24 March 2012

Maine Skiing

There are few things as satisfactory as spending a sunny Winter morning on the slopes in the mountains in Maine.  My dad gave all four of my older boys ski lessons on Black Mountain this year.  It was a glorious day.  Matthias was a sport by watching and even nursing out in the snow and Andrew and Caleb were so patient as they watched Eli and Siah come down the hill.  


Caleb leaning on grampa all the way down the hill.


Caleb was not even able to lift his feet they were so heavy, and he is so little.


Eli hanging out on the slope.


Watching Caleb come down the hill.

Due to the extreme busyness I had at the bottom of the slope I was unable to wield a camera while Eli and Siah were skiing.  Thus all of my pics are from the last section of time when Caleb was skiing.  

21 March 2012

The Best Part

Elijah turned 8 this past Sunday and we celebrated all weekend long.  On Saturday Tyler and I took Eli and some friends on a picnic lunch and rockclimbing at the Y.  On Sunday we celebrated both Eli and Drew at a cake and ice cream party with family.  The weather was fine, the company fun, and the events pleasing.  What a great way to celebrate eight!


Doesn't he look older?



Eli, Ethan and Jed ate lunch in a tree.  What boy wouldn't?


Then they ran off the calories.  The weather was so beautiful it made you want to run and shout with laughter.


Andrew had the hardest time getting that last candle to go out.