Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

We are having a wonderful, relaxing weekend!
Thank you to all the service men and women...present and past! A big shout out to my cousins, Stewart and James who are both currently serving! We love you and appreciate your service!!

BUMBO!!!

Yeah! A new place for Nel-Bot to hang out! He loves being able to sit up. He got a huge smile on his face when I put him in it for the first time.
BTW, "Nel-Bot" is Amya's new nickname for Nelson...it is a hyphenated Nelson-robot. She is all about robots right now.

She's No Chicken!

two camping videos

we went camping last weekend. it was chilly and windy, but we still had fun...........

...Too See A Fine Lady...

...upon a white horse.

There's A Lot To Hold On To!

Bricks And Feathers...update

The scene: Amya is dancing around the living room with a feather...

Dan: "Amya, what is heavier, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?"
Amya: "Ha-ha! Bricks!"
Dan: "Wrong. They are both a pound. They weigh the same."
Amya: "Bricks"
Dan: "No. They weigh the same."
Amya: "Bricks."
Dan: "Amya, a pound is a pound. It doesn't matter what it is. So a pound of feathers weighs the same as a pound of bricks."
Amya: "Bricks."

Dan: "Ok. Let's try this again. What weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of Nelson?"
Amya: "Daddy! Nelson!"
Dan: (sigh)

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This morning, before Amya had spoken her fist words for the day, Dan decided to test her again.

Dan: "What weighs more Amya, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?"

Amya: "You. You weigh more, Daddy."

Is It Just Me...

Or does Amya resemble "Gertie" from E.T. in this picture?

Nels...At Three Months

My Brown Eyed Boy!

A Good Day For A Picnic!

Summer is here in the gorge! We celebrated by having a picnic with our friends on Friday. Amya has a slew of little girlfriends all around the same age. Nelson will appreciate this...someday!

(Nelson enjoyed his first picnic)

**Thanks for the pictures, Kristen and Michael! It seems I never remember to take my camera anywhere these days!

Gone Fishin'.......Updated

Dan grilled the fish that he and Amya caught. They were dee-lishous! He stuffed them with rosemerry and lemon. Super yummie!!

Thanks for the pictures, Michael and Shelly!

Sasquatch's Big Sister

Sasquatch, our 1984 ford F250 pickup, was paid a visit by his slightly bigger, and a couple years younger Sister, "Tinkerbell" (guess who named her...at least it wasnt Hocky or Docky....or George)










So actually, we just picked up this nearly identical Ford F250 but it has an extended cab with a small rear bench seat so we can now take the whole familiy camping!









The back "seat" is great for fishing poles, baseball or whiffle ball bats, skis or snowboards, brooms, rifles, shovels, folded up kites, tent stakes, fenceposts, or anything else long and skinny....and can also fit the kids or a car seat (but not a carseat with a kid in it...oops) (just kidding, Amya can fit if she squats in her car seat)











This old girl is actually quite luxurious....Its 5 years newer than sasquatch, has less than 300K miles, there is only one major dent in the body, only 2 rust holes, only one tear in the seat, the heater works, the radio/cassette deck works and even came with a bluegrass cassetee, the driverside window works, The engine starts without starter fluid, and both doors are openable from the inside! This will be the perfect log hauler, camper carrier and quite possibly mackinaw road tripper yet! Watch out world! Here come the Shaws! (Only 1 out of 4 Shaws shown below).....Oh....Anyone want to buy a 1984 f250? $900 OBO ;)

Organized!

I'm trying!!!

I hit the full experience of my "nesting" phase AFTER I had my baby! I'm trying to achieve a little organization in my life...one room, one corner at a time! I finally bought these baskets to separate the piles on my diaper changing table.
So this is my question to everyone....what have you done to organize your space/life? I want ideas....lots of them!
Organizing does not come naturally to me. When I hear about someone's shopping list organized by the layout of the grocery store or see a pantry lined with glass jars filled with flours, sugars and grains, I get inspired (after the jealousy wears off)!
If you have one idea or ten, I want to hear about them. If you don't usually leave a comment on this blog, this is your opportunity!
I hope to re-visit this post with changes I've adopted or improvements I've made. I've already started collecting my glass jars!
The comment section is open!

Mother's Day On The Mountain!

We had a fabulous Mother's Day this year! It started with brunch, ended at Wal-Mart, and had some snow-shoeing in between!

Thanks, babe, for a wonderful weekend!

Check Out The Cuteness That Is Our Niece!

When You Fall Asleep In The Frontpack...

...You stay in the frontpack!

Amya's First Go In A Bounce House

At a friend's birthday party this weekend, Amya was finally brave enough to attempt the bounce house. She made Dan go in with her, but was having too much fun to notice when he left. Success! (p.s. she is dressing herself these days)

Happy Nels

Fairy Hair!

Amya just realized that since her new haircut (bangs) she can look like tinkerbell! Very little could have made this little girl happier!

Happy Birthday Aunt Cece!

We love you and miss you!

What Is Cuter...

Than a naked baby wearing sneakers?!

Also, I found this book today at the used book store! Cool!