spreading joy

For arts and crafts today, we decided to paint rocks from our yard

and place them in the neighborhood for our

friends to find.

On our way to make the deliveries! 

This is how we school

COVID-19...not good for decreasing screen time. Very thankful

our school has given us access to online math and reading materials though!

How you know where the party's at!

(photo taken pre-COVID-19)

Photos with the designer

Barker's classmate, Juniper (or Juni for short), has designed and is

selling these cute little stocking hats. (See a closeup of the logo at the bottom).

Slox life stands for a "sloth fox" per Juni!

Babeball season

This pic was actually taken a month ago. Barker's Whitecaps Club baseball team

played their first game of the season (and first game for the newly formed Whitecaps

Club) on leap day - it was the first time any of us had been part of a baseball game in February!!!

(You can see him in the middle on his knees sporting his usual 'Coug Gear!')

Ready, Set, GO!!!

Family ski day at Mt Hood Meadows, and the boys took advantage of the race course.

Mom, as per usual, was left in the dust!

They're waiting for me just left of the hut there, you can see B's bright orange jacket

next to Daddy on his knees as they watch King flying through the halfpipe!

Air Jordan

Bike ramps from Katie and Nic, several years ago, double as a slam dunk assist for B!

Thank you guys for the amazing gift that keeps on giving!!!

Nerf wars

Our yard VS. neighbor yard

Kingston, Bodhi and Bodhi's friend VS. Barker and Jack on the trampoline.

My apologies for the pics of the trampoline team, I dare not go outside

amidst this epic battle for fear of losing an eye!

Coloring session

Sitting still to color hasn't been a part of our routine

for a while now, so it melted my heart when all four 

kiddos were sitting together quietly and coloring their

hearts out - I just had to snap a photo!

(Hazel, Barker, Kingston and Bodhi)

Puppy wrestling

They love their Spike so much!

Valentine's

It's a month late, but I wanted to capture a memory of

their Valentine boxes this year. They both worked so hard on them!

Pillow fort

Spike was promptly kicked out as his wiggly body and tail cannot be

trusted amongst pillow walls! The basement had transformed into a pillow

fortress. As more kiddos came over to play I would hear the others holler,

"Geez, use the door!"

(Below you can see two wee ones doing their best to 

squeeeeeze through the tiny 'door').

Extreme BUMP

The game of bump has taken over the neighborhood!!!

Taming the beast

Not sure where their imaginations took them here as I was inside making

dinner, but here's proof they do actually love 

each other!

Heart rock

On a family walk, Barker hollers, "Mom, come quick!"

Of course my mind is racing like what could it be, are you ok, is something

wrong, are you hurt??? Then I get to him and he says, "Look what I found! A perfect

heart-shaped rock!! Your favorite!"

And the heart shape in my chest melted.

bump

A fun game Barker learned at basketball practice that these two just can't 

get enough of!