we're ready for SUMMER!!!!

 To pass the time waiting for summer, I took a trip to Homer!  Saw an eagle eating something...

 Saw the sun across the bay...

 Driftwood...

 And dried flowers and grass!  Beautiful trip!!!

 Lunch was tasty while we watched the (crazy) paddle boarders.

 As summer gets closer we get to have dance recitals... Here is our ballerina!

 The ballerina likes snow cones at track meets!!!

 Elic is our track star.. he is in the middle in yellow.

 Rosalee was taking the pictures... she wrote a story for class that involved the dogs (as super heros!)

 Here's spring!!!  primrose are in bloom...

 pussy willows...

 currants...

and bulbs..  next it will be SUMMER!!!!

cutest tea party goers EVER!

A friend sent me this pic today.  I LOVE it!  These guys are now 11 (Angus) and 10 (Elic) but they were such sweet little guys!   This was Rosalee's tea party... can't wait to see some more pics of it... I hear Rosalee was in a cute DRESS!!!!  

it's already April.... and I have a teenager!!??!!!

I'm not real sure where the time has gone... this year, or the past 13 years!  It's pretty amazing how fast the time goes... I still remember when she was a baby, putting her in the clothes basket and going out to do yard work... that was 1998!

Such a great kid and hoping she keeps that positive and helpful attitude!  We had fun going to the movies (Rango-- I fell asleep at the end and had to ask what happened) and having a sleepover... I think it was a good birthday!  

 We cheated a bit and bought a cake from Costco...fancied it up a bit with the raspberries!

 Rosalee seems pretty happy to be 13!!!

 I love these candles... I finally remembered I had them and used them!  :)

Happy birthday Rosalee!!!

DISNEYLAND!!!!!

 Took a ride on the train!

 Georgea was happy to go...

 Dad was SUPER excited to go too!!!

 had to drive on the autobahn... Rosalee driving behind us.

 watch for mice!

 going to tomorrow land!

 waiting for 'it's a small world'

 getting closer....

 Mom and Dad were pretty excited to wait in line too!

 one of the kids liked the 'square' trees.

 buffalo topiary

 Small world... getting really close now...

 small world decked out in winter holidays...

 waiting to ride with the pirates...

 oh!  found some pirates!

 Mom wearing her eye patch...

 tarzans house... was much better as swiss family robinson...  (in my opinion.)

 lots of nice decorations!

 getting ready to leave on the last night.

 everyone was ready to go to bed... 2 am is pretty late to hang out with a mouse!

 Georgea had fun!!!

... and Rosalee too!!

more vacation activities!

 Red Rocks in Vegas....  notice the snow??

 Hoover Dam

 the new bridge by Hoover Dam

 Mom hiking at the Grand Canyon

 Elic and I having our pic taken by the smallest photographer.

 Georgea took this one too

 One of the tunnels on the hike

 self portrait

 Elic was dancing??!!!

 rock climbing at lunch time

 bluebirds on the way out of the canyon

 Rob and I made it back to the top!!

 Oatman, AZ... you can feed the wild donkeys!

 The dominant male (he has a floppy ear)

 the youngest donkey-- 2 weeks old

 kids in front of a BIG cactus!

 on the drive from California to Washington

 beach park in Seattle

 Rosalee having a good time

 Sweetpea and Georgea looking for sea glass and other treasures!

 they found a lot of these neat little leaf boats...

 Heron

the kids have always enjoyed walking along the wall