January 2016 - Monster hunting and lego robotics

Payge is awesome, and she knows it! This was taken while trying to keep kids clean before church on a cold Sunday morning. Unfortunately, none of the other pictures turned out.

While mommy and the big kids are at karate, Quinton and Lillyth became monster hunters. Dad would make shadow monsters with they would defend the house from. But herein is a lesson for life - if you turn your attention elsewhere, the monsters you think are there disappear. Most problems are only there when you look for them.

Quinton insisted on going snowshoeing, but we didn't have snowshoes his size, so he settled on walking in the snow with trekking poles.

While Jillian, Zachary, Chayce, and Payge were in Hawaii, I took Quinton to swimming lesson. Lillyth wandered the rec center being cute.

After swim, I was trying to get Quinton dry and dress, but this lady kept running away. So I put her in an upper locker, took care of Quinton, and then we could leave.

Somebody wants to be big.

While the rest of the family was in Hawaii, we visited grandma Tueller's house.

Rawwr. I a di-a-saur.

While the kids were with grandma, I snowshoed the peak south of Geneva pass. 

Lillyth and grandma Tueller.

After grandma's house, we went to visit aunt Effie and cousin Rogan in Twin Falls.

January was the competition for our lego robotics team. We won the design competition. This was taken at the awards ceremony. We think Chayce had a crush on a teammate. The sentiment was not reciprocated. 

Late Fall/ Early Winter 2015

At writing it is 18Dec2016, and I realize we haven't put much up for just over a year. Lest we forget, here are some late 2015 higlights.

Our back yard and the Wellsville mountain range.

Walking around church with Lillyth. She was that age when not being able sit through church was a foregone conclusion.

A giant pizza with our friends the Carlsen's.

Fix my shoe!

There is a TV show called chopped, a cooking competition where ingredients are not know until just before the competition timer starts. Here, our children had their own competition with cheese sticks, grapes, hot dogs, and squash.

Chayce working on her Chopped entry.

Quinton and I went to help a neighbor prep their landscape for sod. He wanted to drive the tractor, but wasn't tall enough. So we used a shovel instead.

Dad was getting a lecture on the solar system at bedtime.

Jillian to Stephen to Rachel's Ginger Beer shop in Seattle, we he was attending a conference for work.

We took the kids to Yellowstone for a couple days. Here we're waiting for old faithful to blow. 

Our crew next to old faithful. There is a buffalo just outside the picture. 

Quinton and dad in Yellowstone

Quinton want to climb the mountain behind our house. Dad and Quinton made it about 20 feet up. Then, 'we' were tired and needed to go back home.

The girls wanted to go ride the roller coasters at Lagoon. Mom and Zachary had no desire to go, so it was a daddy-daughter day.

We went on Rattlesnake rapids 4 times in a row. But this was late October, so we were cold!

Quinton's 4th birthday. 

If you're having a birthday, you must roast hot dogs. 

Lillyth and cousin Dax at Grandpa Browning's house

I'm not sure what was going on here, but it must be preserved for posterity. 

A picture from the mountain behind our house, with the Wellsville mountain range in the distance.

Lipstick doesn't make for an easy cleanup. 

Providence Canyon

Providence Canyon, on an old mining road above the south waterfall.

The headband isn't doing much for that hair, but she's still cute.

Christmas visit to Grandpa Tueller's house, playing dinosaur with cousin Rogan.

Snowshoeing with Aunt Amy

Dad brought his backpack, just to see if snowshoeing with a load worked. 

I'm point to a cow moose on the hill being our house. If you zoom it, can almost verify this claim.

Camping with Quinton

Quinton and dad went hammock camping. We had to take hotdogs (Q can eat 8 in a setting if not supervised). We drove up Providence Canyon and hiked for a while (to test our backpacks) but had to set up camp next to the van (or we might forget where it is an never! Go! Home!)

Spring

Camping with Quinton

Quinton and dad went hammock camping. We had to take hotdogs (Q can eat 8 in a setting if not supervised). We drove up Providence Canyon and hiked for a while (to test our backpacks) but had to set up camp next to the van (or we might forget where it is an never! Go! Home!)

The cutest cleaner