friday photo dump 10/26/12


1.a visit to the pumpkin patch with friends 2.ahhh...it's been to long 3.sighting in and hunting day for Daddy, Kyla and Colter 4.now that Lita got her own room, the toys dissapeared from this corner in the living room-lovin' it 5.first snow 6.rolling a giant snow ball with big brother! 7.hunting day fall colors 8.Lita looking out the window in her new room 9.Maya cleaning and organizing her new room 10.BBQing as the first snow is beginning to fall 11.with our new friends from Iowa! 12.sewing 13.saying goodbye and hoping to see each other again someday ;) 14.playing pictionary with Grandpa and Grandma 15.Sunday dishes
Have a Super Weekend!

Skimming off the Cream


Lake McDonald in October-taken by Randy

I feel a post welling up within me today.  That doesn't happen very much anymore.  I attribute that mostly to my little toddler who, on occasions, runs around the house with a spilling box of baking soda or an open permanent marker.  I do a lot of chasing. She regularly climbs up and teeters on the edge of the tables and chairs. I do alot of sprinting.  She continues to be a handful in every way so  I stay pretty active.  She fills my heart with joy untold.  I do a lot of laughing, and playing and loving.  So while Melita is down for her nap today, I will write... *smile*

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A conversation with myself: Skimming off the cream.

Myself: "Don't you think that this "friday photo dump" routine  is kind of just hitting on the high points of the week?  You know, like kinda sugar-coating your life?"

Me: "Sugar-coating something suggests that you are making it better and sweeter than it really is.  My goal in my friday posts is to just skim the cream off the top of our week.  Each week brings us the ups and downs of raising children and the piles of dirty laundry, bills, and decisions that seem to big for us to make.  There are days when we just want to hide away at home, and days when we just want to get out of town.  The vicissitudes of life...they happen to us all.  So thankful for so much "wonderful" in life, and someday, on the shores of eternity, I am pretty sure I will not want to remember the bad and the ugly of our little life. Only the good, yes, only the cream on top."

Myself: "Carry on then, carry on..."

Me: "Speaking of... I better go and take some pictures for my post!  See you on Friday."


friday photo dump 10/19/12

1.gathering eggs 2.maybe the beginnings of another home improvement project 3.planting bulbs 4.a new kind of pancake from elanaspantry.com 5.looking out my kitchen window in October 6.mariokart 7.first time home-made tomato sauce 8.baking in the kitchen with Shawna! 9.sketchers 10.apple sauce in the making 11.pickin' out punkins! 12.spending her birthday money at Petco 13.mornin' coffee? 14.fun with Carolyn 15.listening to the second presidential debate-a piece of history...

Have a wonderful weekend!
Alison and Family

friday photo dump 10/12/12

1.leaves 2.october camping 3.our faithful chickens 4.watching the sherriffs department divers training and practicing 5.cuddles 6.lake mcdonald 7.happy birthday maya and randy! 8.what?! you don't eat peanut butter and jam right out of the jar at your house?! 9.playing games in Grandpa and Grandma's trailor 10.cleaning out the flower pots 11.our october adopted 'tober-such a good dog 12.snow on the mountains above the camper 13.vintage 14.apgar 15.almost 20 months!

October Birthdays!

It has been Maya's desire for a long time now, to celebrate her 8th Birthday in Glacier Park because both Kyla and Colter celebrated their 8th birthdays in Glacier Park. We always told her that maybe it would work but since her birthday is in October, we weren't sure it would happen.  So a few weeks ago, we decided to go ahead and make a little over night camping trip out of it since the campground was open until October 8th.  We left after school last friday and Grandma and Grandpa joined us for the camping and Auntie MaryAnn joined us the next day, Saturday, for the party!  It was cold.  The falling leaves and snow added to the cold, but fun, autumn camping experience.

Of course we also celebrated Randy's birthday since they are only a day apart.  She doesn't mind sharing her birthday party with her Dad at all!

 Maya helped me decorate her cake and Kyla helped me decorate Randy's cake.  We decided to go with the owl theme since we were camping in the woods for their birthdays.  The rolled and colored fondant made the job pretty easy.  And I just couldn't pass up the colorful lollipops for such a special occasion either!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAYA AND RANDY!
WE LOVE YOU! 

Family Reunion At Glacier Park-August 2012

 
A big thanks to everyone for sharing thier pictures and videos!  This was fun to put together.  Hope you enjoy!
 
Love,
Alison

friday photo dump 10/5/12

Here's our instaweek...
1.a new instrument to practice for Kyla 2.one pumpkin 3.she always wants her "toof bwush" like big sister! 4. i only remeber to burn candles in the fall and love it 5.saturday morning 6.rising 7.happy birthday Grandma and Grandpa! 8.maybe the last bike ride to school for the year? 9.um mum 10.climber 11.maybe 2 year molars?  still loving my slings (thanks Jeannie and Melinda) 12.my second favorite fruit in all the world 13.Maya's scribble art 14.lollipop lollipop oooo lolli lollipop 15.a cut for Colter

Happy October to All!