A couple hours of aimless rambling in the foothills enjoying the spring weather

Simon turns four and boy was Grandpa excited about the cake Nate made!

These guys were fun to run into in the middle of the woods!

This was a really good bunch of kids on today's fieldtrip

Blooming weeds in my back lawn

Front door of the Red Iguana

A downside of being a good parent is that you have to let your kids help you blow out your birthday candles

I found a hearing aid batter in my gumdrops...odd.

Spending quality time with Simon doing some of his favorite activities

My primary class is so big

The Caretakers cabin at the Spruces while guiding the full moon tour (snowing instead of moon though)

Lou was not happy about getting a partial bath

I called in sick to work and slept in a sleeping bag all day with Bentley

This isn't what I expected it to say

Ted and Simon

A healthy dinner

Trail Through Time

On our way back from Rough Canyon

After digging a few cars out of the parking lot we advised the school bus not to come in

Good old Milton Beasley...I wonder what ever happened to him

Kjirsten making the first jump from the top of the roof onto the patio roof

Gourmandise The Bakery

The finger monsters have Josh!

Chocolate Malt Pudding at Ruth's (24hrs of Sam)

DeVotchKa

Aimlessly wandering alone through the foothills for a couple of hours before dusk

How far can YOU stick your arm into a snow bank?

The Pie

Fourth graders trying to run like snowshoe hares

Sam in the deep new snow

Simon making cookies for his mom's birthday

After the the snowstorm and the concert were over we ate frosties on the capital lawn at midnight

"Thirteen" (my favorite, for the sweet sentimental memories it brings to mind)

Sorry Secret Friend, I didn't find your Valentine on my front porch till the next day.

What I did on Valentine's Day

A nice Sunday Drive and a view from above of where we hiked the day before

Hiking in Colorado National Monument

Rest Stop in Southern Utah

Alicia and I saw Pioneer Woman but we didn't wait in line to meet her

What turned into a delicious upside down pear spice cake

Over a frozen creek in Big Cottonwood Canyon

I didn't need to go far to find squirrel or coyote tracks for today's field trip

Baxtar the dog got the bones from our BBQ ribs (which I cleverly disguised as a cat)

Totally X Rated...cover the children's eyes!

Midnight Snack: angel food cake and a bowl of melted frosting

Bobsled coming through!

Finally...I feel like I've been waiting forever for this flower

The unfolding amaryllis reminded me of a big velvet ball gown

Lunch above the meadow at Willow Heights

At my Birth-Second Tamale Party