A week of firsts part 2

Ok, it's really hard to get a good picture of your kid taking her first steps. So, these pictures are appearing in the order they were taken to tell you the story of how she made it from the couch to the other side of the room where our TV is.

A week of firsts part 3

Well, the grandparents have been here a whole week, and we've managed to pack a lot into that one week. Let's see, Helen decided it was time to get up off the knees and took her first steps towards her Grandpa last Thursday. Of course, Mom didn't have the camera ready, so these pics were taken a little while later the same evening.

Easter pics of the kids

Easter has come and gone, but we wanted you to see how the kids celebrated. We were actually at our rendezvous for Easter Sunday, so in true fashion the Easter Bunny had to visit us there. Miles had fun hunting for eggs in our camp and at his friend Mckenzie's camp. Helen just loved playing with the plastic eggs, in fact I'm still finding some of them all over the house.
We wanted you to see our tent in the snow. Miles had fun having his first snow ball fight and Helen just wanted to crawl around on the cold stuff and freeze her fingers off.
All in all we had a great first rendezvous of the season. Thanks to our very special friends Roger and Abigail for the use of their stove, it kept all of us very warm.
Look for new posts after the Grandparents arrive on the 12th of May. There will be plenty to post while they are visiting.

Is anyone still out there

Ok, for all of our fans out there, if your still checking this blog....Yes, we are still alive, we have been exceptionally busy since the last post. Let's see since the last post, we celebrated Helen's first easter(see next post for pics) and we have gone to our first Rendezvous of the season where we endured strong winds, cold temps, and snow. Helen loved every minute of it. We came home early so Tom could be awarded Firefighter of the year for the 4th time.
Other than that we have just been busy working on the house and working.

What's happening

Sorry we haven't posted lately we have been very busy around the house.
We planted our garden, new lawn, painted the dining room and most of the kitchen, all within a couple of weeks.
This weekend we will be attending our first rendezvous of the season. Pictures of Easter and the rendezvous will follow next week.
Right now, I am holding down the fort, taking care of a sick baby, being the chauffer, packing for the rendezvous, and spring cleaning all while Tom is working his butt off in Reno at the annual command team conference this week. Can't wait to get to camp and relax.
Happy Easter and look for pics next week.
Love,
Sara

"Remember, Thou Art Mortal"

It's said that Ceasar had a slave that rode in his chariot as he paraded through town, with cheering multitudes bowing down to him. The slave's job was to whisper in Ceasar's ear, "Remember, Thou Art Mortal". Probably didn't make for a long career.

So, although we brag mightily about our brilliant scholar below, this same brilliant scholar was wearing 2 pairs of underpants today; seems he forgot to take the old pair off before putting the new pair on!

The Kindergarten Scholar

Miles with his Math award. For this one he gets a free cheeseburger at McDonald's.
Miles with his Reading award and his Religion Award.
Miles with his Ronald Reading Ranger Award. For this one he gets free Apple dippers at McDonald's.
Very Proud Miles with Christian Leadership Award.
A very Happy Miles with his Christian Leadership Award at home.
With other Christian Leaders.
After receiving the award.
Miles receiving his Christian Leadership Award.
Today was a big day for Miles at school. Today was the 2nd Trimester Honor Awards, and Miles was awarded the highest honor a student can receive at St. Sebastian's, he received the Christian Leadership Award. This award represents Miles loving himself, loving the world around him, and loving and being kind to his fellow students and the school. Miles received this award for his compassion towards others, and his courtesy to the school itself.
In addition, to the top honor, Miles was also recognized for his Math, Reading, Religion classes.
We are very proud of Miles. Please give a shout of congratulations to our brilliant son.

Top O' the Morning to Ya

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!! Helen is celebrating her first, and having a blast.

Helen Playing

Helen is such a happy baby, just look at how she smiles while she plays and gets into things she shouldn't

Teeth

Miles is losing his baby teeth while Helen is rapidly cutting hers. Just look at those beautiful smiles.

CA Happenings

Helen is currently into everything and can reach as high as the kitchen table. Nothing is safe in this house. I wonder how shelves would look on the ceiling?
Miles is busy at school and has lost yet another tooth. This time it was one right on the top in the front. I still need to take the picture of it.
Tom and I are going to the theater on Friday and leaving Helen with a sitter for the very first time. This should be interesting since Helen has just entered the separation anxiety phase. I hope Stephanie can handle it.
As I am writing this Helen decided it was nap time and since Mommy is currently engaged on the phone, Daddy took Helen back to her bedroom, but not before he grabbed a heavy duty pair of ear muffs to drown out the screams.
Will post some photos on St Patty's Day.