Jammbas Ranch Field Trip

Gavin's 1st grade class went on a field trip to Jammbas Ranch and I went as a chaperon. It was a gorgeous day out and we did a lot of walking. We stopped half way through the ranch and had sack lunches.

The suspended bridge was the first I have ever been on, pretty cool and scary for some of the kids, including Gavin. I forgot he is afraid of heights, but we all made it across eventually.

This is Gavin's class with Mrs. Stewart on the far left. She is the best teacher ever! Gavin will really miss her next year!

I love all the trees and forest feeling here in NC. All that is missing is the Idaho mountains!

Gavin likes to pose, and the way he moved his hat around all day cracked me up.

Feeding the goats. See what i mean about the hat?

Love this toothy grin! The deer here are tiny!

Closest we have ever been to a bear and boy did this bear ever stink!

North Carolina Blue Crab

Anyone who is a seafood lover can appreciate how excited we were one day driving home and spotted some local fishermen selling fresh seafood from Wilmington alongside the road. Let's just say we had a lot of fun and a big pile of crab shells in the middle of the table! Jessica stayed far away, as she is allergic to shellfish...poor baby!

Garrett's 11th Birthday

Garrett had a fun Birthday this year, we had a treasure hunt that was a big hit! I had to wear those boys out!

Garrett being King for the day!

The group of boys playing outside after cake and ice cream.

Great Wolf Lodge Trip in Virginia

Gavin giving Jessica some sugar.

Gavin , Jessica and her friend Tori getting ready to go down to the water park.

Couldn't get Garrett off the slides after begging him to try them.

Big bucket that spills out every 1/2 hour.

Boys with their friend Baillie.

Boys racing each other down the slides.

Boys and their Toys

The boys are having fun with their new Christmas toys, I took off Gavin's training wheels yesterday and he is finally getting the hang of it.

Garrett showing off his skills, Rich helped him learn some tricks, yes, Rich was a skater boy when we were dating in high school!

Cat Paws

After DE-clawing Jessica's cat over 10 years ago (I assisted the vet), I decided that it just wasn't' something I wanted to do again, a friend had told me about "soft paws". I love the Internet for looking things up, so I googled it and found that they have covers you can put over cats claws. They come in different colors and sizes( you can only get clear at Pet Smart) and also for dogs. I am very pleased with the results! No more scratched up kids, furniture and my drapes!!!! It was even cheaper online even with shipping than at the store. I wish I had come up with this idea, I'd be living in the tropics by now!

We Got Snow!!

We went to bed last night with it raining and the news that school would be canceled because of the snow storm coming. I kinda laughed because being from Idaho a little snow doesn't bother us. But this is what we woke up to this morning. The kids haven't played in snow for 3 years!!