thanks

wanted to give a shout-out to shannon schupp. this is such an awesome indoor activity. rowe loves it. wants to play with his tractors in the 'dirt' for hours. so, thanks conner for helping me stay sane by keeping this kiddo entertained.

corn

this kid is lovin' some corn on the cob

ready

rowe is still working on what he's supposed to do with this basket.

new

chap is jumping for joy because she can finally wear aunt b's girlie girl shoes:-) thanks, aunt b. a girl needs some pink shoes, especially when all her brother's hand-me-downs are camo.

snow

spring? i don't think so.

more

even more smiles

monkey

more smiles

hurtin'

this one has been teething like crazy, but she has been such a great sport.

readin'

andy has been in durango the past couple of days working on some duck hunting gear, so he has the truck. and this would be why we have the car seats in the living room. it has actually been great because if rowe wants to read, which he loves to do in the car, i just strap him in, in the living room, and he's contained for a while, a short while:-)

jumpin'

a little couch jumpin' this morning

big

this one is getting so stinkin' big

sweet

sweet one

hat

rowe's new hat

big

i think rowe might be a little big for this.

whisk

once a favorite of her big brother, now chapin has fallen for the wisk.

smiles

lake

here's the crew from the lee lake house. thank ya'll for such a sweet week.

pics

i think it was a duck unlimited connection but somehow andy has become friends with the lady that runs our valley tourism bureau down in alamosa. our poor little valley is hurting economically and so they are trying to push all of the valley's waterfowl opportunities. monte vista has a huge crane festival, two national waterfowl refuges, and some other stuff, but there isn't really much press on the waterfowl hunting in the area. so, they asked andy to let a photographer come along on one of his hunts. here are some of the pics. mallory - theses are gorgeous by the way! she is going to let andy use some of these for his website, and hopefully they will help the valley out, too. two birds with one stone, or two ducks in this case:-)

grin-diddy

here is chap with her great 'grin-diddy.' appropriate nickname it seems.

success

we are peeing in the potty, folks:-)