Snowmen

Well, winter finally arrived. We have been making snowmen and sledding. Thanks to the snow Chad has been off work here and there. The boys are still a little intimidated by sledding but they do love snowmen. They make up stories about them. My dad takes the cake for the best snowman so far. It was nice having some snow but now I have cabin fever and I'm ready to plant the garden. Come on spring!!!!!!!!!!!

Merry Christmas!!

We had a wonderful Christmas! We went to my dad's house for a party on Christmas Eve. We had lot's of family over for breakfast on Christmas morning. The boys had a blast opening their presents and they loved playing with their new toys. The big hit was the tricycles they got from their Grandma Pat. Devin insists on wearing his sunglasses while he rides his bike. It's quite funny. Although it was a nice day, I'm quite tired of hearing about Santa, Snowman, Penguin, reindeer and lights. Their language development has taken off. They just babble all the time. Everyday I'm amazed at the things that come out of their mouths.

I hope all of you had a nice holiday! Love, Claire

Fall Photos

I just found these Fall photos. Logan would not wear his hat in the sun all summer but he will wear "Dada's hat" just about anytime as a fashion statement. They had a blast in the leaves at my grandparent's (Gran & Al's house.) They are so very busy! Learning numerous words everyday. Exhausting and amazing!!!!! Love to all!!!

Pumpkin Patch

On our way home from the ranch today, we met our friends, Justin, Kristin, and Ayden, in Moriarty at McCall's Pumpkin Patch.

More photos

This is our newest calf at less than 12 hrs old. The other photos are from our apple cider adventure. Devin was very interested in helping make the cider and the mechanics of it. While Logan performed quality control, he took one bite out of at least 100 apples.

New Photos

Ok, I know it's been months. Sorry! I have a ton of pictures so we'll start with early Sept, when our friend Kat was here. We have been very busy getting ready for winter and taking the boys on fun adventures. We have been going up to the ranch every other weekend. Chad has been building a barbed wire fence with his dad and brother's. They are making a winter feeding pen for the cows. Our last calf for the year was born last weekend. We got to see it within 12 hours of being born. It was so cute. We have also been collecting fire wood for ourselves and my mom. We finished harvesting the garden and did the last of the canning. Since I last blogged, the boys had their first bowling experience, we took them to the zoo and the Children's Museum. They love to visit the pet store. They both love to look at the fish. We also picked apples and made fresh pressed apple cider. That's about all I can think of right now. Hope some of you out there still check this every now and then. Love to all!

Recent pics of the kids

The boys love to fly around the house with Papa in their capes. Sometimes I think Papa has more fun than they do :) The picture of Logan sleeping just blows me away. He used to fit in the palm of my hand and he looks so big in his crib now. Crazy!!
We've been enjoying lot's of veggies from the garden in Manzano. Sherrie has done such an amazing job! We have more than we can eat. Sherrie has been canning up a storm. I just can't get over how beautiful they are and tasty too! Hope all is well with you!