Inventions

The more stuff and kids I accumulate, the better I get at organizing it...but I have a long way to go. Eli likes to give me lots of practice because he doesn't like to throw things away. Especially his inventions! The problem is, he "invents" at least three times a day, and all of them are very special to him. I'm all for wasting household items and using lots of tape, but where do I put these???

Snow White

Cade does the best sad face ever. This picture doesn't do it justice, but whenever he puts on his pout, you can't help but stop and appreciate just how sad he is able to make his face look. The other night in the bath, he pulled this face and said in a quivery voice..."Ewi said I want to be Snow White when I grow up and I DON'T"

Subsequent Children

It seems like the third baby doesn't get the calm environment of the first, or held quite as much as I wish. His naps are irregular, he gets poked and prodded.
I guess he just learns to make do.

The new do

Eli found a comb and proudly came out of the bathroom showing off his new hairdo. Luke's face pretty much sums up our reaction.

McCall for Christmas

It is so fun to go to a winter wonderland for Christmas! We all had a blast in the snow. Unfortunately our camera was lost on Christmas day, so those pictures are severely lacking.
Beautiful Payette Lake all iced over.

These looked like little feathers covering the ice on the lake. It was like a huge field of ice feathers - beautiful!


I'm pretty sure Luke stayed warm outside.

Even Reagan enjoyed the snow.

Luke Alert

This post goes out to Luke's Grandparents who live far away and don't get to partake of his luscious cheeks.

Eli is 5 (and has been for a while)

I never posted one of Eli's monumental events. His first "real" birthday party. He wanted pirate party.
Eye patches seemed like a fun idea, but no one could stand to wear them for long.
The kids had hats, eye patches, balloon swords, and these "jeweled" spyglasses.
We feasted on pirate fingers, eyeballs, and pirate blood.

Jimmy created a scavenger hunt for the buried treasure. The kids were running around the park in search of the treasure chest.