Dawns Prom

Saturday was Dawn's first prom.  She was so excited and I was so not excited.  However she did look beautiful.

5th Grade Talent Competition

5th grade had a talent show.  Allie Rai and a few of her friends got together to do a 80's dance.
Picture and Video below..

Video of Dance..

A Few Things Learned...

Just a quick update on a few things that have been going on and a few things I've learned so far...

Sledding in real snow down a huge hill is more fun than you could imagine..  

  

Regardless of how old a kid is, he/she will love to play in snow..

Allie Rai is awesome at building snowmen.  She topped many of the local's work.  However she is only one that put a hula skirt on him..  This picture is during a melt down...

These colors stand out BIG TIME when everything is white. 

The folks here live for St. Patrick's Day..... Here are some of our new friends who all transferred from other divisions around the country...  we have a great group..

Fishing around here has some of the most beautiful views you will ever see.. 

 

I discovered the one thing I truely dislike about winter here....

Dawn looks great cheering for any school... She is in the middle facing the other direction..

Allie Rai and I are awesome at building bag toss boards.. Yes we built it, and yes we painted it.. We are now taking orders if you would like us to build you one.  Georgia boards will be admired and will look awesome, all others will built to the same quality however laughed at constantly... 

(Betsy, in other words we can build one with a little bee on it for you and Dan) 

Allie Rai and I can make the best out of shopping for prom dresses for Dawn.

 Dogs are allowed to drive in Idaho.. Who knew??????

Dawns first prom.. So pretty it scares the hell out of me...

When building a barn from pop cycle sticks for a 5th graders project it doesn't hurt the grade to add a complete custom truss system.  Nor does it hurt to add a loft complete with hay..

Yeah we might have shown off a little...

Simple road trips have spectacular views..

Before our investment into a snow blower, kids made great cheap labor...

and families are truly missed!!!!!!

Lincoln Hill 2-09-14

Due to work and kids busy schedules we haven't been able to plan much to enjoy the snow. However last weekend we were able to take Allie Rai to local spot called Lincoln Hill for our first sledding trip. Its about 6 miles from the house. Dawn decided she didnt want to go however after viewing the pictures and videos she regretted her decision to not go and now is waiting for a chance for us all to go back.    
We met some friends from work there and let me tell you, if anyone ever says they have out grown sliding down a hill on their butt on a thin piece of plastic is lying to you.. That is so fun.. And FAST!!! The only part that isn't so great is trucking it back up the hill. However we solved that problem also, my buddy Brian brought his new snow mobile.. So he pulled everyone back up..

Lincoln Hill.. That's Allie Rai in the center on the pink disc sled..

Allie Rai hiking it back up the hill.

Brian & Scot getting the sled attached to Snow Mobile for towing.

Allie Rai, Keaton & Caleb getting ready for the ride up the hill.

Allie Rai and Daddy about to head down for another run.

 Our new friends Scot and Alicia and their youngest son Keaton

The Hot Momma (Who is actually cold here)

Snow Saturday 11-16-13

Well our first big snow day came last Saturday. We woke up to around 4-5 inches.

  

I break out the snow shovel early before the girls get up.. First time ever shoveling snow.. Its not as fun as it looks..

Immediately when Allie Rai wakes up she races to get ready and dives in..

Fun day.. Wish I had more pictures but Dawn took a lot and they are all still on her phone. Here are a few more I took of that day..