Tony "little camper"

So I realize this is late in coming but Happy Happy birthday to Tony on the 20th of February. I made a trip to Tacoma town to watch the little kiddlies while Debbie & Tony took off to have some fun out camping. (Check out their blog) Tony has always loved to camp. In fact he's a natural camper. Ever since he was little he has loved to be outdoors. He loved to collect things from the outdoors and put them in some peculiar places. We never did the laundry before we checked his pockets first...too many little surprises. He even had a birds nest collection at one time. He caught a frog once and we were going take it to school for show & tell the next day. We placed it in a white bucket of water in the garage over night, went out to get it the next morning and found that the frog had laid a gazillion million eggs in the bucket. Didn't know a frog could lay so many eggs. When ever we got to a new campground Tony would run to find the nearest creek to explore. No matter how many misquitoes found his little face, he still enjoyed it. Yep he's always loved to camp and is sharing that joy with his own little family. May you have many many more outdoor adventures. We love you Tony!!

Look who turned 30

Happy 30th birthday Stacey!! This a picture when she was 4 years old. We lived in Concord, CA where there were two seasons, summer and fall. We use to paint snow pictures on the front window of the house so we could pretend there was a winter with snow. This particular year we made a trip to the Lake Tahoe mountains equipt with snow man making stuff and Stacey made her first snowman. Check out the rain boots and miss matched mittens...

Now our Stacey in a different winter wonder land serving the Lord. She says this is one of her very favorite pictures. She mentioned in one letter, "I can't believe it is my birthday again. A year ago I wasn't even thinking about a mission. And look at me now. Heavenly father puts you where you need to be even if you go kicking and screaming....just kidding. I love it here and the work is going great!" What a beautiful young lady she has become. We Love You Stacey!!

These boots are made for walking

A new pair of boots...YEAH...store clearance....no more double socking my feet...time for a walk in my world.

Going out the front door into the snows of winterland.

Nice little pillar of sunshine near the ending of day

A turn into the alley way...cute little camper...I wonder if a volkswagon Bug tows this little jobber

Crazy ducks....don't they know this IS the north...did they just forget to fly south...or are they just moochin'.

The park turns into a sledding wonderland for all the kids as they get out of school.....wait there are some adults out there too....and a cross country skiier rounding the corner over the hills and through the woods...

Heading down our street, Mike pointing out the depth of the white stuff. Yea for neighbors who shovel or snow blow or plough their sidewalks.

Sadi dog seems to be growing a nice layer of fur...almost looks like a husky. J joining the walk.

Slip sliding along.....layers of ice, snow, ice, snow,ice, snow oh and gravel under there somewhere

And Doug, his idea of a nice walk in his winter world.