January iPhone assortment of photos

Here is a blast of some photos from the iPhone taken in January 2012:

Oliver showing off his new gloves and hat. He calls himself a Frenchie when wearing these. Thanks Noal Family!

Oliver loves to make his sister laugh. This was just the start of his new found fun with baby sister.

Family reading time

I think those gloves might be a hair too big!

We had a ton of snow in the middle of January. Here is Oliver and Kelly out playing and taking a break to pose for the camera.

We made a little snowman

Ruby enjoyed the warmth of the house and a blanket

It's always fun to catch a smile

Oliver and Hayden reading the encyclopedia...

Peek-a-boo

Random photo of Husky Stadium with the south end torn down...looking forward to watching football in 2013 in the new stadium!

After the snowfall - here is one of Oliver's quotes from school.

This is a great shot of Ruby mucking it up with a huge smile!

Someone is happy to be having a Starbucks pumpkin scone

We now have on our hands an expert builder

In the month of January, we moved away from official nap time with Oliver to quiet time. Most of the time, he goes into his room and plays for an hour. On this day, I caught him asleep in quiet time on the bean bag

Ruby, Oliver, and Bogey

Oliver and Ruby evening adventures

In a typical evening - we get a lot of reading done...looks like Ruby and Oliver don't need us anymore.

We probably should have a time in the evening when the phone calls need to stop

a bit of tummy time before bed

Oliver is super helpful during bath time.

Happy clean camper!

Ruby turns 4 months old!

Ruby turned 4 months old on January 12th, 2012. Here is the happy girl getting her 4 month pictures taken.

Smile for the camera

Hey mom...hey dad...I think the sign might be upside down

Ruby and big bro posing for the camera

Adorable

New Years 2012

This year's New Year adventure took us to Suncadia with the Kruse, Leptich, and Brown family. 4 nights of fun in the snow! Here are a few photos from the long weekend:

Here are all the kiddos including Layla who spent a day with us up at Suncadia. From Left to Right: Ruby, Gavin, Ella, Layla, Avery, Hayden, Oliver, Taylor

Oliver and I build a snow train instead of a snow man...go Thomas go!

Gavin and Avery waiting for the hot chocolate to cool...

Hayden and Oliver taking the first sips of hot choc

Mike, Gemma, and Layla joined us for a day of fun.

In the gift exchange - Oliver received Dart the engine...so excited

Ruby received some cute new shoes

Here the girls are gossiping

Kelly and Ruby out for a walk

We spent one morning out at the tubing hill to get a bit more speed than we could with our sleds. Here is Brett and Hayden at the end of their run

Gavin being the big kid of the group tubing all by himself

Oliver and Gavin reliving the tubing experience

Tom and Avery after a long ride down the hill

After tubing - we hit the lodge up for some water, snacks, and hot chocolate...

Ruby getting a ride on the shoulders from dad

Shana reading books to the kiddos

The pool at Suncadia was a ton of fun. They also had a heated outdoor pool so you could swim with the snow around

Avery and Oliver swimming

Ella and Avery getting ready for a sledding adventure

Ruby and daddy all bundled up in the snow

Kelly and Oliver making snow angels

Is that a roller coaster or a sledding hill?

Oliver loved the disk sled so he could spin too

Here are the boys and most of the kiddos after a late night sledding adventure...ok - it was only 4:30, but it sure looks dark

Oliver looking hip in his headphones