Old becomes new

Bought an end table at the local thrift store for $5-- I could see the potential it had and I knew that Mara needed something to put her dollhouse on besides a grey tote full of clothes that no longer fit her. The added bonus is the extra storage she gains below. 

This is the end result. Mara chose the color and I'm happy to say she loves it.

Trumpeto

That means trumpet in Spanish. This is how Ella likes to practice--outside.  She says she sounds better. It is quieter inside the house and the neighbors haven't complained.

A Magical Morning

We woke up to a dusting of snow this morning which made the walk to school a bit cooler but a lot more fun as feet slid and tracks were made. And how can you resist sticking out your tongue trying to catch a few snowflakes.

A birth of a star...

My Valentine's card to the children.

July fun

fireworks

Grandparents

playing pink spies

homemade bandaids

free slurpees for 7-11's birthday

Rio Tinto/Kennecott/Bingham

I'm not sure of the exact name but we went to the copper mine during their free week and brought some friends. They had tour buses shuttling people up and down the roads and it was fun to get a ride up to the top. H loved all the big trucks and the huge tire that we saw. He just kept repeating, "cool!" We had a small lunch at the top and toured the visitor center and looked out through the binoculars. We didn't see the movie as the line was long due to it being free week. I told the kids we'd catch it the next time and go when the crowds weren't there (aka not free week).

H's big bike

H got a new to him bike which he loves to ride and would ride more often if one of the pedals didn't fall off (need to fix that problem). Ignore the helmet--he was borrowing T's as we couldn't find his.