Tree Hunting

There hasn't been this much snow Christmas tree hunting before, it certainly made things more adventurous. We came prepared with snow shoes, sleds and cross-country skis, but we really relied on our husbands to find and cut trees this year. The kids had a great time sledding, making snow angels and berrying their heads in the snow.

Snow fun....

A few snow storms hit town last week and dumped a few bits of snow on us. Roads and schools were closed, but that didn't stop us from having fun. Tuesday we got the four-wheeler out and played. Gabe didn't stay out long, but it was long enough for him to rip it up on the four-wheeler. He laughed, smiled and had a great time. Madi loved riding in the sled behind the four-wheeler. Her cheeks were bright red and we still couldn't get her out of the sled or inside, she could have stayed outside for days. Once we did get her out of the sled she made snow angels which is one of her favorite things to do in the winter.

Swimming

We went to Boise over the weekend for the 4a State Semi-Finals between Shelley and Bishop Kelley. Unfortunately Shelley lost, but the kids had a great time swimming in the hotel pool. They swam for almost 2 hours.

A picnic in the park....

Before we took Madi to school, we went to North Bingham County Park to eat lunch. It was a quick trip, but it was nice to be outside enjoying the beautiful Fall weather.

Happy Halloween

We had a great Halloween. Gabe was a ninja and was excited about it until his birthday party and he opened up a new light saber - then it was all about Star Wars.

Madi was a spider princess.

We did not do much trick-or-treating because the kids had so much candy from the Halloween carnival and Boo at the Zoo. Instead, we visited Slick, the horses and chickens for over an hour.

The kids had a great time feeding the chickens grain.

Chasing the cats.

And Slick is always a treat to pet. He gained 300 pounds over the summer, so he now weighs in at a whopping 2800 pounds. He's huge.

Madi even placed a sweet kiss on this poor old cow.