, Alaina still makes funny faces at the dinner table when it comes time to eat her vegetables.

Got Veggies?

Rylan loves his food! He's been taste testing some veggies lately and so far there isn't one he doesn't like. Squash gets the most faces, but usually he just opens his mouth and eats it all. No theatrics like Alaina gave us.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Emily and Alaina modeling their St. Patty's gear they created at school. Have a great day y'all!

New Neighbors

We have some new neighbors out here on Elochoman - Gary and Charlene Hanson. Sold their house up in the Seattle area and are going to be living out here in a travel trailer as they build a house. They seem like nice folk - you know like the kind you would feel comfortable running over and borrowing an egg or two from. They seem to really like our kids too. It'll be nice to have neighbors close out here on the wild frontier.

Happy Birthday Lila!

Lila turned 2 today! She had fun opening presents and eating cake and ice cream. Its hard to believe it was two years ago that we welcomed her into our world. We love you Lila! You make us smile!