First Season's Pass Pic

I hope to collect his season's passes from aged 2 on through his youth. Here's the first one.

And then a few silly ones that we didn't use...

[Eating the pow-pow]

["Epic powder day man!"]

Everyday Life

Sorry, sometimes I just can't think of a creative post title. 'Everyday Life' lately has consisted of some hiking, berry-picking, climbing (or, chasing toddlers at the crag), and riding bikes on the driveway.

Not sure what the face is but it's kinda cute.

Yes, of course tractors go berry picking.

K and buddy in the muck.

K hiking down the Snow Lake trail.

Isabel and Isaac, climbing.

Kye bouldering.

Little Boy's Paradise

K is pretty fortunate to live where he gets to see semi-trucks, tractors, giant snowblowers, graders, and such on a regular basis. Since they are working on the new chairlift project, there have been even more pieces of equipment about. Here's a sampler.

We went to the zoo. K's opinion was that the animals were pretty cool but the tractor was by far the best exhibit in the whole place.

 K and his buddy drive the groomer

A whole line of tractors?!?!!!!!

[Apparently, his excitement got the best of him.]

Happy Birthday!

As K's birthday approached, we asked him how old he was going to be, to which he replied, "2 August". Nobody knows who taught him that. He'd also hold his pointer finger and thumb out, to indicate 'two'. Pretty cute. 

His birthday was a series of 'things K loves', starting with watching 'Cars' while momma made him a breakfast of hot cocoa, waffles, banana and huckleberries. 

I don't really do fancy so this is the decoration for K's bday. Simple but cute.

After nap, we went to the lake to go swimming- 

another favorite activity

K didn't have a lot of requests for his birthday but he did mention balloons. 

Hanging them from the beam was a hit as he could run through them.

Thanks Pinterest! :)

A cool new John Deere from Grandpa Don

New books, read by Gwammy Ellie

I wish I had captured a shot of his face while we sang to him...

he just beamed.

Dr. Pepper Chocolate Cake and Molly Moon's Homemade Salted Caramel Ice Cream, 

following Mac-n-Cheese with Bacon...it was a good day!

Kid Heaven

My dear friend Stephanie just moved to a 5-acre farmhouse with her family of four children. We stopped and camped there one night on our way home. This place is heaven for kids, with tractors, fields to run in, a nice big lawn, a tire-swing, play-house, and a large deck full of toys.

Kye had a great time playing with Steph's kids and it was nice to catch up a bit...in between wound-care, diaper changes, naked babies refusing diaper changes, potty training, eating, naked babies refusing to eat, temper tantrums, bedtime routines, etc. Ahh, parenthood. :) We have it pretty easy with just the one.

Kye with Abbey and Caleb

Kye and Caleb

Apparently Matchbox cars are interesting to older boys too.

 This pic cracks me up b/c I was trying so hard to keep the kids from drinking the 'pool' water

and, in the moment that I snapped the picture, they all managed a drink.

Whatever, pee water is probably good for you.

Kye and Caleb