Late December 2014, early January 2015

Unseasonably warm weather yielded a back yard sans snow. Chayce decide to attempt to use an ornate bracelet as a crown for this hen. I didn't work so well, but we took a picture anyways.

Somebody figure out how to crawl, just in time to attack in the last days of the Christmas tree.

The little princess after church, waiting fro Quinton to get out of his last day in nursery. Having a late December birthday  leads to a short nursery career at church (for children 18 months up until the end of the year they turn 3), but he has transition to primary quite well.

Quinton is helprassing his mom. She didn't help sending that text message, but she sure got it. And the pictures were cute, too.

I pulled a carrot from our sand bucket of stored carrots. It was large, and had formed concentric layers. This was at the core. For gastrointestinal reasons, I don't recommend eating a carrot that large in one sitting. But it tasted good. 

Since the November snow had passed, I hiked up the mountain behind the house one more time. This picture is looking up Providence Canyon, where I frequently go mountain biking.

This picture is taken at the same location as the prior picture, turned 180 degrees. Our house is in the lower center area of the picture.The Wellsville mountains on the west side of the valley are obscured by clouds. 

Sisters on a Sunday evening. Since putting them is separate bedrooms, they have become good friends. 

We don't make ginger bread men, we make ninja bread men. Jillian found cookie cutters in martial arts stances. These tasted sweeter than most ginger bread because we put the powdered sugar, intended for the frosting, in the batter.

Little miss Rosie and her grandpa Browning. 

Jillian and her nephew

The children got bicycles, and Quinton wanted a turn adjusting his bike just like dad had done to Zachary and Chayce's mountain bikes.  

A budding bike mechanic.

Even though we lost our snow, Geneva had plenty. 

Aunt Mandi giving Quinton a ride.

Cousin Lizzy climbing the hill her dad made with grandpa's tractor while clearing the driveway

Chayce and cousin Matthew

New years even involved fireworks with our neighbors the Fresz's (and it was freezing), a pirate themed party at another neighbors the James', and one more firework when we got home - we just stuck everything together and lit it all at once, it was too cold outside to stand there lighting things one at a time.