SNOWMOBILING

THE SECOND DAY IN RED RIVER WE WENT SNOWMOBILING WITH THE WOMBLE'S. IT WAS PRETTY FUN TO SEE EVERYONE DRESSED UP IN THEIR SNOWMOBILE GEAR, ESPECIALLY THE LITTLE GIRLS!


THEY TAKE YOU WAY OUT INTO THE MOUNTAIN, WHERE YOU CAN DRIVE THE SNOWMOBILE AROUND OR SLED DOWN A HUGE HILL. THIS PICTURE DOES NOT DO THE HILL JUSTICE. I WAS TOO SCARED TO GO DOWN, SO I STAYED AT THE BOTTOM AND TOOK PICTURES. THIS IS SAGE AND GUS. YOU CAN TELL THEY WERE GOING VERY FAST BY THE TIME THEY GOT TO THE BOTTOM!

THIS IS A PICTURE OF SAGE AND HER SNOW ANGEL! AGAIN SHE JUST REALLY WANTED TO STOP AND PLAY IN THE SNOW!

GUS THOUGHT HE WAS PRETTY BIG STUFF HELPING LANCE "DRIVE" THE SNOW MOBILE. WE ALL HAD A GREAT TIME!

SKIING IN RED RIVER

WE WENT TO RED RIVER OVER SPRING BREAK AND SKIED FOR A DAY.

GUS HAD BEEN TWO TIMES BEFORE, SO HE KNEW WHAT TO EXPECT AND DID GREAT. HE AND LANCE SPENT THE DAY GOING TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN AND SKIING BACK DOWN. BY THE END OF THE DAY HE WAS DOING GREAT TURNING AND STOPPING. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY, AND THE ONLY PICTURE I GOT OF HIM WAS AT LUNCH TIME. HE WAS SO SWEATY WHEN HE TOOK OFF HIS HELMET!. YOU CAN TELL HE WAS HAVING A GREAT TIME!



THIS WAS SAGE'S FIRST TIME TO SKI. SHE AND I SPENT THE WHOLE MORNING ON THE KID SLOPE LEARNING HOW TO STAND UP! SHE FINALLY FIGURED OUT HOW TO KEEP HER BALANCE AND AFTER LUNCH DID GREAT. SHE EVEN HAD A FEW WRECKS WITHOUT ANY TEARS AND WAS ALWAYS READY TO GET UP AND GO AGAIN. SHE DID GREAT GOING STRAIGT DOWN THE MOUNTAIN IN A SNOW PLOW, BUT SHE NEVER DID FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE AN "S" OR STOP! MAYBE WE CAN FIGURE THAT OUT NEXT YEAR. SHE TOOK IT PRETTY EASY (LIKE SHE DOES EVERYTHING!) SHE WOULD SKI DOWN A FEW TIMES, AND THEN WANT TO STOP AND PLAY IN THE SNOW.

LIFE SIZE BARBIE

SAGE RECEIVED THIS BARBIE TWO YEARS AGO ON CHRISTMAS. SHE IS STILL HAVING A GREAT TIME DRESSING HER AND FIXING HER HAIR! (NOTICE ALL THE CLIPS) THIS DAY BARBIE CAME OUT DRESSED IN THE DRESS STEVE HAD GIVEN SAGE FOR CHRISTMAS. SHE WAS SO PROUD.

Valentine Parties

I know, I am WAY behind, but I finally figured out how to get pictures off of my phone!

Sage's school Valentine party was great! They had tons of treats, and big kids to help them read their valentines. We don't need to talk about how much sugar was consumed that day!

Gus had a great time getting prizes and reading the valentine cards. He was so proud and grateful for each one.

LOOK OUT VARMITS

GUS GOT A BB GUN FOR HIS BIRTHDAY. HE THINKS HE IS SO BIG AND IMPORTANT. HE HAS ALREADY SHOT A FEW BIRDS IN THE FOOT. (LANCE SAYS THIS IS A COMMON LIE AMONG LITTLE BOYS. HE REMEMBERS SHOOTING THE LEGS OF A FEW BIRDS!)

HE TOOK THE GUN WITH HIM TO YAYA AND PAPA'S BECAUSE HE SAID PAPA HAD ALOT OF VARMITS THAT NEEDED KILLED!

GUS IS 7!!

GUS TURNED 7 YEARS OLD ON FEBRUARY 24! HE HAD SUCH A GREAT BIRTHDAY. AFTER GYMNASTICS WE HAD A PIZZA PARTY AT CJ'S. HE WAS SURROUNDED BY FRIENDS AND HAD A GREAT TIME.

THE ONLY THING HE HAD ASKED FOR WAS "MARIO KART" GAME FOR HIS DS. PRATT, HALLE AND TYLER GAVE IT TO HIM. AS YOU CAN TELL PRATT WAS AS EXCITED AS GUS!

CONNER GAVE GUS A PRETEND SNAKE. GUS HAS "SCARED" ME WITH IT, BY HIDING IT IN MY BED AND LAYING IT ON TOP OF ME IN THE MORNING!

I MADE GUS A FOOTBALL FIELD CAKE. HE THOUGHT IT LOOKED GREAT, WHICH IS ALL THAT MATTERS!

PRESIDENT'S DAY

SAGE LEARNED ALL ABOUT GEORGE WASHINGTON AND ABRAHAM LINCOLN IN FEBUARY AT SCHOOL. HERE SHE IS IN HERE GEORGE WASHINGTON HAT THAT SHE MADE. SHE WAS SO PROUD. I ASKED HER WHAT GEORGE WASHINGTON DID, THINKING SHE WOULD SAY WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OR DID NOT TELL A LIE. INSTEAD SHE SAID, "HE FREED THE FOOLS!" I DON'T THINK THAT WAS WHAT SHE MEANT TO SAY, BUT IT SURE WAS FUNNY!