Life in general

Caroline is a little sick today so she requested to watch a movie, her choice... Ann of Green Gables. She LOVES this movie! I LOVE this movie and book. If you have not read it or seen it I really recommend it. It is such a beautiful story about a spirited redhead. Caroline is certainly my spirited red head. On Sundays she wants me to curl her hair so that she can look like Ann Shirley (she requested this completely out of the blue a couple of weeks ago and continues to do so). Something that is especially funny... the other day she and a friend were trying to watch a movie, the friend wanted to watch a movie that she didn't want to, so she proceeded to "find" a movie (Ann of Green Gables) and said,"I think this is it, let's just try it okay". Nice try sweet pea, but I couldn't just stand there and let Caroline "push" Ann of Green Gables on the average three year old; what if she was crushed to find out that everyone doesn't love Ann Shirley the way we do??? I will admit that I wasted my day today watching it with her, and not many movies waste my time.

Pinewood 2010

Anticipation, Old Grayback ready to race, this time in it for first!
Looking good so far!
Here it is old Grayback (named after the mountain that Rig and Rangi summited last summer, and painted to look like it, the white is snow flying off from the cars exceptional speed.) That is exactly the way Rigdon saw it. The car next door... made and painted by a fellow wolf scout, a first timer, Rangi thought he would help them out with the speed factor. He did everything the same, when we saw the draw we thought this was the car to put Rigdon out. Rigdon placed...he didn't. Probably seems real fishy to a certain mom. I promise we did everything the same! (This is the last time we offer to help!!!)
The photo finish! Old grayback or should I say silver bullet?
Rigdon can't handle the pressure. He refused to watch his car in the finals.
Another third place finish, he was excited, what luck to place at two derby's ?
My favorite part of the night was watching Rigdon in the flag ceremony. The flag was a little heavy for him and he had to follow it around a little.

Happy Birthday Baby!

That's right my sweet baby J. is one!
Loving the attention more than the cake.
I was pretty proud of myself for making all the decorations. You will probably be seeing a lot of them!
She absolutely LOVED opening her presents! Every red haired girl needs a Raggedy Ann- at least that is my grandma's philosophy.

Beautiful rain!

I love the rain! I love having a reason to light the fireplace and read lots of books to the kids, I love making warm dinners for cold nights, I love the snow on the mountains, I love the way it cleans the air, I love the way it smells, I love the way it sounds, and
I love watching our kids play in the giant puddle in our backyard.

January Bonfire

Thinks she can catch a bird ...
All Caroline ever talks about is getting a "little cage" for her birthday so she can catch a bird or a squirrel, do we get her one and let her learn the harsh realities of catching wild animals (or inability to catch)?
I love, love, CDM there is so much to do and we all love the cool boats that pass by to the harbor.
We all love her!
We loved having all my brothers and sisters together from the four corners of the earth...
Rangi's favorite niece (I doubt the red hair has anything to do with it). For the record maybe it is MY family that carries the strong red hair gene!
Here we are at the cool secret underground location that we LOVE! Let me know if you ever need really cool things to do in So. Cal and maybe I will let you in on this.