blast from the past

Thanksgiving this year was a weekend packed full of all kinds of fun including something that brought us all back to many happy childhood past times.  LEGOS!  We dug out the big bucket and got right down to the business of building.  There’s no messing around when it comes to Legoing.  It’s serious business when you’re digging for pieces and kids don’t even think of touching the masterpieces.  The sound of shuffling legos as they’re dug through brought back so many memories of hours and hours on our knees building gas stations, houses, cities, space stations, pirate ships and so many more creations. 

Piper’s creation….I think she’s a “people person”.

Mark demonstrating the true Lego stance.

Ryan’s masterpiece.  MASTERPIECE.  He’s just a little proud of this truck.  No instructions, purely creative ingenuity.

and don’t forget the trailer and go cart.

Finn and Alice are only 2 weeks apart.  I could squeeze and love these babies all day.

Mom broke her arm just a week before Thanksgiving the kids thought it was the coolest to decorate her cast beautifully. 

You diggin’ Ryan’s new look??  I totally am!   Ryan doesn’t do things half heartedly, he is ALL cowboy.  Don’t be surprised if we buy the lots behind our house, build a barn and start ranching.  Yee haw! 

Perhaps one of my very favorite highlights from the trip was taking Sadie and Claire to Alta and skiing on the REAL mountain!  These two were so awesome.  It was their first time real skiing and I was expecting more hesitancy, but these girls had no fear.  They were grinning from ear to ear and were so proud of themselves for skiing all by themselves.   It made my heart sing to see my little Sadie skiing all by herself.  She took a good spill and came up laughing saying she almost got a snow mustache.  I can’t wait to take her more and watch my little skier blossom.  If only we lived 15 minutes from the slopes….

Halloween

The girls were sheep, although they were commonly mistaken for puppies.  Either way they were pretty dang cute.  It was loads of fun.

Finn’s blessing

This past weekend we blessed Finn and were so lucky that my Mom, Grandma and Grandpa Allen, and Ryan’s Mom and Dad were all able to come!  In our minds there is nothing better than spending time with our family.  It was such a great time with some great conversation.  We took the girls swimming in the hotel pool where Steve and Julie were staying.  The water was freezing, but it didn’t stop Piper from swimming.  She was so blue lipped and shivering but would still run back into the pool every time we tried to warm her up.  It still made for some fun winter swimming.

Steve and Julie

Piper was not a happy camper when it came time for picture taking so this sun spotted picture will have to do.

Grandma and Grandpa Allen.  I love these two!  They are the two sweetest grandparents and always have an entertaining story to tell.  I’m so glad they came out.

Mom.  We were lucky she was able to squeeze us in between two trips to South America.  It wouldn’t have been the same without her!

There’s always a lot of wrestling when Papa Steve comes to visit.  He’s a good sport to let them jump all over him.

This is what I was doing when I should have been cleaning my house before everyone got here.  Good thing family doesn’t judge me my by dirty windows and unmopped floors.  Once I start a sewing project it takes precedence over everything else.  These were probably the easiest patterns to make/sew because of the straight neckline and the sleeves being a part of the front and back of the shirt.  Sleeves and necklines are always the hardest part of a Tee-shirt everything else is pretty straight forward.  I love the cut of this shirt so much I now want to make one for myself.   A project for another day.