Winter Challenge

There has been a silly little challenge going around the neighborhood...challenging friends by video on Facebook to jump into the lakes around Washington...in winter.  Oliver was challenged by Hayden and he took the challenge.

Preparing to jump

Checking out the water

Now get me out of here - it's cold!

Oliver then challenged Gavin and Drew...

So a week later, I was challenged by Kyle Kruse...Oliver staying warm under the towel waiting for me to jump in the water...it was 6:45am.

I challenged Tom Leptich.

Ruby taking in a treat after Oliver jumped in the lake.

Crystal with the Ludlow family

We spent the weekend up at Crystal with the Ludlow family up on Gold Hills.  So much fun with Julia and Lucy...and of course Ashley and Doug and Doug's parents.

The commute from the parking lot to the cabin...by snowmobile 

Ruby loves babies and especially Lucy

Kelly and Oliver skiing out of the cabin and down to the base of the mountain

Oliver and Ruby commuting by foot

Ruby's first day on skis

And now a hot chocolate break

Ruby has a great teacher

Commute home...chairlift

Ruby and Kelly sledding down the hill

Fun family snowy photo

Oliver and dad riding in the sled being pulled by the snowmobile

Proof

Ashley reading to the kids

Getting ready for the hike down...

Science Day at Chestnut Montessori

Chestnut featured a science day for the parent to come down and see what experiments the kids were up to...

Oliver was all smiles in his safety glasses...oh and he loves science

Digging for fossils

Ruby joined us and experimented as well.

Brother and sister experiments 

The kids singing the elements song...Oliver's favorite

March photos

Here are some photos caught from the phone cameras for March 2014:

Oliver has sure taken a liking to baseball...and so has Ruby

A buddy John Coke surprised me with a cool book...below are some of the first things we made

Eiffel Tower made of Spaghetti and Marshmallows

Our own board game...

Ruby and Brock playing doctor

Ruby and Kate playing the piano on St Patricks Day

Ruby looking cute with a bow in her hair

The leprechan left a note...

Ruby is too busy...drinking milk and reading with daddy before nap, but can't get off the pretend phone.

Nancy and Oliver checking out the avalanche area at Crystal

Sporty Spice!

Avery's Bday

Oliver and Ruby attended Avery's bday party and had a ton of fun.

Ruby in the foam pit after letting go of the rope swing

Stretching

February photos dominated by Ruby

Well - now that Oliver is in school, it looks like Ruby is grabbing her share of photos these days.  Here are some great shots caught on the camera phones in February.

Reading in the kitchen

Painting mommy's toes

Cheers with smoothies

Trying on brother ski goggles and gloves

Helping mom prepare lunch

Goggles at the dinner table?

Testing them out in the water...maybe we should check with the city on our pink water.

Halloween in February

Ruby and Julia at the park

Running away

Oliver and Ruby on a sunny day at the park

Down at the docks in Kirkland on a snow day

More goggle pics

Watching Olympic skiing and ready to get on the slopes

Glasses made from wikisticks

Smile

Oliver has been taking martial arts for the past couple months.  Here he is practicing his kicks

And also practicing sitting patiently in a circle

So the shark went out to dinner...

Ruby doing some coloring in a makeshift tent

Roar

ROAR!

Ruby taking Pooh bear for a swing