Skiing Videos

Here are the videos of Evelyn skiing.  They weren't working in my previous post but I think I got it figured out.  You can enlarge it in the bottom-right-hand corner.    

and another...

The escalator they ride up on is called "the magic carpet" and it is free for kids her age to go on.  She can also ski free everywhere else until she is six.

Evelyn Skiing

Daryl didn't have to work this Saturday so he decided to take Evelyn skiing for a Daddy-Daughter-day.  This was her first time so I was really excited for her!  She absolutely loved everything about it!  She did awesome and would give everyone she'd pass high fives.  Daryl said people knew when Evelyn was coming that they would get a high five from her.  After she felt comfortable on the bunny hill Daryl took her to the big hill six times and said she was a pro.  I guess I am going to have to brush up on my snow game cause I have never been much of a winter bird!  Daryl said Evelyn is A LOT better than me ;)

High fives  to all!

Some fun video footage...you can enlarge it in the bottom corner

AND one more video... :)

Soccer, Chicks, and Castles

This weekend Evelyn started soccer!  It is a hands-on clinic that teaches them fundamentals.  This entire week we have been singing a chant in our house that gets her pumped up for soccer.  Daryl starts in his deepest voice "WHO'S got a soccer player in this house?"  Then I say "WE have a soccer player in this house"  Daryl says "whats her name?"  I say "EV--EL-YN!"  Then repeat.  She loves it and asks us to do it again.  She did really great at soccer and got really into it!  She also enjoyed her water breaks!

Listening to their coach

Playing pass

After soccer practice we all went to the store to look for some baby chicks.  Jane absolutely loved the chicks and was trying to get inside the bin with them.  We are going to try to raise some chickens!

Evelyn helping Jane see the baby chicks

Evelyn loves holding them

We walked in the ATV store on the way home and the first thing Evelyn said was 

"this one is A-MAZ-ing!"  and then hopped on the red one below.  It must have been the color :)

The night before we went to White Pass and checked out their snow castle.  It was beautiful!

You can walk on top of the castle and sled off of it--pretty neat!

Elk Feeding

After church on Sunday Ryan and Melissa stopped by.  They were visiting Melissa's parents who are serving a mission at Camp Zarahemla just down the highway from us.  We went to an elk feeding that was only ten minutes from our house!  We are trying to learn all the fun things to do in the area.  One good find was an apple packing warehouse down the road that sales a huge box of apples for only $6!  

I made some pom poms for the girls room.  I want to make more--they are so easy!  Just tissue paper, wire, and fishing line.

We moved!

We have moved!  We are now living in Selah way out in the country.  I realized how far out we lived when our new ward even had a hard time finding our house to help us move in.  We live closer to Naches than to downtown Selah and are even in the Naches school district but we live in Selah.  The move went really well but I don't want to do it again tomorrow!  Below are a few pictures of what we have been up to with the move.  We did a lot of painting before we moved in.  The house was really dirty beforehand--you will notice in the before pictures.  The guest room is still filled with unpacked boxes.  I just closed the door and am pretending they aren't there ;)  When I get the entire house finished I will take more pictures of all the rooms.  Daryl's been busy cleaning up the property.  I think it was more fun for him since he got to use some tractors in the process.  We are hoping to put some grass in soon!

Here she is!  There is a pasture in front and in the back there is a chicken coop and three small pins.

This is the view from my kitchen window.  I love it!  Can't wait for the spring green to come.

View of our backyard--it goes for miles.

Below is the entryway mudroom.  I mixed some leftover paint with white so the walls could look cleaner.

BEFORE

                                     AFTER






                                                            Formal living room BEFORE

AFTER

Ceiling of the great room BEFORE

AFTER

Kitchen BEFORE

AFTER

Working hard or having fun?  I think he's having fun.

Picking up all the random junk that has been left on the property over the years.

There was even a broken hut tub on our yard--this truck was completely packed tight before he took it to the landfill.

Helping Grandma tape that box up tight before we moved!  My mom and Debbie were so helpful!

Evelyn napping in the living room after her bed was packed ;)

Daryl and Evelyn filling up the old chevy truck with gas before we left town.

We used a paint sprayer for the great room ceiling and walls.  What a energy saver!  Daryl's Mom watched the girls for two days so we could clean, paint, fix stuff, make out, get the carpets cleaned...did I just say make out!?  It was fun spending time together working hard to get the house ready for the girls.  Daryl's Dad and Shayne came up one day and helped replace light fixtures.  Shayne got shocked--poor guy!  

This rainbow was shining in our side yard the first day we moved in :)

Valentine's Day

Daryl and Evelyn's lunch date--milk and cookies

I made frog peanut butter and honey sandwiches--please use your imagination ;)

I heart Valentine's day.  Especially since we have two girls to celebrate it with.  Evelyn had preschool Tuesday morning and got to pass out valentines to her classmates.  I loved helping her prepare her little valentines and help tape the candies to each card.  It must remind me of my Mom helping me do the same when I was a little girl.  When she got home I had set up a mini lunch date for her and her Dad.  She has been asking Daryl to take her on a date for sometime.  Daryl has a lot of girls to impress ;)

I was so happy to have Daryl home from California it didn't matter what we did for Valentine's Day as long as we were together.  I have been missing my wedding ring for sometime now but I just have this hunch that it has to be in our house somewhere.  I am really hoping to find it when we move.  Daryl brought me a box of chocolates for valentines day which I love but also inside was a ring!  It is a small band that fits perfectly on my ring finger.  For Daryl I did my best and turned our bathroom into a spa so he could relax and take a bath.  It actually turned out so fun.  I gave him a gun magazine to read that I found in the magazine section--he laughed when I gave him the magazine.  Wonderful love day!

Evelyn's picture of our family!  Gotta love it.

Daddy's Home

Daryl has been out of town working for the last four weeks.  We thought he was coming home this Thursday but he surprised us early and came home Sunday night.  I was completely shocked!!!  Usually I can pick up on little things and figure out his surprises out but not this time.  I had put the girls to bed and was about to turn on a movie I hadn't finished yet.  Daryl calls and faced time me so we could chat and see each other.  He tells me he wants to show me something outside and goes outside of what I thought was his hotel door.  It is completely dark and I can't see him in the phone but am just waiting when he finally says "well...uh...I think you might have to turn on the porch light to see what I was trying to show you."  My face lit up and I ran to the door.  I was so happy to have him home!  I have noticed after starting this blog that our family loves surprises.  I never noticed that about us before. :)

The next morning when the girls woke up I told Evelyn I had a present for her and Jane downstairs.  Daryl hid under a blanket in the living room and I told Evelyn her present was under the blanket.  She was so overjoyed to find her Dad under that blanket.  She of course hugged him for a long time.  Jane gave Daryl her best glare as if to tell him that he abandoned her and she was not happy about it.  But then she softened up and melted in his arms.  Evelyn and Jane are very happy to have their Dad home!