Random Pictures

I finally pulled out my camera and discovered the random assortment of pictures from the past few months. Basically, the batteries in my camera are dead, but I don't have any new ones to replace them. So occasionally I can get my camera to take a picture or two before it shuts off, times three months worth of random daily adventures. I am also stealing some pictures from friends and family who have happened to take a few shots.

my (favorite) cousin visited in February with her adorable little boy

Getting ready for an airplane ride to Colorado

"shoes" is a favorite word around here

my fabulous SIL, April

cousins! Alyssa and Ella are only a few months apart

Our cute kids. Alyssa was obsessed with all the little chairs

Scotty finally got the snow he was hoping for! (a few hours drive away while on our trip to Colorado)

An accident at the park leads to a scrape and, later, a nice black eye (thanks, Nana!)

but look, her hair fits into a ponytail now!

Best Buds

hey look, I even get out of pj's sometimes!

celebrating glorious March weather in the backyard

He asked me how to spell the words to write this message to his daddy

at the zoo. Come see our Komodo Dragons!

I promise I am buying new batteries at the store today, so I can hopefully get some pictures/videos of the most recent things my kids are up to.  Alyssa is quite the performing monkey!

5 Things

1. Scotty, Alyssa, and I got to spend Spring break in Colorado with family and we had a wonderful time relaxing, playing video games, going to bed really late, and seeing cousins.
2. Alyssa is finally getting new teeth! Two more on the bottom, for a grand total of 12.
3. Eric spent several weeks working out of town in the boonies. His hours are pretty much just as bad, minus the Saturdays. He's not a very happy camper and I can't blame him!
4. My parents are cruising Hawaii and Eric's parents are cruising the Bahamas. Thanks for the great pictures, hope you're having a wonderful time, next time bring the grandkids! ;o)
5. I'm still sick but less so (I think) and we'll find out whether this water baby is a boy or a girl in just a few weeks. Scotty has made a request for a brother so I'm doing what I can....

I have taken a grand total of 2 pictures in the past month on my camera, so if you have pictures of me or my kids (preferably looking cute and/or happy) send them my way!

Family and other adventures

I made an effort to take pictures of my wonderful family members, especially with my kids because they grow so fast. Of course, I only got about half of my favorite people! I'm bad at this. I usually come home from vacation and realize I only took two pictures--I guess I'm too busy having fun to document it on film.

my kids love their uncle Brent!

Pita reading "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"

funny faces in the sink

I love this strawberry hat!

Parker the bowling master

Carter shooting straight

Bekah is very graceful

Welcome to the family, Uncle Grant!

That's right! Look who bowled a 140! Booyah!

Getting some Grandma love

Eric ups the dorkiness factor with rolled pants

Hop bowling

Grant really chucks the ball

Piggy back bowling. Much harder than it looks.

Sweet baby Ella

Visiting Irene (Gma-Gay's mom) and caroling. This was one of my favorite parts of Christmas day!

Pita gives tractor rides around the neighborhood

Scotty found a new friend in "Aunt Emmy"

loving G-Grandpa

With Nana Jeanni. Sorry, dad, the only pictures I got with you make you look drunk or asleep. Or both.

Cabin Time!

 

 

 

The real reason we headed back out to Colorado for Christmas was for a family party at a gorgeous cabin. We had all five Larsen kids with their spouses and kids in one place for three whole days! It was fabulous. We ate tons of good food, raided the junk food drawer, played tons of games, got in fights over games, and made up again over games and Rock Band. We had a snowball fight and played outside (and by we I mean, the kids and Carlissa. And a random dog that attacked Carlissa while she bravely defended our kids. Parenting fail!) We also had fabulous family devotionals and a testimony meeting.

Intense games of Settlers. I think Grant wins the wizard trophy in this one...

Grandma and the grandboys made an awesome house

Our was AZ style, complete with cactus, grass, a swimming pool, and gravel

Bekah and Grant creating a porch and tubing area

Showing off our stylish headbands. This fun little project kept me occupied between holidays.

I caught some of my favorite people napping by the Christmas tree...

Every time he saw snow he made me stop and feel it. Yup, cold and wet, kid.

A rousing game of "Go Fish"

Monopoly Larsen style--with an excel spreadsheet to count the dough.