People who love each other are always connected by a very special string made of love. This invisible string reminds us that we are never truly alone. Even though you can't see it with your eyes, you can feel it deep in your heart and know that you are always connected to the ones you love. We can easily "tug" on each other's heart with the invisible string.
When you need a "tug" come visit this page and enjoy photos, videos, and updates on our family.
This video of Tyler reading to his brothers absolutely melts my heart. They are so precious. You are probably starting to notice that the boys are frequently half-naked. You are right. The only reason Levi is fully clothed is because he can't undress on his own. Welcome to my world. I love when Levi discovers I'm recording them and says "cheese" for the camera.
Tyler had an Egypt report and project to complete over winter break. He chose to research and make a mummy mask so we plastered his face.
The school had a "Night at the Musuem" event. We toured all of the projects in the dark with flashlights. While we waited for the tour, we got to watch the movie and make Egyptian crafts.
Sharing popcorn
Levi still needs a little practice drinking out of a cup. LOL!
The girls didn't seem to mind. Levi is such a flirt right now.
I've spent hours trying to figure out why my youtube videos won't upload to the blog. I.GIVE.UP.
So I just added the links. :(
We left the day after Christmas for White Pass and spent 6 days "glamping" (Glamorous Camping). There was another family there that was actually camping...in a tent...in the snow. No thanks. I'll leave that to the Boy Scouts.
Every morning Sheldon and Chris took Brek for a walk to go see the "round and round"
(also known as the chair lift).
The big kids hit the slopes.
It didn't take long for Tyler to get used to his new snowboard.
Levi's slippery snow clothes kept making him slide out of the truck. So I bungee corded him in. Always buckle up. LOL!
The fun doesn't stop when the slopes close and the sun goes down.
Who needs camp chairs?
Matching crazy hair
The boys love the memory card game we had made for Sheldon. It has pictures of everyone he loves most. Right now they love naming everyone and laughing hysterically when they find the same photo.
The pecking order among brothers is clear in this pic. Levi 1 train, Sheldon 6 trains.
I'd like to thank the genius who thought of the idea of Santa not wrapping presents. Think of how much time it saves the elves not to mention all the trees.
Once again, we have a toddler safe Christmas tree in the family room. Tyler chose snowflakes and colored lights to represent the Northern Lights. He also made tons of snowflakes to hang from the ceiling. He hung signs around the rest of the house to make it look like a ski resort.
Normally the train is under the tree in the family room. But Sheldon is OBSESSED with trains right now, as illustrated in the photo below. This is how I found the manger one day.
Sorry Baby Jesus. I promise, we'll work on that. If the train were under the tree, we're pretty sure at some point it would topple over onto the boys.
We wrap presents to each other and they go under the family tree in the living room.
Since I didn't get a decent photo of the boys in their matching pajamas during the Polar Express, I thought for sure I'd get one with Baby Jesus before they put him in the manger and sang Happy Birthday. Nope. Levi and Sheldon are rolling around behind Tyler.
After we sang Happy Birthday to Jesus we were off to the family room to see what Santa brought.
Grandma Jackie bought Tyler a fly shooter this summer. All three boys loved it and it recently broke. Santa brought one for each of the boys in their stockings. No matter what age, EVERY guest that comes to our house, loves this silly toy. And yes, it really kills flies. I like it for spiders :)
Notice Brek is patiently waiting for Levi to drop some cinnamon roll.
It took some team work to assemble the tractor.
After breakfast and the tractor was assembled, we headed into the living room to open presents from each other.
Levi and Sheldon gave Tyler a new hoodie.
The boys gave me ski boots. Notice our little monkey in the background.
Tyler gave Levi and Sheldon stick ponies.
The boys gave Chris a Go Pro Grip/Tri-pod/Arm.
The boys running around like crazy with their fly shooters.
Levi is enjoying the tractor without interruption while Sheldon has some yogurt.
Singing Happy Birthday to Jesus.
Sheldon keeps asking me if we can sing Happy Birthday to Jesus again. Translation: "I want cake." LOL!
The morning after Christmas I heard Sheldon say "Hurry Levi get in the truck so Mom can take our picture." I couldn't let this photo opportunity pass me by. 1) They are absolutely adorable 2) they just got out of the bath and were clean and 3) they rarely pose for photos anymore.
