Winter is Cruel

It has been so cold here this last couple of days, and when it gets really cold the deer start to come down into the yard. They eat everything that they can get a hold of, mostly the green around the house ie plants and they also dig for the grass under the snow. The nice thing about this house is they can get really close without knowing that we are watching them. These pictures are of some babies who have been visiting our house since they were born. They have the cutest faces.

News Years Eve

The evening started off pretty calm. We arrived at Cari and Rick's around 5:30 p.m. Paul and Sheri, Emma and her friend Vanessa joined us an hour later. Paul is just waiting for the festivities to begin.







Here we have some of the men, not knowing what is going on just that they need to put on necklaces. Ron is a party pooper.






Cari and Sheri started getting ready for the big bang. We had so much food and pop that it is a wonder that we even drank anything at midnight. Everyone brought their own snacks and their own pop and then shared. It was a gorge before our new years resolutions.





Finally it was time to make a bit of noise. Ron and Rick loaded the guns, and Gavin and Garrett were able to shot them off. It was like they had died and gone to heaven! Paige had the giggles all night, and when they shot the guns she was right there to get in on the fun.





All in all we had a great holiday season. This event is one of my kids' favorites since we have moved to the Inland Northwest. They would rather go to Cari's than go to their youth dance. We just eat, play a ton of games and enjoy each others company!

Happy New Year To All!